Þings-afglöpun
Old Norse Dictionary - þings-afglöpun
Meaning of Old Norse word "þings-afglöpun" (or þings-afglǫpun)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þings-afglöpun (þings-afglǫpun)
- f. contempt of court, a law phrase, Grág. i. 5, Nj. 150.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þings-afglöpun may be more accurately written as þings-afglǫpun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚾᚴᛋ-ᛅᚠᚴᛚᚢᛒᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)