gestrienendlic

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ġe- +‎ strīenan (to beget, generate) +‎ -līċ

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈstri͜yː.nend.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

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ġestrīenendlīċ (West Saxon)

  1. begetting
  2. (grammar) genitive
    • late 10th century, Ælfric's Grammar:
      Genitivus is gestrȳnendlic oððe geāgniendlic: mid þām casu byð geswutelod ǣlces ðinges gestrēon oþþe ǣhta ...
      The genitive is begetting, or 'owning': with the case, possession or property is shown ...

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Synonyms

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