heofonweard
Old English
Etymology
From heofon (“heaven”) + weard (“guard”). Cognate with Old Saxon hevanwarda (“angel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.fon.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈhe͜o.von.wæ͜ɑrˠd]
Noun
heofonweard m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heofonweard | — |
| accusative | heofonweard | — |
| genitive | heofonweardes | — |
| dative | heofonwearde | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heofon-weard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.