English Explanatory Dictionary

umboth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agency.

Word forms

umboth umboths

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn umbod, ombod, from Old Norse umboð. Cognate with Icelandic umboð, Faroese umboð, Swedish ombud. Cognate with the first element of ombudsman (equivalent to umboth + -s- + man, “person of agency”).

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