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Old English · noun

heafodmægen

Normalised hēafodmæġen

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
Modern English
chiefvirtue

Meaning

  1. chief virtue

    Nū syndon eahta hēafodmæġnu ðā magan oferswīðan þās foresǣdan dēoflu þurh drihtnes fultum.

    Now there are eight Chief Virtues, which may overcome these aforesaid devils, through the Lord's assistance.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

Declension

Declension of heafodmægen
SingularPlural
Nominative hēafodmæġenhēafodmæġnu
Accusative hēafodmæġenhēafodmæġnu
Genitive hēafodmæġneshēafodmæġna
Dative hēafodmæġnehēafodmæġnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

hēafod- + mæġen

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