dial. Obs. [a. ON. lǫg-þing, from lǫg LAW sb.1 + þing assembly.] In Orkney and Shetland, the former supreme court of judicature.
1805. Barry, Orkney, 217. With power of holding and adjourning courts called Lawtings.
1822. Scott, Pirate, xix. The Lawting, with the Raddmen and Lawright men, confirmed the division.
