forþþegn
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, forþ- + þeġn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈforθˌθejn/, [ˈforˠθˌθejn]
Noun
forþþeġn m
- a thane or noble of high rank
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Sum forþþeġn wæs þā weliġ on þām lande, Florus ġehāten, and sē hæfde ġemynt mynster tō ārǣrenne and mid munecum ġesettan
- There was a certain wealthy high-ranking noble in that land named Florus, and he had a mind to establish a monastery and settle monks in it.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | forþþeġn | forþþeġnas |
| accusative | forþþeġn | forþþeġnas |
| genitive | forþþeġnes | forþþeġna |
| dative | forþþeġne | forþþeġnum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forþ-þegen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.