Þing-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - þing-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-staðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þing-staðr
- m. a place where a parliament is held, Jb. 9, Fs. 110: as to a Runic stone erected in such a place, see Baut. 807.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Baut.
- Bautil. (K. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)