Þing-logi

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-logi

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

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

þing-logi: a, m. a law term, a ‘meeting-belier,’ one who breaks his engagement to attend a meeting or court when summoned (cp. A. S. wærloga = a truce-breaker): also used metaph., hann varð ok eigi þinglogi, he was no engagement-breaker, FmS. xi. 22, Sturl. i. 142 (in a verse); ok er at nefndum degi kom þá varð jarl eigi þ., 48; varða hrönnum höfn þingloga, i. e. the haven belied them not, they got safe into harbour, Hkv. 1. 29 (Bugge).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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

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