friborg
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See also: Friborg
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English friborh, from fri (“peace”) + borh, borg (“pledge”), akin to English borrow. The first part of the word was confused with free and the last part with borough.
Noun[edit]
friborg (plural friborgs)
- (historical, law, UK) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge[1]
References[edit]
- “friborg”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.