esne
[ ez-nee, -ne ]
/ ˈɛz ni, -nɛ /
noun
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Origin of esne
before 950; < Old English; cognate with Old High German
asni, Gothic
asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to
asans harvest
Words nearby esne
esmeralda,
esmeraldas,
esmolol hydrochloride,
esmond,
esn,
esne,
esnecy,
eso,
eso-,
esoethmoiditis,
esogastritis
Example sentences from the Web for esne
Then to Esne to return the visit of my amiable friend, the governor; him of the flowers.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton |Mrs. Russell Barrington