þingbrekka
nafnorðkvenkynþing-brekka
u, the ‘parliament-brink,’ a law term; at all old places where parliament was held there was a ‘brink’ or high place where the law was read, speeches made, or proclamations and declarations issued to the assembled people (the Tynwald in the Isle of Man is just such a spot), this place was called the ‘thing-brink’ (at the alþing it was called the Lögberg or ‘Hill of laws’); lýsa í þingbrekku, … stefna um í þingbrekku til dóms, () i. 99; ganga í þingbrekku ok nefna vátta, 107 hann skal til segja þrjú vór í þingbrekku, svá at meiri hlutr þing-heyjanda heyri, ii. 158; Egill Skallagrímsson gekk í þingbrekku um daginn eptir … þá stóð Egill upp ok mælti svá …, 734; þá gengr Glúmr í þingbrekku ok nefnir vátta, 387; at þinglausnum í þingbrekku stóð Þorsteinn upp ok mælti, 174; leiða í brekku, to lead to the brink or hill of laws, to proclaim; ef þræli er frelsi gefit ok er hann eigi leiddr í lög eða brekku, i. 358.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- i. e.id est.
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Kb.Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
- Þorst. Síðu H.Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)