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Old English · noun

frumsetnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈfrumˌset.nes/
Syllables
ˈfrum · ˌset · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
authority

Meaning

  1. authority

    Ġihēr v̄sig drihten hāliġ fæder allmehtiġ ēċe god. þætte ġif hvœlc sindon viðirworda ġif hvœlc viðirmœ̄do in hv̄se esnes ðīnes frvmsettnesse mæġenðrymes ðīnes āfirredo sīe.

    Hear us Lord, holy father, almighty, eternal God, that if there are any adversaries, if any contrarians, in the house of your servant, may they be removed by the authority of your majesty

    Durham Ritual, "Alia",

Declension

Declension of frumsetnes
SingularPlural
Nominative frumsetnesfrumsetnessafrumsetnesse
Accusative frumsetnessefrumsetnessafrumsetnesse
Genitive frumsetnessefrumsetnessa
Dative frumsetnessefrumsetnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From frum- + setnes

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