folklandsþing (OSw) noun

The þing assembly of the folkland (q.v.). The relationship between the landsþing (q.v.) and the folklandsþing in the OSw UL is unclear. In VmL, folkland refers to ‘province’.


provincial thing assembly OSw VmL Mb
thing assembly of the folkland OSw UL Mb, Jb, Blb Refs:

KLNM s.v. folkland; Schlyter 1877 s.v. folkland; SL 1:xxxviii f.

Citation
  • ‘folklandsþing’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/1343
    (07/27/2024)