Thingstead

The English word “Thingstead” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A place where a Thing (governing meeting or assembly) was held; forum

Etymology

Revived from Old English þingstede. By surface analysis, Thing + stead (“place, site, location”). Cf. Old High German dingstat, Old Norse þingstaðr, and Danish tingsted.

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