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Old English · noun

scamfæstnes

Normalised sċamfæstnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈʃɑmˌfæst.nes/
Syllables
ˈʃɑm · ˌfæst · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
modestyshamefacednessshamefastness

Meaning

  1. modesty

Declension

Declension of scamfæstnes
Singular
Nominative sċamfæstnes
Accusative sċamfæstnesse
Genitive sċamfæstnesse
Dative sċamfæstnesse

All forms (2)

Etymology

sċamfæst + -nes

Descendants

shamefacedness, shamefastness

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