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Old English · noun

ceast

Normalised ċēast

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

Meaning

  1. strife, contention

  2. sedition

  3. murmuring

  4. scandal

Declension

Declension of ceast
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēastċēastaċēasteċēast
Accusative ċēasteċēastċēastaċēasteċēast
Genitive ċēasteċēastesċēasta
Dative ċēasteċēastum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from ċēas (“strife”) + -t.

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