Vár-þing

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vár-þing

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱ-þᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

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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