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firenlust

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From firen +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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firenlust m[1][2]

  1. sinful lust, luxury, extravagance

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative firenlust firenlustas
accusative firenlust firenlustas
genitive firenlustes firenlusta
dative firenluste firenlustum

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “firen-lust”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “firenlust”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan