thegnn.

Brit.

/θeɪn/, U.S.

/θeɪn/

Forms: see thane n.¹; also 1600s 1800s tain, 1800s thegn.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: thane n.¹

Etymology: Variant of thane n.¹The purpose of the spelling thegn is to distinguish historical use with reference to Anglo-Saxon England from the Scottish use of thane n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry), as made familiar by Shakespeare. Compare thane n.¹ 3 and see the etymology of thane n.¹ for further discussion.

Historical.

A form used by some recent historians to represent the Old English þegn (þegen, þén), thane n.¹, in its sense of tenant by military service, and as a term of rank below the ealdorman or eorl and above the ceorl, corresponding in its various grades to the post-conquest baron and knight.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun]

thane805

thegn1848

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 12 A Thegn forfeited his rank if he lost his lands.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 428 (note) The signatures are no doubt those of local Thegns.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 155 Closely connected with the gesith is the thegn... The thegn seems to be primarily the warrior gesith; in this idea Alfred uses the word as translating the miles of Bede. But he also appears as a landowner.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 156 The name of thegn covers the whole class which after the Conquest appears under the name of knights, with the same qualification in land and nearly the same obligations.

1890 C. Gross Gild Merchant I. 185 The merchant who made three voyages across the ocean at his own cost became a thegn.

Derivatives

ˈthegn-born adj. of noble or gentle birth.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adjective] > of birth

well-bornOE

ethelbornOE

athelOE

high-bornc1275

noblec1300

great-kinned?c1450

nobly-born1586

ingenious1638

ingenuous1638

gently-born1871

thegn-born1874

hochgeboren1930

?c935 Dunsæte c. 5 in Liebermann Gesetze (1903) 376 Sy he ðegenboren, sy he ceorlboren.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 156 The thegn-born are contrasted with the ceorl-born.

ˈthegndom n. the position or rank of thegn.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane

thaneship1845

thanehood1897

thegndom1897

thegn-ship1897

1897 C. J. G. Rampini Hist. Moray & Nairn i. 46 The principle of comradeship..underlay English thegndom.

ˈthegnhood n. the condition or position of a thegn; the order of thegns, thegns collectively.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > collectively

thegnhood1867

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iii. 95 The growth of the Thegnhood was, on the whole, depressing to the Ceorls.

1881 S. R. Gardiner & J. B. Mullinger Introd. Study Eng. Hist. ii. 34 The thegnhood pushed its roots down, as it were, amongst the free classes.

ˈthegn-land n. land held by a thegn.

ΚΠ

a1100 Charter of Will. II in Tabularis Ramesiensi clxxviii (Du Cange) Si terra de Isham..si vero Teinlanda tunc fuisse inveniatur.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 86 In the book of Domesday land holden by knight's service was called Tainland.

1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. i. 5 Tain- or thane-land...seems to mean not a particular species of tenure, but land which was as a fact held or owned by a king's thane.

ˈthegnly adj. and adv. [Old English þegnlíc, þegnlíce] (a) adj. of or pertaining to, or becoming a thegn; (b) adv. in a manner becoming a thegn.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adverb]

thegnly1876

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adjective]

thegnly1897

c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 586 Andreas..is gereht ðegenlic.

a1038 Charter of Eanwene in Kemble Cod. Dipl. IV. 55 Heo..to ðam þegnon cwæð: Doð þegnlice and wel! Abeodað mine ærende to ðam gemote.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 450 The words of Eanwene, when she bade the Scirgemót of Herefordshire to ‘do thegnly and well’.

1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 53 The men..are usually men of thegnly rank.

1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 165 Each..will be entitled to a thegnly wergild and swear a thegnly oath.

ˈthegn-right n. the legal rights and privileges of a thegn.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > rights of thane

thegn-rightc1000

c1000 Oaths in Liebermann (1903) 464 Se mæssepreost..bið þegenrihtes wyrþe.

1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 118 None could pretend to the privileges of full thegn-right without the possession of at least a township.

ˈthegn-ship n. [Old English þegnscipe] the office, function, or position of a thegn (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane

thaneship1845

thanehood1897

thegndom1897

thegn-ship1897

959–62 Laws of Edgar iii. c. 2 Se dema, se ðe oðrum on woh gedeme..þolige a his þegnscipes.

c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints (1890) II. 82 Beoð nu gehyrte..and healdað mid ðegen-scipe ða halgan Godes æ.

1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 163 We begin by thinking of thegnship as a relation between two men... Then the thegnship becomes more than a relationship, it becomes a status.

ˈthegn-wer n. [Old English þegnwer] the wergild of a thegn.

ΚΠ

1008 Laws of Ethelred v. c. 9 Þæt he sy þegenweres & þegenrihtes wyrðe.

ˈthegn-worthy adj. see quot.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adjective] > fit to rank as thane

thegn-worthy1874

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 155 The ceorl who has acquired five hides of land,..with other judicial rights, becomes thegn-worthy; his oath and protection and wergild are those of a thegn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thegn
释义	thegnn. Brit. /θeɪn/, U.S. /θeɪn/ Forms: see thane n.¹; also 1600s 1800s tain, 1800s thegn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: thane n.¹ Etymology: Variant of thane n.¹The purpose of the spelling thegn is to distinguish historical use with reference to Anglo-Saxon England from the Scottish use of thane n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry), as made familiar by Shakespeare. Compare thane n.¹ 3 and see the etymology of thane n.¹ for further discussion. Historical. A form used by some recent historians to represent the Old English þegn (þegen, þén), thane n.¹, in its sense of tenant by military service, and as a term of rank below the ealdorman or eorl and above the ceorl, corresponding in its various grades to the post-conquest baron and knight. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] thane805 thegn1848 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 12 A Thegn forfeited his rank if he lost his lands. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 428 (note) The signatures are no doubt those of local Thegns. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 155 Closely connected with the gesith is the thegn... The thegn seems to be primarily the warrior gesith; in this idea Alfred uses the word as translating the miles of Bede. But he also appears as a landowner. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 156 The name of thegn covers the whole class which after the Conquest appears under the name of knights, with the same qualification in land and nearly the same obligations. 1890 C. Gross Gild Merchant I. 185 The merchant who made three voyages across the ocean at his own cost became a thegn. Derivatives ˈthegn-born adj. of noble or gentle birth. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adjective] > of birth well-bornOE ethelbornOE athelOE high-bornc1275 noblec1300 great-kinned?c1450 nobly-born1586 ingenious1638 ingenuous1638 gently-born1871 thegn-born1874 hochgeboren1930 ?c935 Dunsæte c. 5 in Liebermann Gesetze (1903) 376 Sy he ðegenboren, sy he ceorlboren. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 156 The thegn-born are contrasted with the ceorl-born. ˈthegndom n. the position or rank of thegn. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane thaneship1845 thanehood1897 thegndom1897 thegn-ship1897 1897 C. J. G. Rampini Hist. Moray & Nairn i. 46 The principle of comradeship..underlay English thegndom. ˈthegnhood n. the condition or position of a thegn; the order of thegns, thegns collectively. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > collectively thegnhood1867 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iii. 95 The growth of the Thegnhood was, on the whole, depressing to the Ceorls. 1881 S. R. Gardiner & J. B. Mullinger Introd. Study Eng. Hist. ii. 34 The thegnhood pushed its roots down, as it were, amongst the free classes. ˈthegn-land n. land held by a thegn. ΚΠ a1100 Charter of Will. II in Tabularis Ramesiensi clxxviii (Du Cange) Si terra de Isham..si vero Teinlanda tunc fuisse inveniatur. 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 86 In the book of Domesday land holden by knight's service was called Tainland. 1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. i. 5 Tain- or thane-land...seems to mean not a particular species of tenure, but land which was as a fact held or owned by a king's thane. ˈthegnly adj. and adv. [Old English þegnlíc, þegnlíce] (a) adj. of or pertaining to, or becoming a thegn; (b) adv. in a manner becoming a thegn. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adverb] thegnly1876 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adjective] thegnly1897 c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 586 Andreas..is gereht ðegenlic. a1038 Charter of Eanwene in Kemble Cod. Dipl. IV. 55 Heo..to ðam þegnon cwæð: Doð þegnlice and wel! Abeodað mine ærende to ðam gemote. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 450 The words of Eanwene, when she bade the Scirgemót of Herefordshire to ‘do thegnly and well’. 1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 53 The men..are usually men of thegnly rank. 1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 165 Each..will be entitled to a thegnly wergild and swear a thegnly oath. ˈthegn-right n. the legal rights and privileges of a thegn. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > rights of thane thegn-rightc1000 c1000 Oaths in Liebermann (1903) 464 Se mæssepreost..bið þegenrihtes wyrþe. 1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 118 None could pretend to the privileges of full thegn-right without the possession of at least a township. ˈthegn-ship n. [Old English þegnscipe] the office, function, or position of a thegn (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane thaneship1845 thanehood1897 thegndom1897 thegn-ship1897 959–62 Laws of Edgar iii. c. 2 Se dema, se ðe oðrum on woh gedeme..þolige a his þegnscipes. c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints (1890) II. 82 Beoð nu gehyrte..and healdað mid ðegen-scipe ða halgan Godes æ. 1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 163 We begin by thinking of thegnship as a relation between two men... Then the thegnship becomes more than a relationship, it becomes a status. ˈthegn-wer n. [Old English þegnwer] the wergild of a thegn. ΚΠ 1008 Laws of Ethelred v. c. 9 Þæt he sy þegenweres & þegenrihtes wyrðe. ˈthegn-worthy adj. see quot. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [adjective] > fit to rank as thane thegn-worthy1874 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. vi. 155 The ceorl who has acquired five hides of land,..with other judicial rights, becomes thegn-worthy; his oath and protection and wergild are those of a thegn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c935
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