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Old English · noun

þenest

Normalised þēnest

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈθeː.nest/
Syllables
ˈθeː · nest (2 syllables)
Modern English
serviceentertainment

Meaning

  1. service

  2. entertainment

Declension

Declension of þenest
SingularPlural
Nominative þēnestþēnestaþēneste
Accusative þēnesteþēnestaþēneste
Genitive þēnesteþēnesta
Dative þēnesteþēnestum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Akin Old Norse þjónusta (“service”), and to Proto-Germanic *þignaz (“servant, thane”), Old High German dionōst (“service”) (German Dienst (“service”)), Dutch dienst (“service”), Old English þeġnian (“to serve”).

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