gesetnes

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġesetednes, ġesetednys, ġesetedness, ġesetednyss ġesetnys === Etymology === From earlier ġesetednes, equivalent to ġeseted +‎ -nes. Compare Old High German gisezzida (“establishment, regulation, order, decree”), Old High German gisezzidī (“establishment, regulation, composition, structure”), German Gesetz (“law”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈset.nes/ === Noun === ġesetnes f (nominative plural ġesetnessa) constitution; law decree Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church ceremony; religion position c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord" ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Related terms ==== setnes ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ȝesetnysse, isetnesse