Odelsting

Or O·dels·thing

[ohd-ls-ting]

noun

1. Storting

Odelsting

/ ˈəʊdəlsˌtɪŋ /

noun

1. the lower chamber of the Norwegian parliament See also Lagting Storting

Word History and Origins

Origin of Odelsting¹

< Norwegian, modern formation from odel ( Old Norse ōthal ) allodial rights + -s 's ¹ + ting ( Old Norse thing ) thing ²

Example Sentences

Mr. Johan Castberg, President of the Norwegian Odelsting, and the celebrated explorer, Dr. Nansen, write for Norway, and the Germans have a spokesman in Professor Lujo Brentano, of Munich.

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