Þing-höttr

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-höttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-höttr" (or þing-hǫttr) in English.

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

þing-höttr (þing-hǫttr)
m. a nickname, Ann. Nord. Oldk. 171.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þing-höttr may be more accurately written as þing-hǫttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
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