Thing

Etymology
See.

Noun

 * 1)  A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
 * 2) * 1988, Patrick J. Geary, Chapter II, "The Barbarian World in the Sixth Century", 'Germanic Culture', Before France and Germany: the creation and transformation of the Merovingian world, page 55:
 * The supreme political unit of the tribe was the assembly of its free male warriors. This assembly, called the "Thing", served as the court of highest instance for dealing with individuals who had broken fundamental elements of the tribal pact, an occasion to meet and to reinforce ties among members, and, often, an assembly which preceded a military campaign.
 * 1)  Nickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.
 * 2)  Nickname for the Volkswagen 181.
 * 1)  Nickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.
 * 2)  Nickname for the Volkswagen 181.
 * 1)  Nickname for the Volkswagen 181.

Derived terms

 * the Althing of Iceland
 * the People's Thing of Denmark
 * the Great Thing of Norway
 * the Law Thing of the Faroes
 * the Law Thing of the Faroes

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: ting
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: Thing
 * German: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: тинг
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: þing
 * Old High German: ding
 * Old Norse: þing
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
18th century, and, both from. Doublet of inherited.

Noun

 * 1) Thing historic Germanic council