| 单词 |
thingman |
| 释义 |
thingman|ˈθɪŋmən| Pl. -men. [ad. ON. þingmaðr, in pl. þingmenn.] A member of a Scandinavian Thing; spec. = housecarl.
[1862Ld. Brougham Brit. Const. x. 137 The Danish Princes..keeping on foot a guard called Thingmann or Thinglate, of 3,000 men.] 1870Freeman Norm. Conq. (ed. 2) I. vi. 440 Cnut now organized a regular paid force... These were the famous Thingmen, the Housecarls. 1886Corbett Fall of Asgard II. x. 130 The bonders came and laid their hands in Thorkel's, swearing themselves his Thingmen. 1890Hall Caine Bondman iii. iv, Who were these men? They were Thingmen..the law-makers. |

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