heafodcirice

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēafodċirċe, hēafodċyrċe, hēafodċyriċe

Etymology

hēafod- +‎ ċiriċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hēafodċiriċe f

1. cathedral
2. main church

Declension

Declension of heafodcirice (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafodċiriċe	hēafodċirican
accusative	hēafodċirican	hēafodċirican
genitive	hēafodċirican	hēafodċiricena
dative	hēafodċirican	hēafodċiricum

Descendants

• Middle English: heed chirche

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921