thane

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. historical
    — Sonnes, Kinsmen, Thanes, / And you whose places are the nearest, know, / We will establish our Estate vpon / Our eldest, Malcolme, whom we name hereafter, / The Prince of Cumberland: […]

词形变化

thanes plural thegn alternative thayn alternative thein alternative,obsolete theine alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English theyn, thein, þein, from Old English þæġn, þeġen, þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- (“to give birth”); akin to Dutch degen, German Degen, Old Norse þegn and Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon, “child”).
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