Old English · noun
hæþenscipe
Normalised hǣþensċipe
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæː.θenˌʃi.pe/[ˈhæː.ðenˌʃi.pe]
- Syllables
- ˈxæː · θen · ˌʃi · pe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- heathenshippaganismbeliefspagan
Meaning
-
paganism, pagan beliefs
Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and to fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.
Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hǣþensċipe | hǣþensċipas |
| Accusative | hǣþensċipe | hǣþensċipas |
| Genitive | hǣþensċipes | hǣþensċipa |
| Dative | hǣþensċipe | hǣþensċipum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From hǣþen (“heathen”) + -sċipe
Descendants
heathenship
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hæþenscipe · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution