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doomsteads

doomsteads is the plural of doomstead.

Meaning of doomstead

Noun

doomstead (plural doomsteads)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Scandinavian public meeting for passing judgement and making group decisions; thing (public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country)
    • The third root of ash is in heaven, and beneath it is the most sacred fountain of Urd. Here the gods have their doomstead.1897, The Younger Edda: Also Called Snorre's Edda, Or the Prose Edda, page 73

Questions about doomsteads

What is doomsteads the plural of?
Doomsteads is the plural of doomstead.

Words near doomsteads in the dictionary

  1. doomsome
  2. doomstead
  3. doomsteader
  4. doomsteaders
  5. doomsteading
  6. doomsteads
  7. doomster
  8. doomsters
  9. doomsurfing
  10. doomtard
  11. doomtards

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