Etymology

lithsman

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Today it means: A warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards). Full definition →

Old English liþsmann
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromliþsmann“seafarer, sailor, seaman; pirate”
  2. English todaylithsman

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.