Höfuðþing

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðþing

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðþing" (or hǫfuðþing) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

höfuðþing (hǫfuðþing): höfuðþing, n. stort, almindeligt Ting eller Møde; því er alþingi kallat, at þatskal vera eitt höfuðþing á hverju árií sama stað sunnanlands ok sama tímao. s. v. Bp. II, 6537.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðþing may be more accurately written as hǫfuðþing.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚦᛁᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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