yþhengest in Old English

IPA: /ˈyːθ.xen.jest/, [ˈyːθ.hen.d͡ʒest] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) + henġest (“steed”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ang|ȳþ|henġest|t1=wave|t2=steed}} ȳþ (“wave”) + henġest (“steed”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|ȳþhenġestas|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ȳþhenġest|head2=|sort=}} ȳþhenġest m (nominative plural ȳþhenġestas), {{ang-noun|m|ȳþhenġestas|head=ȳþhenġest}} ȳþhenġest m (nominative plural ȳþhenġestas) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ȳþhenġest}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ȳþhenġest|ȳþhenġestas|ȳþhenġest|ȳþhenġestas|ȳþhenġestes|ȳþhenġesta|ȳþhenġeste|ȳþhenġestum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ȳþhenġest [canonical, masculine], ȳþhenġestas [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ȳþhenġest [nominative, singular], ȳþhenġestas [nominative, plural], ȳþhenġest [accusative, singular], ȳþhenġestas [accusative, plural], ȳþhenġestes [genitive, singular], ȳþhenġesta [genitive, plural], ȳþhenġeste [dative, singular], ȳþhenġestum [dative, plural], ȳþhenċġest [alternative], ȳþhengst [alternative], ȳðhenġest [alternative]

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    },
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        "(poetic) ship"
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      "ipa": "/ˈyːθ.xen.jest/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈyːθ.hen.d͡ʒest]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yþhengest"
}

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      },
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      ]
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈyːθ.xen.jest/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈyːθ.hen.d͡ʒest]"
    }
  ],
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}

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"yþhengest" meaning in Old English

Noun