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.)
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