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

• ieldra (much more common)