ealdor-þegn
The principal thane or servant ⬩ princĭpālis minister
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The principal thane or servant; princĭpālis minister Ealdorþegnas principal servants, Menol. Fox 257; Men. 130. Hie ðæt ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon they went to announce it to the principal thanes, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 4; Jud. 242
Linked entry: aldor-þægn
dúru-þegn
A door-keeper ⬩ jānĭtor
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A door-keeper; jānĭtor Dúruþegnum wearþ hildbedd stýred the death-bed was spread for the door-keepers, Andr. Kmbl. 2182; An. 1092
hors-þegn
a groom ⬩ the title of an officer of the royal household
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a groom Horsþén agaso, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 42; Wrt. Voc. 23, 5: mulio, Hpt. Gl. 438: Gl. Mett. 516. the title of an officer of the royal household[cf. mare-scalcus among the Franks] Ecgulf cynges horsþegn, Wulfríc cynges horsþegn. Chr. 897; Erl.
disc-þegn
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Discþegn discifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 23. An ic ǽlcan gesettan discðegne hundeahtatig mancusa goldes, C. D. B. iii. 75, 30. Ic geann Ælmǽre mínon discþéne þára ehta hída æt Cateringa*-*túne, Cht. Th. 560, 36. Add
tintreg-þegn
An officer who torments, ⬩ an executioner
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An officer who torments, an executioner Tinter[g]ðegnum lictoribus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 47. His dryhten hine salde tintergaþægnum (tortoribus), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 18, 34
helle-þegn
- Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 14; Gú. 1042.
húsel-þegn
An acolyte
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An acolyte Acolitus ðæt is húslþén, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. i. 166, 20
húsel-þegn
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Add: — Accolitus, ꝥ is húsolþegn, Chrd. 97, 21
hrægel-þegn
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Add: as officer of royal household Ǽlcan gesettan hræglðéne hundeahtatig mancusa goldis, C. D. B. iii. 75, 30 (from K. Eadred's will). as officer of a monastery Beón eác on hrægelhúse (hrægl-, v. l.) gehealden ǽgðer ge cugelan ge syricas . . . and notian
ár-þegn
A servant or minister by his place or employment ⬩ servus ⬩ minister honorabilis
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A servant or minister by his place or employment; servus, minister honorabilis Cumena árþegn the servant of guests, Bd. 4, 31; Whel. 361, 14
mete-þegn
An officer whose duty it is to see after food ⬩ a sewer
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An officer whose duty it is to see after food, a sewer, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 31; Exod. 131
hrægel-þegn
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An officer of the royal household or of a monastery Ic Leófríc hrægelþén, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 351, 16. Ælfríc wæs ðá hrǽlþén, Chart. Th. 170, 10. Hé scolde setten ðǽr prior of Clunni and circeweard and hordere and reilþein, Chr. 1131; Erl. 260, 12.
sele-þegn
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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him ( Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed ], Beo. Th. 3592 ; B. 1794
magu-þegn
A thane ⬩ vassal ⬩ follower ⬩ retainer ⬩ warrior ⬩ servant
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A thane, vassal, follower, retainer, warrior, servant Ic eom Higeláces mǽg and magoþegn, Beo. Th. 820; B. 408 : (Beowulf's follower, Wiglaf ), 5507; B. 2757. Mǽrum maguþegne ( a retainer of Hrothgar), 4164; B. 2079 : (God's servant, Matthew), Andr. Kmbl
scóh-þegn
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A servant who attends to shoes Be sceóhþénum de calciariis, R. Ben. Interl. 91, 9
hors-þegn
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Horsðegn mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 39: agaso, 10, 15. 'Æfter mé féhð tó mín horsþegn' . . . Him ðá forðférdum Andreas onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse, sé wæs gefyrn þæs biscopes horsþegn 'post me, mulionem' . . . Quo defuncto ecclesiae pastoralem
ealdor-þegn
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Sanctus Petrus, his ealdorþegn ... cweð: 'Mín Dryhten,' Verc. Först. 111, 7. Add
þegen
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Ic hæbbe þegnas (ðeignas, Lind.) under mé habens sub me milites, 8, 9. a follower of a great man, a retainer Þegn, gesíþa cliens, i. socius, Wrt. Voc. ií. 131, 70. Thegn, degn, þegn adsaeculam, Txts. 42, 101. Þegn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 43.
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þegan
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to take, accept Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum ðonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde there was too great fear of God in his thoughts for him to wish to get human glory, Exon. Th. 112, 8; Gú. 140