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Old English · noun

þiestru

Normalised þīestru

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈθi͜yːs.tru/
Syllables
ˈθi͜yːs · tru (2 syllables)
Modern English
darknessgloom

Meaning

  1. darkness

    Hē ātēah eft his sweord, and eft hit līehte on þīestrum þurh hit self.

    He took out his sword again, and again it flashed in the dark by itself.

  2. gloom

Declension

Declension of þiestru
SingularPlural
Nominative þīestruþīestraþīestre
Accusative þīestreþīestraþīestre
Genitive þīestreþīestra
Dative þīestreþīestrum

All forms (4)

Etymology

þīestre + -u

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