English Explanatory Dictionary

lithsman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).

Pronunciation

/ ˈlithsmən/

Word forms

lithsman lithsmen

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Old English liþsmann (“seafarer, sailor, seaman; pirate”), related to Old Norse liðsmaðr.

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