althing
See also: Althing
Middle English
Alternative forms
- althinge, althynge
Etymology
From alle + thing (“all things”) & al + thing (“every thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈθinɡ/
Noun
althing (uncountable)
- all things; everything.
Descendants
- English: allthing (obsolete)
References
- “al-thing, al(le thing, n. & (earlier) phr..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Scots
Alternative forms
- althinge, althynge, altyng
Etymology
From all + thing. Compare Middle English althing.
Noun
althing (uncountable)
Descendants
- Scots: a'thing
References
- “althing”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.