thane
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thane¹
- /θeɪn/
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English theyn, thein, þein, from Old English þæġn, þeġen, þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- (“to give birth”); akin to Dutch degen, German Degen, Old Norse þegn and Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon, “child”).
noun thanes · thegn · thayn · thein · theine
- A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. Sonnes, Kinsmen, Thanes, / And you whose places are the nearest, know, / We will establish our Estate vpon / Our eldest, Malcolme, whom we name hereafter, / The Prince of Cumberland: […]
Thane²
Where it comes from
Transliteration of Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of thana.
proper noun Thana
- A large city and district of Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Translations
Talk about this word "thane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thane "thane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thane.Cite this
@misc{thane_2026,
title = {thane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
