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Old English · noun

þurhtogennes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈθurxˌto.ɡenˌnes/
[ˈθurˠxˌto.ɣenˌnes]
Syllables
ˈθurx · ˌto · ɡen · ˌnes (4 syllables)
Modern English
mealsperformedmonasteriesparticularreligiousreading

Meaning

  1. a religious reading performed in monasteries, in particular after meals

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

þurhtogen + -nes (past participle of þurhtēon).

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