eldertongue

Old English · noun

þignen

Normalised þiġnen

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈθij.nen/
Syllables
ˈθij · nen (2 syllables)
Modern English
handmaid

Meaning

  1. female servant, female attendant, handmaid

Declension

Declension of þignen
SingularPlural
Nominative þiġnenþiġnennaþiġnenne
Accusative þiġnenneþiġnennaþiġnenne
Genitive þiġnenneþiġnenna
Dative þiġnenneþiġnennum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From þeġen + -en.

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