- déorhege
- m (-es/-as) deer-fence
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
déorhege
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Deorhege — Lit. deer hedge . The service owed by a *thegn of maintaining the hedge fence around a royal residence. It was to ensure that deer did not stray but remained in the forest for the king to hunt … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Thane — Originally meaning a servant, the term was applied from the late 9c to members of the AS aristocracy, whose *wergeld was 1,200s. In Latin texts they were called ministri, which carries the same connotations. The standing of a thegn depended on… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Thegn — Originally meaning a servant, the term was applied from the late 9c to members of the AS aristocracy, whose *wergeld was 1,200s. In Latin texts they were called ministri, which carries the same connotations. The standing of a thegn depended on… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
