hiwræden

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hȳwrǣden

Etymology

Equivalent to hīw +‎ -rǣden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxiːwˌræː.den/, [ˈhiːwˌræː.den]

Noun

hīwrǣden f (nominative plural hīwrǣdenna or hīwrǣdenne)

  1. family, household
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      On ðām tīman wæs sum þėgen Drihtelm ġehāten, on Norðhymbra lande, bilewite on andgyte, ġemetegod on ðēawum, ārfæst on līfe, and his hīwrǣdene tō ðām ylcan ġewissode.
      At that time there was a certain servant living in Northumbria, called Drihtelm, who was innocent of mind, temperate of character, righteous in life, and instructed his household on how to do the same.
  2. a body of people dwelling together for a common cause
  3. a religious house, such as an abbey or a monastery
  4. tribe, nation

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hīwrǣden hīwrǣdenna, hīwrǣdenne
accusative hīwrǣdenne hīwrǣdenna, hīwrǣdenne
genitive hīwrǣdenne hīwrǣdenna
dative hīwrǣdenne hīwrǣdennum

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