theyn

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== dain, thain, thayn, thein, þen, þein, þeyn ðæin, þægen, þægn, þegen, þegn, þeȝn, þeign (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /θæi̯n/, /θeːn/ ==== Noun ==== theyn (plural theynes) A thane; a noble, especially of minor or lesser status. A freeman; one who is not in thraldom or servitude. A servant or attendant; one who serves another. ===== Derived terms ===== lorþein ===== Descendants ===== English: thane Scots: thane → Irish: taen ===== References ===== “thein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Determiner ==== theyn (subjective pronoun þou) alternative form of þin (“thy”) ==== Pronoun ==== theyn (subjective þou) alternative form of þin (“thine”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== theyn alternative form of theen