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Althing

  • /ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Icelandic Alþingi, from Old Norse alþingi, from allr (“all”) + þing (“Thing”). Compare Thing, thing.

proper noun Allthing

  1. The national parliament of Iceland.
  2. UK, dialectal An autonomous assembly, for example, as advocated in the Shetland Movement.

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name the national parliament of Iceland

PortuguêsAlting, Althing
DeutschAlthing

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"Althing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/althing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Althing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/althing

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"Althing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/althing.

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@misc{althing_2026,
  title = {Althing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/althing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}