trithing

[trahy-thing]

noun

1. riding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trithing¹

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of thrithing < Scandinavian; riding ²

Example Sentences

Brusi and Einar then pooled their share of the islands, Einar having the control of both; and Thorfinn got his trithing,6 managing it by his men, who collected his scatt and tolls under Thorkel Fostri, whom Einar plotted to kill.

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