lagemannus
Latin
Alternative forms
- lagemanus
- lagamannus
Etymology
From Old English lahmann (“lawman”), from Old Norse lǫgmaðr (“lawman”).
Noun
lagemannus m (genitive lagemannī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin, historical) A lawman: a declarer of the law or (especially) one of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England with soc and sac over their households.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lagemannus | lagemannī |
| genitive | lagemannī | lagemannōrum |
| dative | lagemannō | lagemannīs |
| accusative | lagemannum | lagemannōs |
| ablative | lagemannō | lagemannīs |
| vocative | lagemanne | lagemannī |
Descendants
- English: lageman
References
- "lagemannus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)