seonoþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin synodus, from Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse͜o.noθ/

Noun

seonoþ m

  1. synod, council, meeting
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sinoþe ḡeniðerad
      That heresy [Arianism] was condemned at the Council of Nicea.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.
      Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative seonoþ seonoþas
accusative seonoþ seonoþas
genitive seonoþes seonoþa
dative seonoþe seonoþum

Derived terms

  • bisceopseonoþ m (synod of bishops)
  • seonoþbōc f (book containing the decrees of a synod)
  • seonoþdōm m (decree of a synod)
  • seonoþlīċ (synodal, synodic)
  • seonoþstōw f (place for a synod)

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