lawthing
lawthing is the alternative form of lawting.
Meaning of lawting
Noun
lawting (plural lawtings)
- The highest court, which was held every summer from medieval times until around the 17th century.
- Thorvald evidently felt he had to clear himself of the charges and so, at the next lawthing, he had 'all logðingismenn of Shetland' (as they called themselves) write a letter of witness laying out the facts of the case as they saw them and testifying to Ragnhild's intemperate words.2012, Olwyn Owen, editor, Things in the Viking World, Lerwick: Shetland Amenity Trust, →ISBN, page 14
Forms of lawthing
| plural | lawthings |
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Questions about lawthing
- What is lawthing the alternative form of?
- Lawthing is the alternative form of lawting.
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