thane, n.
þeg(e)n/þēn > a.m. thane, v.n. þegn, v.h.a. thegan/degan > all.m. Degen {m. a}, v.s. thegan. thane d’un comté scīrþegen (m. a). thane vivant dans une cité burhþegn (m. a). condition/rang de thane þeg(e)nrǣden (f. jō) ♦ þeg(e)nscipe (m. i), v.s. theganskepi ♦ þēowdōm/þēadōm (m. a). apte à avoir le rang de thane gesīþcund.