Sentence example with the word 'thane'

thane

Definition n. a feudal lord or baron

Last update: August 23, 2015


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Berhtwald the thane, in 788, and lEthelwulf of Mercia, in 857, affixed their seals to certain documents.   [Please select]

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The owner of two hydes of land was ranked above a ceorl, or simple farmer, while the owner of twelve hydes was a royal thane.   [Please select]

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"It means a man who owned land, but wasn't quite as high up as a thane."   [Please select]

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"I crave to remind you, noble thane," he said, "that when we last parted you promised to grant me a boon."   [Please select]

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Thus Frithiof, though only the son of a thane, had treasures that might have been coveted by kings and princes.   [Please select]

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But suddenly the harps struck up, and the skalds poured forth their songs in honor of the dead thane.   [Please select]

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"My comrade has been well caught, thane," I said; "he will be more careful what tales he tells the next comer."   [Please select]

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"Well," said the thane, "you seem to be pleased with one another."   [Please select]

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We went over her, and it was plain that this thane knew what he was talking about.   [Please select]

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Several early specimens from state and several recent sight records and one specimen: adult female (KU 31198), found crippled 8-1/2 miles south of Sharon, Barber County, October 31, 1952, Thane S.   [Please select]

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So a bench was cleared for the Geats, and a thane waited upon them, and all the noble warriors gathered together, and a great feast was held once more in Heorot with song and revelry.   [Please select]

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