þegnscipe

m (-es/-as) 1. thaneship, the status of thane; service, duty; ability; 2. a body of thanes, body of retainers; 3. bravery, manfulness, gallantry, manliness, valor; 4. in that part of the Genesis which is thought to show Old Saxon influence, the word occurs with the meaning of service to a lord, like the Old Saxon thegenskepi;