heorþgeneat

Old English

Etymology

From heorþ (“hearth”) +‎ ġenēat (“companion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜orθ.jeˌnæ͜ɑːt/, [ˈhe͜orˠð.jeˌnæ͜ɑːt]

Noun

heorþġenēat m (nominative plural heorþġenēatas)

  1. (poetic) hearth-companion; retainer (member of retinue)

Declension
Declension of heorþgeneat (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative heorþġenēat heorþġenēatas
accusative heorþġenēat heorþġenēatas
genitive heorþġenēates heorþġenēata
dative heorþġenēate heorþġenēatum
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