þiestre

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *þiustrī (dark).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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þīestre (comparative þīestra, superlative þīestrest)

  1. dark
    on þām þīestrestum hyrnum
    in the darkest corners
    Iċ bēo eft ǣr hit þīestre wierþ.
    I'll be back before it gets dark.
    Þrang þīestre ġenip, þām þe sē þēoden self sċōp nihte naman.
    The gloomy dark thronged, to which the Sovereign himself gave the name of night.
  2. gloomy

Usage notes

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  • This word was not used in the sense “the dark.” Instead the noun þīestru (darkness) was used.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: thester

References

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