"dreng" meaning in Middle English

See dreng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /drɛnd͡ʒ/, /drind͡ʒ/, /drɛnɡ/, /drinɡ/ Forms: drenges [plural], dranch [alternative], dring [alternative], dringch [alternative], ðring [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English drenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse drengr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|drenġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English drenġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|drenġ}} Inherited from Old English drenġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*drangī}} Proto-West Germanic *drangī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*drangijaz}} Proto-Germanic *drangijaz, {{cog|non|drengr}} Old Norse drengr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dreng, {{enm-noun|drenges}} dreng (plural drenges)
  1. (poetic) A warrior or soldier; a person who fights.
    A follower of a lord; a member of a host.
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-9DkkdDuA Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, People, Property law Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 36 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of People: 43 43 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 37 21 42
  2. (poetic) A warrior or soldier; a person who fights.
    (rare) A lord or chieftain.
    Tags: poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-WYkWHt8Y Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, People, Property law Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of People: 43 43 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 37 21 42
  3. (rare) A dreng (military vassal) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-l~kRq0Tw Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Feudalism, Military, People, Property law Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 21 19 9 27 Disambiguation of Feudalism: 30 27 44 Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of People: 43 43 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 37 21 42

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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