umboth

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn umbod, ombod, from Old Norse umboð. Cognate with Icelandic umboð, Faroese umboð, Swedish ombud,

Noun

umboth (countable and uncountable, plural umboths)

1. (obsolete) Agency.

Further reading

• “umboth, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.