Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þriðjungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 þriðjungr

m. the third part of a thing, Nj. 3, Eg. 57, 266, Fms. i. 70, N. G. L. i. 421, Grág. i. 156, passim.

2 þriðjungr

II. as a political division, the third part of a shire, A. S. Þrithing, low Lat. Trithinga, a Thriding (cp. the Yorkshire Ridings); in Icel. every þing (q. v.) was subdivided into three parts (i. e. there were three ‘godords’ in each þing); þriðjungs-maðr, an inmate or liegeman of such a ‘riding,’ Grág. i. 16; þriðjungs vist, domicile in a ‘riding’ (referring to the þingfesti, q. v.), 114: in Norway a church-division, fjórðungs menn eða þriðjungs, N. G. L. i. 133.

3 þriðjungr

COMPDS: þriðjungsauki, þriðjungarfé, þriðjungafélag, þriðjungskona, þriðjungspenningr, þriðjungaskipti, þriðjungstíund, þriðjungsþing.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

þriðjungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
part: participle.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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