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Old English · noun

heahbiscop

Normalised hēahbisċop

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌbiʃ.ʃop/
[ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌbiʃ.ʃop]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑːx · ˌbiʃ · ʃop (3 syllables)
Modern English
highbishoparchbishop

Meaning

  1. archbishop

Declension

Declension of heahbiscop
SingularPlural
Nominative hēahbisċophēahbisċopas
Accusative hēahbisċophēahbisċopas
Genitive hēahbisċopeshēahbisċopa
Dative hēahbisċopehēahbisċopum

All forms (6)

Etymology

By surface analysis, hēah (“high”) + bisċop (“bishop”)

Descendants

highbishop

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