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Old English · noun

ceas

Normalised ċēas

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/t͡ʃæ͜ɑːs/
Syllables
t͡ʃæ͜ɑːs (1 syllable)
Modern English
disputequarrelchidingrebukereproofcontention

Meaning

  1. dispute; quarrel

  2. contention; strife

  3. chiding; rebuke; reproof

Declension

Declension of ceas
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēasċēasaċēase
Accusative ċēaseċēasaċēase
Genitive ċēaseċēasa
Dative ċēaseċēasum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kausō (“dispute, litigation”), from Latin causa (“reason, cause, case, dispute, reproach”). Cognate with Old Frisian kāse (“lawsuit, case”), Old High German kōsa (“lawsuit, case”).

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