Þing-boð

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-boð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-boð"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þing-boð
n. [Swed. ting-kafle], an ‘assembly-despatch,’ in the shape of a stick, cross, or axe; þar fór um landit þ. nökkut, at allir menn skyldi til þings koma, Fms. i. 149; skera (upp) þ., Ó. H. 105, 121, 151, n. G. l. i. 63; stefna þing, ok hafa upp hafit þ. fyrir fimmt, Gþl. 451, Js. 41; kross eðr þ, skal eigi yngri maðr bera enn tólf vettra, n. G. l. i. 139.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛒᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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