hæþendom
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- hǣðendōm — edh spelling
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithǣþendōm m
- heathendom, paganism, the belief and practices of heathen people
Declension
editDeclension of hæþendom (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | hǣþendōm | hǣþendōmas |
accusative | hǣþendōm | hǣþendōmas |
genitive | hǣþendōmes | hǣþendōma |
dative | hǣþendōme | hǣþendōmum |
Descendants
edit- Middle English: hæthendom
- English: heathendom
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hǽðendóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.