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 himself, with only one trusty thegn, whose name was Tondhere, withdrew and lay concealed in the house of Hunwald, a noble,362 whom he imagined to be his most assured friend.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
The thegn and the retainers looked at the maiden in surprise.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
In the heart of Somerset, at the abode of the thegn, Oswald, a trusted and tried retainer of the king, the family of Alfred was hidden.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
Her beauty and the sweetness of her voice soon attracted the attention of Oswald the thegn, and brought from him a request for more.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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