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”).
Noun
þēnest f
- service
- entertainment
Declension
Declension of þenest (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þēnest | þēnesta, þēneste |
| accusative | þēneste | þēnesta, þēneste |
| genitive | þēneste | þēnesta |
| dative | þēneste | þēnestum |