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lawtings

lawtings is the plural of lawting.

Meaning of lawting

Noun

lawting (plural lawtings)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland, historical) 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

Questions about lawtings

What is lawtings the plural of?
Lawtings is the plural of lawting.

Words near lawtings in the dictionary

  1. Lawther
  2. Lawthers
  3. lawthing
  4. lawthings
  5. lawting
  6. lawtings
  7. Lawton
  8. Lawtons
  9. LawTube
  10. LawTuber
  11. LawTubers

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