þenest

== Old English == === Alternative forms === þeġnest, þēonest === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Akin Old Norse þjónusta (“service”), and to Proto-Germanic *þignaz (“servant, thane”), Old High German dionōst (“service”) (German Dienst (“service”)), Dutch dienst (“service”), Old English þeġnian (“to serve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθeː.nest/ === Noun === þēnest f service entertainment ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: