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Olden slave
Answer for the clue "Olden slave ", 4 letters:
esne
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context Anglo-Saxon historical English) A hireling of servile status; slave.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English esne "domestic slave, laborer, retainer, servant; youth, man," from Proto-Germanic *asnjoz- "harvestman" (cognates: Gothic asneis ), from *asanoz- "harvest" (see earn ).
Usage examples of esne.
While Bulen gave his boots a much-needed blacking, Lan washed himself from head to toe at the washstand rather than waiting for a bathtub to be brought, and dabbed an ointment that Anya sent Esne for onto his welts, but he let the women dress him.