thing
1
[ thing ]
/ θɪŋ /
noun
Idioms for thing
Origin of thing
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English: originally, “meeting”; see
thing2
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Definition for thing (2 of 2)
thing
2
[ thing, ting ]
/ θɪŋ, tɪŋ /
noun
(in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
Also
ting.
Compare
thingstead.
Origin of thing
2
1830–40; < Old Norse: assembly; cognate with
thing1, Dutch
ding, German
Ding thing, orig., meeting; akin to Gothic
theihs time
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British Dictionary definitions for thing (1 of 2)
thing
1
/ (θɪŋ) /
noun
Word Origin for thing
Old English
thing assembly; related to Old Norse
thing assembly, Old High German
ding assembly
British Dictionary definitions for thing (2 of 2)
thing
2
/ (θɪŋ, tɪŋ) /
noun
(often capital)
a law court or public assembly in the Scandinavian countries
Also: ting
Word Origin for thing
C19: from Old Norse
thing assembly (the same word as
thing
1)
Idioms and Phrases with thing
thing