þingian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną, from *þingą (matter, issue). Cognate with Old Frisian thingia (West Frisian tingje), Old Saxon thingōn, Middle Dutch dingen (Dutch dingen), Old High German dingōn (German dingen), Old Norse þinga (Swedish tinga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθin.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈθiŋ.ɡi.ɑn]

Verb

þingian

  1. to intercede, supplicate
  2. to settle, make terms
  3. to determine, address, discourse

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thingen
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