licettung

Old English

Alternative forms

• līċċetung

Etymology

From līċettan +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.t͡ʃet.tunɡ/, [ˈliː.t͡ʃet.tuŋɡ]

Noun

līċettung f

1. hypocrisy, feigning, pretence
2. flattery

Declension

Declension of licettung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līċettung	līċettunga, līċettunge
accusative	līċettunge	līċettunga, līċettunge
genitive	līċettunge	līċettunga
dative	līċettunge	līċettungum

Synonyms

• hīwung

Related terms

• līċettan
• līċettere

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “licettung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.