Þing-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - þing-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-höttr" (or þing-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þing-höttr (þing-hǫttr)
- m. a nickname, Ann. Nord. Oldk. 171.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þing-höttr may be more accurately written as þing-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)