English
trithing
Trithing comes from Old Norse þriðjungr ‘third part’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þriðjungr‘third part’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*þriðingreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trithing
- Englishearliest quotation 1771same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þriðjungr‘third part’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*þriðingreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trithing
- Englishearliest quotation 1771same form
Earliest quotation: 1771, William, Of the Countries Subject to the Laws of England: “Where a county is divided into three of these…”
Linked words
through Middle English trithing
Today it means
noun a riding (one of three ancient divisions of a county in England)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse þriðjungr / trithing