Allsherjar-þing
Old Norse Dictionary - allsherjar-þing
Meaning of Old Norse word "allsherjar-þing"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- allsherjar-þing
- n. general assembly, Fms. i. 224. In Icel. at present allsherjar- is prefixed to a great many other words in order to express what is public, general, universal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛚᛋᚼᛁᚱᛁᛅᚱ-ᚦᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)