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84
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
85
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
all
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
assembled
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
Basileus
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
borrowed
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
Britain
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
Byzantine
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
camararius
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
ceremonial
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
chamberlain
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
chapel
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
clerks
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
confessor
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
Constantine
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
court
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
cupbearer
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
disc
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
dishes
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
Edgar
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
England
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
hall
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
hand
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
head
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
HeirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
hors
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
imperial
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
impossibly
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
King
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
King's
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
many
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
more
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
now
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
officers
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
offices
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
old
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
pincerna
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
pomp
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
sat
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From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
sate
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
seated
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
seen
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
Some
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From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
state
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
stud
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
styled
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
sword
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
thegn
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
There
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From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Next to these sat the clerks of the chapel, with the King’s confessor at their head.
throne
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From this reading It was on his throne that the King sate now--and it was the sword that was in his right hand.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some seated below, and some standing beside, the throne, were the officers of the Basileus [84] of Britain.
Westminster
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
Witana-gemot
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From this reading The Witana-gemot was assembled in the great hall of Westminster in all its imperial pomp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were to be seen camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer; disc thegn and hors thegn [85]; the thegn of the dishes, and the thegn of the stud; with many more, whose state offices may not impossibly have been borrowed from the ceremonial pomp of the Byzantine court; for Edgar, King of England, had in the old time styled himself the Heir of Constantine.
