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Old English · noun

lybesn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈly.besn/
[ˈly.bezn]
Syllables
ˈly · besn (2 syllables)
Modern English
charmamulet

Meaning

  1. charm, amulet

Declension

Declension of lybesn
SingularPlural
Nominative lybesnlybesnalybesne
Accusative lybesnelybesnalybesne
Genitive lybesnelybesna
Dative lybesnelybesnum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubisnu, from Proto-Germanic *lubisnō, from *lubją + *-snō. Equivalent to lybb (“drug, medicine, poison”) + -sn.

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