Old English · noun
heofonweard
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxe͜o.fon.wæ͜ɑrd/[ˈhe͜o.von.wæ͜ɑrˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈxe͜o · fon · wæ͜ɑrd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- guardian
Meaning
-
The guardian of Heaven, God.
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | heofonweard |
| Accusative | heofonweard |
| Genitive | heofonweardes |
| Dative | heofonwearde |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From heofon (“heaven”) + weard (“guard”). Cognate with Old Saxon hevanwarda (“angel”).
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heofonweard · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution