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Old English · noun

hienþu

Normalised hīenþu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈxi͜yːn.θu/
[ˈhi͜yːn.θu]
Syllables
ˈxi͜yːn · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English
humiliationabasementdisgrace

Meaning

  1. humiliation, abasement, disgrace

  2. injury, loss, affliction

Declension

Declension of hienþu
SingularPlural
Nominative hīenþuhīenþuhīenþahīenþe
Accusative hīenþuhīenþehīenþuhīenþahīenþe
Genitive hīenþuhīenþehīenþa
Dative hīenþuhīenþehīenþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauniþu. Equivalent to hēan + -þu. Cognate with Old High German hōnida.

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