lencten

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *langatīn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlenk.ten/, [ˈleŋk.ten]

Noun

lencten m

  1. spring (season)
  2. Lent

Declension
Declension of lencten (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lencten lenctenas
accusative lencten lenctenas
genitive lenctenes lenctena
dative lenctene lenctenum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: lenten, leinten, lentren, lente, leinte
    • English: Lent, Lenten
    • Scots: Lentrin, Lentern

See also
Seasons in Old English · tīde (layout · text) · category
lencten (“spring”) sumor (“summer”) hærfest (“autumn”) winter (“winter”)
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