Þing-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-lag

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

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

þing-lag: n. the public standard of value, as fixed or proclaimed at a ‘þing;’ kyr ok ær at þinglagi því sem þar er í því héraði, K. Þ. K. 172 (cp. fjár-lag, verð-lag); þinglags-eyrir, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 246; þinglags-hestr, a horse of average value, D. I. i. 203.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

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

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