heafodburg

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēafodburh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidaburg. Cognate with Old High German houbitburg. Equivalent to hēafod- +‎ burg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌburɡ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌburˠɣ]

Noun

hēafodburg f

1. capital city
2. main city, town, fortress, or castle

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hēafodburg	hēafodbyrġ
accusative	hēafodburg	hēafodbyrġ
genitive	hēafodbyrġ	hēafodburga
dative	hēafodbyrġ	hēafodburgum

Descendants

• Middle English: heed burgh