hæþenscipe

Old English

Etymology

From hǣþen (“heathen”) +‎ -sċipe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.θenˌʃi.pe/, [ˈhæː.ðenˌʃi.pe]

Noun

hǣþensċipe m

1. paganism, pagan beliefs
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and to fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.

     Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hǣþensċipe	hǣþensċipas
accusative	hǣþensċipe	hǣþensċipas
genitive	hǣþensċipes	hǣþensċipa
dative	hǣþensċipe	hǣþensċipum

Descendants

• English: heathenship