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Old English
Etymology
From hēafod + stōl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌstoːl/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌstoːl]
Noun
hēafodstōl m
- capital, chief place
- Thébána fæsten ðætte ǽr wæs ealra Créca heáfodstól ― the city of Thebes which had been the greatest city in all of Greece