English Explanatory Dictionary

Althing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The national parliament of Iceland.
  2. An autonomous assembly, for example, as advocated in the Shetland Movement.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/

Word forms

Althing Allthing

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Alþingi, from Old Norse alþingi, from allr (“all”) + þing (“Thing”). Compare Thing, thing.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary