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thegn

English

Noun

thegn (plural thegns)

  1. Alternative spelling of thane

Anagrams

  • Ghent

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gesith

English

Etymology

From Old English ?es?þ (companion, fellow, comrade; companion or follower of an athel or king); equivalent to ge- +? sith.

Noun

gesith (plural gesiths)

  1. (historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
    • 1999, Saint Bede (the Venerable), Judith McClure, Roger Collins, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People:
      The gesith took him and had his wounds attended to.

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989
  • Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Anagrams

  • Tighes, eights

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