heofonwerod
Old English
Etymology
Compound of heofon (“heaven”) + werod (“army”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.fonˌwe.rod/, [ˈhe͜o.vonˌwe.rod]
Noun
heofonwerod n
- the heavenly host
- Synonym: wuldorwerod
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “heofon-wered”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.