thegn

[ theyn ]

/ θeɪn /

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noun

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Origin of thegn

1840–50; <Old English: thane

Words nearby thegn

game is up, the, “The Gift of the Magi”, Girl of the Golden West, The, glass is half full, the, Glass Menagerie, The, thegn, Godfather, The, good life, the, “The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs”, Grapes of Wrath, The, grass is always greener on the other side, the

How to use thegn in a sentence

Beowulf is spoken of as gold-wlanc, but the typical thegn in Finnsburg is called gold-hladen.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The one trait of thegnship which comes out clearly on the face of our record is that the thegn is a man of war.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The thegn no longer lives in his lords court; he is a warrior endowed with land.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The thegn is a twelve hundred man; his wergild and his oath countervail those of six ceorls.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

Then the man who has five hides, and who therefore ought to put a warrior into the field, is a thegn or is entitled to be a thegn.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for thegn

thegn

/ (θeɪn) /

noun

a variant spelling of thane

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