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þegen

þegen

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

þeġen m

  1. servant
  2. one serving a particular office: officer, minister; soldier
  3. retainer
  4. one in service to the king or other superior; thane (in later use suggesting an official title or rank)
  5. (poetic) man, warrior, hero

Declension

Derived terms

  • þeġnrǣden

Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þegnaz ‎(“man, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *teke- ‎(“give birth”). Cognate with Old Saxon þegan ‎(“man”) (Dutch degen), English thane, Old High German degan ‎(“boy, servant, hero”) (German Degen ‎(“warrior”)), Old Norse þegn ‎(“freeman”); and, from Indo-European, with Ancient Greek τέκνον ‎(téknon, “child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθejen/

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