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Old English · noun

horsþegn

Normalised horsþeġn

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxorsˌθejn/
[ˈhorˠsˌθejn]
Syllables
ˈxors · ˌθejn (2 syllables)
Modern English
groomtitle

Meaning

  1. groom

  2. the title of an officer in the royal household

Declension

Declension of horsþegn
SingularPlural
Nominative horsþeġnhorsþeġnas
Accusative horsþeġnhorsþeġnas
Genitive horsþeġneshorsþeġna
Dative horsþeġnehorsþeġnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Compound of hors (“horse”) + þeġn (“servant, minister, officer”)

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