"þegn" meaning in Old Norse

See þegn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*þegnaz|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Germanic *þegnaz, {{inh+|non|gem-pro|*þegnaz}} Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} þegn m, {{non-noun|m}} þegn m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|þegn|ns=þegn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=þegnana|api=þegna|asd=þegninn|asi=þegn|dpd=þegnunum|dpi=þegnum|dsd=þegninum|dsi=þegni|g=masculine|gpd=þegnanna|gpi=þegna|gsd=þegnsins|gsi=þegns|notes=|npd=þegnarnir|npi=þegnar|nsd=þegninn|nsi=þegn|stem=strong a-stem|title=þegn}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegn|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegninn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegn|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegninn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegna|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegninum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegns|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þegnanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], þegn [indefinite, nominative, singular], þegninn [definite, nominative, singular], þegnar [indefinite, nominative, plural], þegnarnir [definite, nominative, plural], þegn [accusative, indefinite, singular], þegninn [accusative, definite, singular], þegna [accusative, indefinite, plural], þegnana [accusative, definite, plural], þegni [dative, indefinite, singular], þegninum [dative, definite, singular], þegnum [dative, indefinite, plural], þegnunum [dative, definite, plural], þegns [genitive, indefinite, singular], þegnsins [definite, genitive, singular], þegna [genitive, indefinite, plural], þegnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. thane, franklin, freeman, man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-þegn-non-noun-33F2mAdI
  2. a good (liberal) man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-þegn-non-noun-skT~rWT-
  3. liegeman, subject Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Feudalism, People
    Sense id: en-þegn-non-noun-FzSlwkrI Disambiguation of Feudalism: 26 2 72 Disambiguation of People: 43 0 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: þegngildi, þegnskapr, þegnskylda

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "þegngildi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "þegnskapr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "þegnskylda"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "is",
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        }
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      "text": "Icelandic: þegn"
    },
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      "form": "þegnum",
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          "thane",
          "thane"
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        [
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        ],
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          "freeman",
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        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "a good (liberal) man"
      ],
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          "_dis": "26 2 72",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Feudalism",
          "orig": "non:Feudalism",
          "parents": [
            "Forms of government",
            "Government",
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "43 0 57",
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          "liegeman",
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        ]
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "þegn"
}
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    "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegna",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegnana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegninum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegnum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegnunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegnsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þegnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thane, franklin, freeman, man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thane",
          "thane"
        ],
        [
          "franklin",
          "franklin"
        ],
        [
          "freeman",
          "freeman"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a good (liberal) man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liegeman, subject"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liegeman",
          "liegeman"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "þegn"
}

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