Old English · noun
heafodburg
Normalised hēafodburg
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌburɡ/[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌburˠɣ]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑː · fod · ˌburɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- capital citycapitalcityfortress
Meaning
-
capital city
-
main city, town, fortress, or castle
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hēafodburg | hēafodbyrġ |
| Accusative | hēafodburg | hēafodbyrġ |
| Genitive | hēafodbyrġ | hēafodburga |
| Dative | hēafodbyrġ | hēafodburgum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *haubidaburg. Cognate with Old High German houbitburg. Equivalent to hēafod- + burg.
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