esne
[ ez-nee, -ne ]
/ ˈɛz ni, -nɛ /
noun
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Words nearby esne
esmeralda, esmeraldas, esmolol hydrochloride, esmond, esn, esne, esnecy, eso, eso-, esoethmoiditis, esogastritis
Origin of esne
before 950; < Old English; cognate with Old High German asni, Gothic asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to asans harvest
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Then to Esne to return the visit of my amiable friend, the governor; him of the flowers.
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