Þing-mark

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-mark

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

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

þing-mark Old Norse word can mean:

þing-mark: n. the boundary or precincts of a public assembly (= þing-helgi); þá eru þeir af þingi er þeir eru ór þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; goð: skal kveða á þingmörk hver eru, ok skal hann svá þing helga sem alþingi, ok skal hann kveða á hve þing heitir, 100; gefa nafn þinginu ok kveða á þingmörkin, 116; allar sakir sem í þingmarki görask skal lýsa í þingbrekku, ii. 96; með þessum orðum ok þingmörkum helguðu laugfeðgar hans alþingi, Landn. (App.)

þing-mark: 2. the boundary of a district or jurisdiction; sá goði er þing á í enu sama þingmarki, Grág. i. 164; ef maðr tekr hjú ór öðru þingmarki, 460.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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