Þing-stöð

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-stöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-stöð" (or þing-stǫð) in English.

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

þing-stöð (þing-stǫð): f. = þingstaðr, Grág. i. 122, Eg. 741, Fær. 17, Glúm. 394, Ísl. ii. 193, Fms. xi. 85.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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