heahbiscop
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, hēah (“high”) + bisċop (“bishop”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hēahbisċop m
- archbishop
- Synonym: arċebisċop
Declension
[edit]Declension of hēahbisċop (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēahbisċop | hēahbisċopas |
| accusative | hēahbisċop | hēahbisċopas |
| genitive | hēahbisċopes | hēahbisċopa |
| dative | hēahbisċope | hēahbisċopum |
Descendants
[edit]- English: highbishop
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “héah-biscop”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.