- a variation of thane.
thegn
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thegn
1840–50; < Old English: thane
Example Sentences
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To William Zeckendorf Jr., 28, son and vice president to the thegn of Manhattan's Webb & Knapp real estate firm, and Gurie Lie Zeckendorf, 28, daughter of former U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was of noble birth and a thegn of King Oswy, born in 628.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
The thegn was expected to fight for his lord, and generally to place his services at his disposal in both war and peace.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
“I would that the thegn had not done this,” she mused.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
But the king had not yet come to Winchester, so somewhat disappointed, Egwina turned her steps toward the manor of a thegn, and, as was her wont, joined in the glee of the feast.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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