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lething

lething noun: a public levy of free farmers in mediaeval Scandinavia, to organise coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defence of the realm.

Noun

lething (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A public levy of free farmers in mediaeval Scandinavia, to organise coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defence of the realm.

Forms of lething

alternative formledung
alternative formleidang

Origin of lething

Borrowed from Old Norse leiðangr.

Questions about lething

What does lething mean?
Lething means a public levy of free farmers in mediaeval Scandinavia, to organise coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defence of the realm.
What part of speech is lething?
Lething is a noun.

Words near lething in the dictionary

  1. lethera
  2. Letherby
  3. lethes
  4. lethetic
  5. lethiferous
  6. lething
  7. letholexia
  8. lethologica
  9. lethrinid
  10. lethrinids
  11. Lethwei

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