giestliþnes

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Old English

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Alternative forms

  • ġæstlīþnes, ġestlīþnes, ġestlīþnys

Etymology

From ġiestlīþe (“hospitable”) +‎ -nes (“-ness”), or ġiest (“guest”) +‎ līþnes (“kindness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈji͜yst.liːθ.nes/, [ˈji͜yst.liːð.nes]

Noun

ġiestlīþnes f

  1. kindness shown to guests, hospitality

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġiestlīþnes ġiestlīþnessa, ġiestlīþnesse
accusative ġiestlīþnesse ġiestlīþnessa, ġiestlīþnesse
genitive ġiestlīþnesse ġiestlīþnessa
dative ġiestlīþnesse ġiestlīþnessum
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