þenest

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  1. service
  2. entertainment

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative þēnest þēnesta, þēneste
accusative þēneste þēnesta, þēneste
genitive þēneste þēnesta
dative þēneste þēnestum
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