Alþingis-nefna

Old Norse Dictionary - alþingis-nefna

Meaning of Old Norse word "alþingis-nefna" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

alþingis-nefna
u, f. nomination to the legislative body and the courts, including dómnefna and lögréttuskipan, Grág. i. 5; cp. Íb. ch. 5.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛋ-ᚾᛁᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
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