vápnatak

Etymology
From "weapon" and  "taking/touching".

Noun

 * 1) lit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony in which a newly chosen lord's raised blade was met by those of his vassals, functioning as a ritual imitation in which the vassals oath their taking up of weapons should their lord rally them
 * 2) a vote made by touching one's weapon; the council where such votes are taken
 * 3) a district governed by such a council