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.)
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