þrines

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrinassī, unless Old High German drinessi is a parallel formation or a calque from the Old English of Anglo-Saxon missionaries. In any case, equivalent to þri- +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθri.nes/

Noun

þrines f

  1. trinity
  2. (Christianity) the Trinity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative þrīnes þrīnessa, þrīnesse
accusative þrīnesse þrīnessa, þrīnesse
genitive þrīnesse þrīnessa
dative þrīnesse þrīnessum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *Threnesse, Thrumnesse, Thrimnesse

References

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