hienþu
Old English
Alternative forms
- hȳnþ, hȳnþu, hēnþo
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hauniþō, from Proto-Germanic *hauniz. Equivalent to hēan + -þu. Cognate with Old High German hōnida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yːn.θu/, [ˈhi͜yːn.θu]
Noun
hīenþu f
- humiliation, abasement, disgrace
- injury, loss, affliction