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Old English · noun

gescildnes

Normalised ġesċildnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/jeˈʃild.nes/
[jeˈʃiɫd.nes]
Syllables
je · ˈʃild · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
protection

Meaning

  1. protection

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

ġesċilded (“protected”) + -nes (“-ness”)

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