weofod

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīġbed, wēafod

Etymology

From pre-Old English *wīohbēod, equivalent to wēoh (“idol, image”) +‎ bēod (“offering stage, dish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜oː.fod/, [ˈwe͜oː.vod]

Noun

wēofod n

1. altar
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Eft 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.

     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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wēofod	wēofodu
accusative	wēofod	wēofodu
genitive	wēofodes	wēofoda
dative	wēofode	wēofodum

Descendants

• Middle English: wēved