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esne

Old English esne "domestic slave, laborer, retainer, servant; youth, man," from Proto-Germanic *asnjoz- "harvestman" (cognates: Gothic asneis), from *asanoz- "harvest" (see earn).

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esne

n. (context Anglo-Saxon historical English) A hireling of servile status; slave.

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Esne (bishop)

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Esne (or Esna; died c. 787) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 781 and 786 and died between 786 and 788.

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.