Etymology

lawbook

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Today it means: A book in which laws are codified. Full definition →

Middle English *lawe-bok ← Old Norse lǫgbók
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromlǫgbók“lawbook”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*lawe-bok
  3. English todaylawbook

Perhaps from Middle English *lawe-bok, from Old Norse lǫgbók (“lawbook”), otherwise, from law + book. Compare Middle English laȝheboc.

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