Plural of thane
regular plural
The plural of thane is thanes.
Forms of thane
| Singular | thane /θeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | thanes |
| Countable | countable |
Thanes in a sentence
- The little island of Iona became the refuge of the sons and some thanes of Athelfrith, banished by Edwin.1910, Robert A. Thompson, The People's History of England, New York: Walter Scott Publishing
Meaning of thane
- noun A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
Questions about the plural of thane
- What is the plural of thane?
- The plural of thane is thanes.
- Is thane countable?
- Thane is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thane (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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