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

Declension of heafodburg (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafodburg	hēafodbyrġ
accusative	hēafodburg	hēafodbyrġ
genitive	hēafodbyrġ	hēafodburga
dative	hēafodbyrġ	hēafodburgum

Descendants

• Middle English: heed burgh