herebeacen

Old English

Etymology

From here +‎ bēacen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe.reˌbæ͜ɑː.ken/, [ˈhe.reˌbæ͜ɑː.ken]

Noun

herebēacen n

1. (literal or figurative) war-signal
2. military ensign, standard
3. (literal or figurative) fleet signal, beacon, lighthouse

Declension

Declension of herebeacen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	herebēacen	herebēacnu
accusative	herebēacen	herebēacnu
genitive	herebēacnes	herebēacna
dative	herebēacne	herebēacnum

Synonyms

• bēacenfȳr
• bēacenstān
• fȳrtorr

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEREBĒACEN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEREBĒACEN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.