althing

See also: Althing

Middle English

Alternative forms

althinge, althynge

Etymology

From alle +‎ thing (“all things”) & al +‎ thing (“every thing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈθinɡ/

Noun

althing (uncountable)

all things; everything.

Descendants

Scots: a'thing, awthing, awhing

References

“al-thing, al(le thing, n. & (earlier) phr..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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