Thingmann.

Brit.

/ˈθɪŋman/,

/ˈθɪŋmən/, U.S.

/ˈθɪŋˌmæn/,

/ˈθɪŋmən/

Inflections: Plural Thingmen.

Forms: see Thing n.² and man n.¹ Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: Thing n.², man n.¹

Etymology: < Thing n.² + man n.¹, after Old Icelandic þingmaðr person present at a Thing, member of parliament (plural þingmenn), also in plural form Þingmenn in specific use denoting the housecarls or bodyguards of Cnut and his successors in England; compare also the genitive compound Þingamenn in this specific sense. Compare Old Frisian thingmann, thingmonn, Old Saxon thingman (Middle Low German dincman), Old High German dingman, Old Swedish þingmän, plural (Swedish þingman, singular), Old Danish tingmand (Danish tingmand), all denoting speakers or attendees at administrative or legal assemblies. N.E.D. (1912) gives only the pronunciation (þi·ŋmæ̆n) /ˈθɪŋmən/.

Scandinavian History.

A member of a Thing (Thing n.² 1); spec. = housecarl n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] > at a Scandinavian Thing

Thingman1823

1769 J. Pettingal Use & Pract. Juries among Greeks & Romans i. 61 What the Greeks called πραγμα a Cause, the Saxons and Danes called a Thing or litigated Cause; and the Lawyers Thingmen.]

1823 ‘G. Gossip’ Coronation Anecd. iv. 114 He [sc. Cnut] first surrounded the throne with regular guards, called Thing-men.

1859 D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland Gloss. 128 Schynd, Schoind, Schownd, an Inquest of Thingmen to examine, sanction, and confirm all procedure respecting the Succession, Impignoration, or Alienation of Heritage.

1886 J. S. Corbett Fall of Asgard II. x. 130 The bonders came and laid their hands in Thorkel's, swearing themselves his Thingmen.

1930 T. D. Kendrick Hist. Vikings xiii. 358 Only the thingmen of southern and northern Iceland were present when this momentous decision was made.

1990 Speculum 65 378 The primary political association was between a chieftain and his thingmen, but since it was a personal bond not translated into territorial terms, it was easily dissolved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thingman
释义	Thingmann. Brit. /ˈθɪŋman/, /ˈθɪŋmən/, U.S. /ˈθɪŋˌmæn/, /ˈθɪŋmən/ Inflections: Plural Thingmen. Forms: see Thing n.² and man n.¹ Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: Thing n.², man n.¹ Etymology: < Thing n.² + man n.¹, after Old Icelandic þingmaðr person present at a Thing, member of parliament (plural þingmenn), also in plural form Þingmenn in specific use denoting the housecarls or bodyguards of Cnut and his successors in England; compare also the genitive compound Þingamenn in this specific sense. Compare Old Frisian thingmann, thingmonn, Old Saxon thingman (Middle Low German dincman), Old High German dingman, Old Swedish þingmän, plural (Swedish þingman, singular), Old Danish tingmand (Danish tingmand), all denoting speakers or attendees at administrative or legal assemblies. N.E.D. (1912) gives only the pronunciation (þi·ŋmæ̆n) /ˈθɪŋmən/. Scandinavian History. A member of a Thing (Thing n.² 1); spec. = housecarl n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] > at a Scandinavian Thing Thingman1823 1769 J. Pettingal Use & Pract. Juries among Greeks & Romans i. 61 What the Greeks called πραγμα a Cause, the Saxons and Danes called a Thing or litigated Cause; and the Lawyers Thingmen.] 1823 ‘G. Gossip’ Coronation Anecd. iv. 114 He [sc. Cnut] first surrounded the throne with regular guards, called Thing-men. 1859 D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland Gloss. 128 Schynd, Schoind, Schownd, an Inquest of Thingmen to examine, sanction, and confirm all procedure respecting the Succession, Impignoration, or Alienation of Heritage. 1886 J. S. Corbett Fall of Asgard II. x. 130 The bonders came and laid their hands in Thorkel's, swearing themselves his Thingmen. 1930 T. D. Kendrick Hist. Vikings xiii. 358 Only the thingmen of southern and northern Iceland were present when this momentous decision was made. 1990 Speculum 65 378 The primary political association was between a chieftain and his thingmen, but since it was a personal bond not translated into territorial terms, it was easily dissolved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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