"dreng" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /drɛnd͡ʒ/, /drind͡ʒ/, /drɛnɡ/ (note: from Old Norse drengr), /drinɡ/ (note: from Old Norse drengr) Forms: drenges [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Feudalism, People, Property law
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-9DkkdDuA Disambiguation of Feudalism: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of People: 33 40 28 Disambiguation of Property law: 38 31 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28
  2. (poetic) A warrior or soldier; a person who fights.
    (rare) A lord or chieftain.
    Tags: poetic, rare Categories (topical): Feudalism, People, Property law
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-WYkWHt8Y Disambiguation of Feudalism: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of People: 33 40 28 Disambiguation of Property law: 38 31 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28
  3. (rare) A dreng (military vassal) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Feudalism, Military, People, Property law
    Sense id: en-dreng-enm-noun-l~kRq0Tw Disambiguation of Feudalism: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of Military: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of People: 33 40 28 Disambiguation of Property law: 38 31 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dranch, dring, dringch, ðring

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for dreng meaning in Middle English (6.3kB)

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