trithing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trithing
1250–1300; Middle English, variant of thrithing < Scandinavian; riding 2
Example Sentences
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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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