Middle English Dictionary Entry
thīnen n.
Entry Info
| Forms | thīnen n. Also þenen, (gen.) þinene; pl. (acc.) þinena. |
| Etymology | OE þignen, þīnen, ðegnen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A female servant, handmaiden.
Associated quotations
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)66/9 : God wyle habben on his gastlice þeowdome halga þeignes & halige þinena.
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)148/31 : He geseah þa eadmodnisse his þinene.
- a1150(c1125) Vsp.D.Hom.Fest.Virg.(Vsp D.14)21/60 : Heo andswerede mid eadmodnysse: 'Ic eam drihtenes þenen.'
- a1150(c1125) Vsp.D.Hom.Fest.Virg.(Vsp D.14)21/64 : Eala, hwu eadmode moder, Godes þinen! Hwu mihte heo eadmodlucor andswerigen!