heafodcirice

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hēafodċirċe, hēafodċyrċe, hēafodċyriċe

Etymology

hēafod- +‎ ċiriċe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hēafodċiriċe f

  1. cathedral
  2. main church

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative hēafodċiriċe hēafodċirican
accusative hēafodċirican hēafodċirican
genitive hēafodċirican hēafodċiricena
dative hēafodċirican hēafodċiricum

Descendants

  • Middle English: heed chirche

References

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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