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lithsman

/ ˈlithsmən/

lithsman noun: a warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).

Noun

lithsman (plural lithsmen)

  1. (historical) A warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).
    • [H]e succeeded, by the help of the thanes north of Thames, and the lithsmen of London, which city was more than half Danish in those days, in setting his puppet on the throne.1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 9

Forms of lithsman

plurallithsmen

Origin of lithsman

A learned borrowing from Old English liþsmann (“seafarer, sailor, seaman; pirate”), related to Old Norse liðsmaðr.

Questions about lithsman

What does lithsman mean?
Lithsman means a warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).
What part of speech is lithsman?
Lithsman is a noun.
How do you pronounce lithsman?
Lithsman is pronounced / ˈlithsmən/.
What is the plural of lithsman?
The plural of lithsman is lithsmen.

Words near lithsman in the dictionary

  1. lithpth
  2. lithromantic
  3. lithrosexual
  4. liths
  5. lithsexual
  6. lithsman
  7. lithsmen
  8. Lithuania
  9. Lithuania Minor
  10. Lithuanian
  11. Lithuanian Hound

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