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Old English · noun

ehtnes

Normalised ēhtnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈeːxt.nes/
Syllables
ˈeːxt · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
persecutionpursuitchase

Meaning

  1. persecution

  2. chase, pursuit

Declension

Declension of ehtnes
SingularPlural
Nominative ēhtnesēhtnessaēhtnesse
Accusative ēhtnesseēhtnessaēhtnesse
Genitive ēhtnesseēhtnessa
Dative ēhtnesseēhtnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ēhtan + -nes.

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