Þing-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-hús

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

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

þing-hús: n. a house in which a meeting is held, Fb. ii. 49 (where it is an error for hús-þing, Ó. H. 45, l. c.); the word is rare in old writers, because parliaments of old were held in the open air: the word is esp. used of the Jewish synagogue, Greg. 48, Mar.: also for the Roman praetorium or a judgment-hall, John xviii. 28; so also in mod. usage, cp. Jb. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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