weohsteall

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to wēoh +‎ steall. Cognate with Old Norse véstall (“pagan altar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe͜oːxˌstæ͜ɑll/,

Noun

wēohsteall n (nominative plural wēohsteall)

  1. where the altar stands in a church, the apse
  2. defensive position, bulwark

Declension

Declension of wēohsteall (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wēohsteall wēohsteall
accusative wēohsteall wēohsteall
genitive wēohstealles wēohstealla
dative wēohstealle wēohsteallum

Synonyms

References

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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