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Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, forþ- + þeġn.
Pronunciation
Noun
forþþeġn m
- a thane or noble of high rank
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Sum forþþeġn wæs þā weliġ on þām lande, Florus ġehāten, and sē hæfde ġemynt mynster tō ārǣrenne and mid munecum ġesettan- There was a certain wealthy high-ranking noble in that land named Florus, and he had a mind to establish a monastery and settle monks in it.
Declension
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