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Old English · noun

deaþlicnes

Normalised dēaþlīċnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈdæ͜ɑːθ.liːt͡ʃ.nes/
[ˈdæ͜ɑːð.liːt͡ʃ.nes]
Syllables
ˈdæ͜ɑːθ · liːt͡ʃ · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
deathlinessmortalityliable

Meaning

  1. mortality, liable to death

  2. the mortal life

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From dēaþlīċ + -nes.

Descendants

deathliness

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