heahbiscop
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, hēah (“high”) + bisċop (“bishop”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌbiʃ.ʃop/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌbiʃ.ʃop]
Noun
hēahbisċop m
- archbishop
- Synonym: arċebisċop
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēahbisċop | hēahbisċopas |
| accusative | hēahbisċop | hēahbisċopas |
| genitive | hēahbisċopes | hēahbisċopa |
| dative | hēahbisċope | hēahbisċopum |
Descendants
- English: highbishop
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “héah-biscop”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.