Vápnaþing

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vápnaþing

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vápnaþing" in Norwegian.

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

vápnaþing: vápnaþing, n. 1) Møde hvortil de værne- pligtige eller Krigsfolket sammenkaldtesfor derunder at undersøge om de ere til-stede og udrustede med de Vaaben som de skulle have. Gul. 309; Landsl. 3, 12;ek ætla, segir Högni, at fœra (nl. at-geirinn) föður mínum, ok hafi hann tilValhallar, ok beri þar fram á vápna-þingi Nj. 80 (11918). 2) Møde hvori man angriber hinanden med Vaaben,Kamp; nefndut þér nökkura vátta atorðunum? segir Njáll; önga, segirSkarpheðinn, vér ætlum ekki at sœkjaþetta nema á vápnaþingi Nj. 92 (14117).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛕᚿᛆᚦᛁᚿᚵ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

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