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esne

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[ez-nee, -ne] / ˈɛz ni, -nɛ /

noun

  1. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.

Etymology

Origin of esne

before 950; < Old English; cognate with Old High German asni, Gothic asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to asans harvest

Example Sentences

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Caput ergo iterum in foramen inseruit et dixit: 'Heus, Lepus, esne tu?'

From Time Magazine Archive

If one esne slay another unoffending, let him pay for him at     his full worth.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.

"Neither colonus nor casarius nor the son of such is he, nor even esne, whose trade might win him privileges."

From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Kinney, Margaret West

If any one bind another man's esne, let him make bot with 6     shillings.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.

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