Sóknar-þing

Old Norse Dictionary - sóknar-þing

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

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

sóknar-þing
n. a parliament with courts and pleading, a session, Grág. i. 99; lengr er s. er laust, þó skulda-þing sé fast, 108; aðrir eru at dómum, þvíat s. var, Gísl. 92; hann tók af Vöðla-þing, skyldi þar eigi s. heita, Sturl. i. 140.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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