# Thingstead

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A place where a Thing (governing meeting or assembly) was held; forum

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English þingstede, equivalent to Thing + stead (“place, site, location”). Compare Old High German dingstat, Old Norse þingstaðr and Danish tingsted.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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