Old English · noun
esne
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈes.ne/[ˈez.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈes · ne (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- esneclassservile
Meaning
-
a man of the servile class; a servant
Ġif mannes esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhð þane ðe sīo þrēom hundum sċll' ġylde, sē āgend þone banan āġēfe ⁊ dō þǣr þrīo manwyrþ tō.
If a man's servant kills a noble man whose compensation is 300 shillings, the owner shall give up the murderer and also pay the value of three men.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *asnī, from Proto-Germanic *asunz.
Descendants
esne
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