Old English · noun
heafodstol
Normalised hēafodstōl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌstoːl/[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌstoːl]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑː · fod · ˌstoːl (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- maincapitalchair
Meaning
-
main place, capital
Thēbāna fæsten ðætte ǣr wæs ealra Crēca hēafodstōl
the city of Thebes which had been the greatest city in all of Greece
-
main chair
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hēafodstōl | hēafodstōlas |
| Accusative | hēafodstōl | hēafodstōlas |
| Genitive | hēafodstōles | hēafodstōla |
| Dative | hēafodstōle | hēafodstōlum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
hēafod- + stōl
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