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dreng (1206)
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dreng (1206)

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drang,  thringe  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  dreng n.  / thring n.2  MED:  dreng n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

statusname free tenant in ancient Northumbria, with a tenure that predates the Norman Conquest and was partially military, partially servile (used as a surname): 
( 1206 )  Willelmus le Dreng  MED dreng n.
( 1216-72 )  Brunham le Dreng  Family Names Dring
( 1280 )  Jordan le Drang  MED dreng n.
( c.1444 )  Robert le Thringe  MED dreng n.

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See also:

drengage 
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