Old English · noun
costnung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkost.nunɡ/[ˈkost.nuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈkost · nunɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- temptation
Meaning
-
temptation
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From costian + -ung.
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