Etymology

folkmoot

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Today it means: A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire. Full definition →

Old English folcġemōt
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfolcġemōt“meeting of the people of a town or district”
  2. English todayfolkmoot

From Old English folcġemōt (“meeting of the people of a town or district”), equivalent to folk + moot.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.