þenest

Old English

Alternative forms

• þeġnest, þēonest

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