Althing

[ ahl-thing, awl- ]

/ ˈɑl θɪŋ, ˈɔl- /

noun

the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.

Origin of Althing

From Old Norse; see origin at all, thing²

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Examples from the Web for althing

That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald|Anonymous
And time drew on toward the sitting of the Althing, so that Rolf feared that he should be able to make out no case against Einar.
The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow|Allen French
They were not the guard from the settlement, but Thing-men bound for Thingvellir and the meeting of Althing there.
The Bondman|Hall Caine
It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous

Gunnar rode to the Althing, and Hrut and Hauskuld rode thither too with a very great company.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for althing

Althing

/ (ˈælθɪŋ) /

noun

the bicameral parliament of Iceland

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