"þegn" meaning in Old English

See þegn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θejn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þegn. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þegn}} Proto-West Germanic *þegn Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=þeġn|sort=}} þeġn m, {{ang-noun|m|head=þeġn}} þeġn m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|þeġn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|þeġn|þeġnas|þeġn|þeġnas|þeġnes|þeġna|þeġne|þeġnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: þeġn [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], þeġn [nominative, singular], þeġnas [nominative, plural], þeġn [accusative, singular], þeġnas [accusative, plural], þeġnes [genitive, singular], þeġna [genitive, plural], þeġne [dative, singular], þeġnum [dative, plural]
  1. servant Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-þegn-ang-noun-KVryxVxx Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 17 37 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38
  2. (poetic) man, warrior, hero Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-þegn-ang-noun-dCfAEieH Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 17 37 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38
  3. officer Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-þegn-ang-noun-1x8L1iPl Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 17 37 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þægn Derived forms: þeġnung, maguþeġn, meteþeġn

Download JSON data for þegn meaning in Old English (4.7kB)

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "þeġnung"
    },
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    },
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      "text": "Middle English: theyn, dain, thain, thayn, thein, þen, þein, þeyn; ðæin, þægen, þægn, þegen, þegn, þeȝn, þeign\nEnglish: thane\nScots: thane\n→ Irish: taen"
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        {
          "english": "Then they were all astonished at that miracle; and the wife of the officer, who had charge of the brothers, for six years, through a severe sickness...",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Sebastian, Martyr\"\nÞa wurdon hi ealle þurh þæt wundor ablicgede and þæs þægnes gebedda ðe þa gebroþra heold wæs for six gearum for swiðlicre untrumnysse...",
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      "ipa": "/θejn/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "þægn"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Sebastian, Martyr\"\nÞa wurdon hi ealle þurh þæt wundor ablicgede and þæs þægnes gebedda ðe þa gebroþra heold wæs for six gearum for swiðlicre untrumnysse...",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "þægn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þegn"
}

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