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Alþingis-mál

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1 alþingis-mál

n. parliamentary rules, proceedings of parliament; ef þeir taka eigi af alþingismáli, do not infringe the parliamentary rules, Grág. i. 103: in the legal phrase, at alþingismáli réttu ok allsherjar lögum, where the first rather denotes the form, the last the substance of the law.
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alþingis-mál

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "alþingis-mál" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.
subst
substantive, substantival, substantivally.

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Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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