Vár-þing

Old Norse Dictionary - vár-þing

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

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

vár-þing: n. a spring-parliament, one of the quarter assizes held in Icel., see Íb. ch. 5, Grág. (Kb.), Þ.Þ. ch. 56–59; várþing, alþingi, leið, Grág. i. 4, 103, Ld. 50, Dropl. 5, 8, 13, Nj. 251, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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