hienþu
Old English
noun
Definitions
- humiliation, abasement, disgrace
- injury, loss, affliction
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (humiliation), *hauniz (low, lowly) suffix from Old English hēan (abject, mean, lowly, poor, despised, bare).
Origin
Old English
hēan
Gloss
abject, mean, lowly, poor, despised, bare
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Property