folk moot

folk·moot

[fohk-moot]
noun
(formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
Also, folk·mote, folk·mot [fohk-moht] .


Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English folcmōt folk meeting. See folk, moot1

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folkmoot, folkmote or folkmot (ˈfəʊkˌmuːt, ˈfəʊkˌməʊt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire
 
[Old English folcmōt, from folcfolk + mōt from mǣtan to meet1]
 
folkmote, folkmote or folkmot
 
n
 
[Old English folcmōt, from folcfolk + mōt from mǣtan to meet1]
 
folkmot, folkmote or folkmot
 
n
 
[Old English folcmōt, from folcfolk + mōt from mǣtan to meet1]

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Folk moot is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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