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umboth

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

noun

  1. Agency.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn umbod, ombod, from Old Norse umboð. Cognate with Icelandic umboð, Faroese umboð, Swedish ombud. Cognate with the first element of ombudsman (equivalent to umboth + -s- + man, “person of agency”).

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