Sam-þingi
Old Norse Dictionary - sam-þingi
Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-þingi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sam-þingi can mean:sam-þingi
- sam-þingi
- 1. (-þinga), adj. from the same jurisdiction (district); þann mann er samþingi er við hann, Grág. i. 102, 114; þess héraðs er samþinga er, 256; ef þeir eru s., 84.
- sam-þingi
- 2. n. a common jurisdiction. samþingis-goðar, m. pl., the three priests (goði) within the same district (þing) were so called, Grág. i. 24, 116, Nj. 214, Glúm. 386; see goði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘ-ᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)