Þing-haugr

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-haugr

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

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

þing-haugr
m. a ‘þing-how,’ hill of laws, a Norse local name, D. N. v. 957, perh. = þingbrekka.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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