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Old English · noun

fielleseocnes

Normalised fiellesēocnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈfi͜yl.leˌse͜oːk.nes/
[ˈfi͜yɫ.ɫeˌse͜oːk.nes]
Syllables
ˈfi͜yl · le · ˌse͜oːk · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
epilepsy

Meaning

  1. epilepsy

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From fiell + sēocnes or fiellesēoc + -nes, literally “falling sickness”.

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