þenest

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Old English

Alternative forms

þeġnest, þēonest

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Akin Old Norse þjónusta (“service”), and to Proto-Germanic *þignaz (“servant, thane”), Old High German dionōst (“service”) (German Dienst (“service”)), Dutch dienst (“service”), Old English þeġnian (“to serve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθeː.nest/

Noun

þēnest f

Declension

Declension of þenest (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēnest	þēnesta, þēneste
accusative	þēneste	þēnesta, þēneste
genitive	þēneste	þēnesta
dative	þēneste	þēnestum

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