Þing-helgi
Old Norse Dictionary - þing-helgi
Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-helgi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þing-helgi can mean:þing-helgi
- þing-helgi
- f. the consecrated precincts or boundary of a public assembly; nú er sén ferð Tungu-Odds, ríðr Þórðr þá í móti honum, ok vill eigi at hann; nái þinghelginni, Ísl. ii. 172; at flokkr Hafliða væri kominn á Völluna efri ok ætlaði at bíða þar ok verja vígi alla þinghelgina, Sturl. i. 38.
- þing-helgi
- 2. the ceremony of hallowing an assembly at the first meeting (cp. helga þing); goði sá er þinghelgi á þar, hann skal þar þing helga enn fyrsta aptan, Grág. i. 100; goði sé búinn at ganga þá til þ., to proceed to the consecration of the þing, K. þ. K. 96.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᚼᛁᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- cp.
- compare.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)