Þing-helgi

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-helgi

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

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

þing-helgi Old Norse word can mean:

þing-helgi: f. the consecrated precincts or boundary of a public assembly; nú er sén ferð Tungu-Odds, ríðr Þórðr þá í móti honum, ok vill eigi at hann; nái þinghelginni, Ísl. ii. 172; at flokkr Hafliða væri kominn á Völluna efri ok ætlaði at bíða þar ok verja vígi alla þinghelgina, Sturl. i. 38.

þing-helgi: 2. the ceremony of hallowing an assembly at the first meeting (cp. helga þing); goði sá er þinghelgi á þar, hann skal þar þing helga enn fyrsta aptan, Grág. i. 100; goði sé búinn at ganga þá til þ., to proceed to the consecration of the þing, K. þ. K. 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

cp.: compare.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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