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Old English · noun

hæftnied

Normalised hæftnīed

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈxæft.ni͜yːd/
[ˈhæft.ni͜yːd]
Syllables
ˈxæft · ni͜yːd (2 syllables)
Modern English
imprisonmentthraldomshacklescaptivitybondageconfinementbondsshackle

Meaning

  1. captivity, confinement, imprisonment, bondage, thraldom

    Iċ ful ġearwe ġemon hwā mīn fromcynn fruman āġētte eall of earde; iċ him yfle ne mōt, ac iċ on hæftnȳd hwīlum ārǣre wīde ġeond wongas.

    I fully well remember who of men wholly did my offspring for from the land; I may not do an evil to him, but sometimes, in boundness, I rise wildly over fields.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 83:

  2. bonds, shackles

Declension

Declension of hæftnied
SingularPlural
Nominative hæftnīedhæftnīedehæftnīeda
Accusative hæftnīedhæftnīedehæftnīedehæftnīeda
Genitive hæftnīedehæftnīeda
Dative hæftnīedehæftnīedum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From hæft (“captive, slave”) + nīed (“situation of distress”).

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