heofonwerod

Old English

Etymology

Compound of heofon (“heaven”) +‎ werod (“army”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.fonˌwe.rod/, [ˈhe͜o.vonˌwe.rod]

Noun

heofonwerod n

1. 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.