Etymology

lawting

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Today it means: The highest court, which was held every summer from medieval times until around the 17th century. Full definition →

Old Norse lǫg
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromlǫg“law”
  2. English todaylawting

From Norn, ultimately from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) + þing (“a legal assembly”). Doublet of Lagting.

Words from the same roots

Old Norselǫg all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.