Heimfara-þing

Old Norse Dictionary - heimfara-þing

Meaning of Old Norse word "heimfara-þing" in English.

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

heimfara-þing: n. a law term, a meeting to settle terms in case of distress for payment of debt; cp. the mod. phrase, undir atför at lögum, D. n. v. 424 (Fr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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