Old English Dictionary Entry

Túnes-mann

Part of speech: es; Related words: 3, Th. i. 232, 7: v. 6, 2, Th. i. 234, 1: v. 8, 5, Th. i. 236, 31), L. N. P. L. 59, Th. ii. 300, 5. Túnes-men, L. Edg. S. 13, Th. i. 276, 23. Cf. 8, Th. i. 274, 27. v. tún-mann. tunes-mann

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1 túnes-mann

m. A man living on a manor (tún, q. v.) :-- Gif hwilc túnesman ænigne pænig forhæbbe, gilde se landríca ðone pænig and nime ǽnne , oxan æt ðam men (cf. L. Edg. i. 4; Th. i. 264, 9: L. Eth. ix. io; Th. i. 342, 25 in which 30 pence is fixed as a fine for not paying the heorð-penig and Rómfeoh, 30 pence being the value of an ox according to L. Ath.

Similar Words

-tácnigendlic, -líce
-tang
-targed
-teáren
-teáw

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚾᛖᛋ-ᛗᚪᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

L.: Latin

Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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