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lithsmen

lithsmen is the plural of lithsman.

Meaning of lithsman

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

Questions about lithsmen

What is lithsmen the plural of?
Lithsmen is the plural of lithsman.

Words near lithsmen in the dictionary

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

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