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Old English · noun

asprungennes

Normalised āsprungennes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ɑːˈsprun.ɡen.nes/
[ɑːˈspruŋ.ɡen.nes]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈsprun · ɡen · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
eclipsefailingdefect

Meaning

  1. eclipse

    Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.

    Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.

  2. failing, defect

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From āsprungen + -nes.

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