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Old English · noun

gewyscednes

Normalised ġewȳsċednes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/jeˈwyːʃ.ʃed.nes/
Syllables
je · ˈwyːʃ · ʃed · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
adoption

Meaning

  1. adoption

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ġewȳsċed, past participle of ġewȳsċan (“to adopt”), + the suffix -nes.

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