hiwræden
Old English
Alternative forms
- hȳwrǣden
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxiːwˌræː.den/, [ˈhiːwˌræː.den]
Noun
hīwrǣden f (nominative plural hīwrǣdenna or hīwrǣdenne)
- 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.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- a body of people dwelling together for a common cause
- a religious house, such as an abbey or a monastery
- tribe, nation
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hīwrǣden | hīwrǣdenna, hīwrǣdenne |
| accusative | hīwrǣdenne | hīwrǣdenna, hīwrǣdenne |
| genitive | hīwrǣdenne | hīwrǣdenna |
| dative | hīwrǣdenne | hīwrǣdennum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HĪWRǢDEN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HĪWRǢDEN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.