"weofod" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈwe͜oː.fod/, [ˈwe͜oː.vod]
Etymology: From pre-Old English *wīohbēod, equivalent to wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”). The replacement of /b/ with /f/ is motivated by the fact that medial /b/ historically developed to [v], and the word was no longer felt to be a compound. Etymology templates: {{compound|ang|wēoh|bēod|t1=idol, image|t2=offering stage, dish}} wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|n|head=wēofod}} wēofod n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|wēofod|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wēofod|wēofodu|wēofod|wēofodu|wēofodes|wēofoda|wēofode|wēofodum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wēofod [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], wēofod [nominative, singular], wēofodu [nominative, plural], wēofod [accusative, singular], wēofodu [accusative, plural], wēofodes [genitive, singular], wēofoda [genitive, plural], wēofode [dative, singular], wēofodum [dative, plural], wīġbed [alternative], wēafod [alternative]
  1. altar
    Sense id: en-weofod-ang-noun-jocHmdWH Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Religion
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    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "wēved"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wēoh",
        "3": "bēod",
        "t1": "idol, image",
        "t2": "offering stage, dish"
      },
      "expansion": "wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pre-Old English *wīohbēod, equivalent to wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”). The replacement of /b/ with /f/ is motivated by the fact that medial /b/ historically developed to [v], and the word was no longer felt to be a compound.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofoda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofode",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīġbed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēafod",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "head": "wēofod"
      },
      "expansion": "wēofod n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēofod",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēofod",
        "2": "wēofodu",
        "3": "wēofod",
        "4": "wēofodu",
        "5": "wēofodes",
        "6": "wēofoda",
        "7": "wēofode",
        "8": "wēofodum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "ang:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nEft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.",
          "translation": "Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "altar"
      ],
      "id": "en-weofod-ang-noun-jocHmdWH",
      "links": [
        [
          "altar",
          "altar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwe͜oː.fod/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe͜oː.vod]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weofod"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "wēved"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wēoh",
        "3": "bēod",
        "t1": "idol, image",
        "t2": "offering stage, dish"
      },
      "expansion": "wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pre-Old English *wīohbēod, equivalent to wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”). The replacement of /b/ with /f/ is motivated by the fact that medial /b/ historically developed to [v], and the word was no longer felt to be a compound.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofod",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofoda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofode",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēofodum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīġbed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēafod",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "head": "wēofod"
      },
      "expansion": "wēofod n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēofod",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēofod",
        "2": "wēofodu",
        "3": "wēofod",
        "4": "wēofodu",
        "5": "wēofodes",
        "6": "wēofoda",
        "7": "wēofode",
        "8": "wēofodum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English compound terms",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English neuter nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ang:Religion"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nEft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.",
          "translation": "Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "altar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "altar",
          "altar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwe͜oː.fod/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe͜oː.vod]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weofod"
}

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