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thrithing — thrithing, er earlier ff. trithing, er: cf. also riding n … Useful english dictionary
thrithing — /flraydlr)/ In Saxon and old English law, the third part of a county; a division of a county consisting of three or more hundreds. Gradually corrupted to riding . 1 BLComm. 116 … Black's law dictionary
trithing — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English *thrithing, *thriding Date: 12th century archaic riding III,1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
trithing — /truy dhing/, n. riding2. [1250 1300; ME, var. of thrithing < Scand; see RIDING2] * * * … Universalium
Osten Ard — ist der Name eines fiktiven Kontinents, auf dem der Fantasy Romanzyklus Das Geheimnis der Großen Schwerter sowie der Roman Der brennende Mann des Autors Tad Williams spielen und auch von diesem erdacht wurde. Kennzeichnend für Osten Ard sind… … Deutsch Wikipedia
riding — [11] Until 1974 Yorkshire was divided for administrative purposes into three ridings. The word has no connection with ride. It means etymologically ‘third part’. It was borrowed from Old Norse thrithjungr ‘third part’, a derivative of thrithi… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
riding — [11] Until 1974 Yorkshire was divided for administrative purposes into three ridings. The word has no connection with ride. It means etymologically ‘third part’. It was borrowed from Old Norse thrithjungr ‘third part’, a derivative of thrithi… … Word origins
riding — riding1 [rīd′iŋ] adj. 1. that rides 2. used in or for riding or traveling [a riding costume, riding horses ] ☆ 3. designed to be operated by a rider [a riding mower] n. the act of a person or thing that rides riding2 [rīd′iŋ] n … English World dictionary
trithing — ˈtrīthiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thrithing more at riding archaic : riding … Useful english dictionary
