Awestend

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to āwēstan +‎ -end, more at wēstan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈweːs.tend/

Proper noun

Āwēstend m

  1. the angel Abaddon or Apollyon
    • c. 1010-16, Wulfstan's Homilies
      Þone āwyrgedan engel þone men Āwēstend hātað.
      The accursed angel whom men call Waster.

Declension

Strong nd-stem:

singular plural
nominative Āwēstend —
accusative Āwēstend —
genitive Āwēstendes —
dative Āwēstende —
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