hæþendom

Old English

Alternative forms

hǣðendōm – edh spelling

Etymology

From hǣþen +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.θenˌdoːm/, [ˈhæː.ðenˌdoːm]

Noun

hǣþendōm m

heathendom, paganism, the belief and practices of heathen people

Declension

Declension of hæþendom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣþendōm	hǣþendōmas
accusative	hǣþendōm	hǣþendōmas
genitive	hǣþendōmes	hǣþendōma
dative	hǣþendōme	hǣþendōmum

Descendants

Middle English: hæthendom
- English: heathendom

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hǽðendóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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