theyn
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.
Alternative forms[edit]
- dain, thain, thayn, thein, þen, þein, þeyn
- ðæin, þægen, þægn, þegen, þegn, þeȝn, þeign (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
theyn (plural theynes)
- A thane; a noble, especially of minor or lesser status.
- A freeman; one who is not in thraldom or servitude.
- A servant or attendant; one who serves another.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “thein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Determiner[edit]
theyn (subjective pronoun þou)
- Alternative form of þin (“thy”)
Pronoun[edit]
theyn (subjective þou)
- Alternative form of þin (“thine”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
theyn
- Alternative form of theen
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English determiners
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- Middle English verbs
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