ring-giver (English, noun)
expansion: ring-giver (plural ring-givers)
Senses:
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: A ruler or chieftain who distributed rings or other valuable gifts to loyal warriors, thanes, or retainers as a means of rewarding service and reinforcing bonds of allegiance and mutual obligation.
tags: Old-English
historical
Forms:
form: ring-givers
tags: plural