þing

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þing (“assembly, council, business”), in turn from Proto-Germanic *þingą. Cognate with Faroese ting, Norwegian ting, Swedish ting, and Danish ting, English thing, Dutch ding, German Ding. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θiŋk/ Rhymes: -iŋk === Noun === þing n (genitive singular þings, nominative plural þing) assembly, meeting, council parliament ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Old Danish == === Alternative forms === thing (Jutland) === Etymology === From Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą. === Noun === þing n (genitive þings, plural þing) (Scania) assembly, council c. 1210, "Uil bryti skilias", Scanian Law, chapter 231. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Danish: ting Norwegian Bokmål: ting == Old English == === Alternative forms === þinċġ, þinġċ ðing — edh spelling === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θinɡ/, [θiŋɡ], /θinj/, [θind͡ʒ] Hogg 2011 and Fulk 2014 give the pronunciation of the nom/acc singular as þinġ, with palatal ġ, based on the assumption that Proto-West Germanic word-final *-ing regularly yielded Old English -inġ. In contrast, Ringe 2014 is uncertain of this sound change and writes the nom/acc singular as þing. === Noun === þing, þinġ n thing matter, concern event, meeting, court case c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr" reason c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord" means late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers" ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: thing, thinge, thyngEnglish: thingScots: thing, ting, hingYola: dhing ==== References ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *þingą. === Pronunciation === (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈθĩŋɡ/ === Noun === þing n (genitive þings, plural þing) a legal assembly thing, a regional parliament of nearby clans, traditionally headed by an elected jarl a multi-regional parliament, with representatives from several þing a tryst ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: þing Faroese: ting Norn: ting Norwegian Nynorsk: ting Old Swedish: þing Swedish: ting Old Danish: þing, thing (Jutland)Danish: tingNorwegian Bokmål: ting Gutnish: tingg → German: Thing