lawspeaker

Etymology
From ; compare.

Noun

 * 1)  An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing; the office of that person.
 * 2) * 1974, Jón Jóhannesson, A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth: Islendinga Saga,, 2006, Reprint, page 48,
 * The lawspeaker was the president of the Althing.Except for the hallowing ceremony, the lawspeaker was in charge of all the affairs of the Althing.
 * The lawspeaker was the president of the Althing.Except for the hallowing ceremony, the lawspeaker was in charge of all the affairs of the Althing.

Translations

 * Faroese: løgmaður
 * Finnish:
 * Icelandic: lögsögumaður
 * Old Norse: lǫgmaðr
 * Old Swedish: laghman
 * Swedish: