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.)