firenlust

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From firen +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

Noun

firenlust m

  1. sinful lust, luxury, extravagance

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative firenlust firenlustas
accusative firenlust firenlustas
genitive firenlustes firenlusta
dative firenluste firenlustum

References

  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “firen-lust”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “firenlust”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan