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þing.

assembly, meeting, council

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈθiŋk]
  1. assembly, meeting, council

    neuter
  2. parliament

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þing (“assembly, council, business”), in turn from Proto-Germanic *þingą. Cognate with Faroese ting, Norwegian ting, Swedish ting, and Danish ting, English thing, Dutch ding, German Ding.

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