Þing-lag
Old Norse Dictionary - þing-lag
Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-lag"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þing-lag
- n. the public standard of value, as fixed or proclaimed at a ‘þing;’ kyr ok ær at þinglagi því sem þar er í því héraði, K. Þ. K. 172 (cp. fjár-lag, verð-lag); þinglags-eyrir, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 246; þinglags-hestr, a horse of average value, D. I. i. 203.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)