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þæghn

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Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. Cognate with English thane, German Degen.

Noun

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þæghn m

  1. thane, franklin, freeman, man
  2. a good (liberal) man
  3. liegeman, subject

Declension

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Declension of þæghner (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þæghner þæghnrin þæghnar þæghnanir, þæghnaner
accusative þæghn þæghnin þæghna þæghnana
dative þæghni, þæghne þæghninum, þæghnenom þæghnum, þæghnom þæghnumin, þæghnomen
genitive þæghns þæghnsins þæghna þæghnanna