hæþenscipe

Old English

Etymology

From hǣþen (“heathen”) +‎ -sċipe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæː.θenˌʃi.pe/, [ˈhæː.ðenˌʃi.pe]

Noun

hǣþensċipe m

  1. paganism, pagan beliefs
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and to fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.
      Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative hǣþensċipe hǣþensċipas
accusative hǣþensċipe hǣþensċipas
genitive hǣþensċipes hǣþensċipa
dative hǣþensċipe hǣþensċipum

Descendants

  • English: heathenship
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