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þegn

þegn

See also: thegn and þegn-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɛkn/
    Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

þegn m (genitive singular þegns, nominative plural þegnar)

  1. a servant, subject
  2. a thane

Declension


Old English

Noun

þeġn m

  1. Alternative form of þeġen