Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þing-völlr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 þing-völlr þing-vǫllr

m. [cp. the Manx Tynwald, Shetland Tingwall]:—the ‘parliament-field,’ the place where a þing sat, it answers in sense to mod. ‘parliament-house’ but parliaments and courts of old time were held in the open air on a plain, hence the name; áðr sól er komin á þingvöll, Grág. i. 33; þá er næstir búa þingvellinum, 115, Fb. i. 191; þat er forn réttr, at únnaðr ór fylkjum öllum skolo göra vébönd hér á þingvelli, N. G. L. i. 127.

2 þing-völlr þing-vǫllr

II. a local name, Landn., Sturl.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

þing-völlr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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