- thegn
- thegn (n.) "military tenant of an Anglo-Saxon king," a modern revival first attested 1848; see THANE (Cf. thane).
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thegn — thegn; thegn·ly; thegn·dom; thegn·hood; thegn·land; thegn·ship; … English syllables
Thegn — Thegn, n. Thane. See {Thane}. E. A. Freeman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thegn — [thān] n. [OE] alt. sp. of THANE … English World dictionary
thegn|ly — «THAYN lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. of or having to do with a thane. –adv. in a manner suitable for a thane … Useful english dictionary
Thegn — A thegn or thane was an attendant, servant, retainer, or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo Saxon culture. The word in Anglo Saxon is þeg(e)n , in Old High German degan , and in Old Norse þegn ( thane, franklin, freeman, man ). [… … Wikipedia
Thegn — Anglo Saxon term that evolved from the verb thegnian, to serve, thegn acquired a more precise definition from the age of Alfred the Great in the ninth century to the end of Anglo Saxon history in England with the Battle of Hastings in 1066. A… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
Thegn — Originally meaning a servant, the term was applied from the late 9c to members of the AS aristocracy, whose *wergeld was 1,200s. In Latin texts they were called ministri, which carries the same connotations. The standing of a thegn depended on… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Thegn — Als Thane (Angelsächsisch;[1] german. thegn; mhd. degan; dt. Degen) bezeichnete man im Mittelalter den angelsächsischen Gefolgsmann.[2] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Begriffswandel 2 Sonstiges … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thegn — Le thegn ou thane (chez William Shakespeare) était chez les Anglo Saxons un membre de l aristocratie. Ce terme signifiait à l origine « serviteur » et désignait les membres de la suite d un haut personnage. Le mot met l accent plus sur… … Wikipédia en Français
thegn — noun Etymology: Old English more at thane Date: 1848 thane 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
