Þing-færr

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-færr

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

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

þing-færr: adj. able to go to the þing; þá var Gizurr biskup eigi þ., Sturl. i. 204 (Bs. i. 69); þ. hestr, Grág. i. 52; eiga þingfært, referring to outlaws (sekr maðr) who were not allowed to appear at a þing (cp. vargr í véum), Grág. ii. 78.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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