esne
[ ez-nee, -ne ]
noun
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Origin of esne
1before 950; <Old English; cognate with Old High German asni,Gothic asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to asans harvest
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How to use esne in a sentence
Neither colonus nor casarius nor the son of such is he, nor even esne, whose trade might win him privileges.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales | C. Bryson TaylorThen to esne to return the visit of my amiable friend, the governor; him of the flowers.
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