discþegn

== Old English == === Alternative forms === disċðēn, disċstēn, disċtēn, disċþēn === Etymology === disċ (“dish”) +‎ þeġn (“servant”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiʃˌθejn/ === Noun === disċþeġn m (nominative plural disċþeġnas) dish-bearer, table servant steward, seneschal ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== → Middle Welsh: dysteyn Welsh: distain ==== References ==== Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2024), “disc-þegn”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.