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lithsman

noun
liths·​man | \ ˈlithsmÉ™n\
plural lithsmen

Definition of lithsman

: a sailor in the navy during the period of the Danish kings of England

History and Etymology for lithsman

Old English lithsmann, from Old Norse lithsmann-, lithsmathr warrior, sailor, from liths (genitive of lith people, host) + mann-, mathr man; akin to Old Norse lītha to go

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