cennend

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to cennan +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈken.nend/

Noun

cennend m

  1. parent
    • 10th century, SEO GEBYRD S.JOHANNES ÞÆS FULWIHTERES [1]
      Ēalā hū swīþe ēadġe wǣron þā æþelan cennende Sancte Iōhannes, þǣm ne sċeþede nǣniġ scyld þisse sċeþwracan worlde.
      Behold how very blessed the noble parents of Saint John were, whom no guilt of this hostile world had injured.

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative cennend cennende
accusative cennend cennende
genitive cennendes cennendra
dative cennende cennendum

Synonyms

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