Þing-haugr
Old Norse Dictionary - þing-haugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-haugr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þing-haugr
- m. a ‘þing-how,’ hill of laws, a Norse local name, D. N. v. 957, perh. = þingbrekka.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᚼᛅᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)