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Old English · noun

hæþennes

Normalised hǣþennes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈxæː.θen.nes/
[ˈhæː.ðen.nes]
Syllables
ˈxæː · θen · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
paganismbeliefsheathenspaganheathen

Meaning

  1. paganism, pagan beliefs

  2. heathens

Declension

Declension of hæþennes
SingularPlural
Nominative hǣþenneshǣþennesahǣþennese
Accusative hǣþennesehǣþennesahǣþennese
Genitive hǣþennesehǣþennesa
Dative hǣþennesehǣþennesum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From hǣþen (“heathen”) + -nes

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