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laþgeteona

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑːθ.jeˌte͜oː.nɑ/, [ˈlɑːð.jeˌte͜oː.nɑ]

Noun

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lāþġetēona m

  1. (poetic) hated assailant, hostile attacker, enemy
    • Swa mec gelome laðgeteonan / þreatedon þearle.So time and again the hostile fiends harassed me severely. (Beowulf, ll. 559-60)

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative lāþġetēona lāþġetēonan
accusative lāþġetēonan lāþġetēonan
genitive lāþġetēonan lāþġetēonena
dative lāþġetēonan lāþġetēonum