Þing-logi

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-logi

Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-logi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þing-logi
a, m. a law term, a ‘meeting-belier,’ one who breaks his engagement to attend a meeting or court when summoned (cp. A. S. wærloga = a truce-breaker): also used metaph., hann varð ok eigi þinglogi, he was no engagement-breaker, FmS. xi. 22, Sturl. i. 142 (in a verse); ok er at nefndum degi kom þá varð jarl eigi þ., 48; varða hrönnum höfn þingloga, i. e. the haven belied them not, they got safe into harbour, Hkv. 1. 29 (Bugge).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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