læcedom

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

lēċedōm

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *lākijadōm, equivalent to lǣċe +‎ -dōm. Cognate with Old High German lāhtuom.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌdoːm/

Noun[edit]

lǣċedōm m

the practice of medicine
medicine, a remedy, cure
healing

Declension[edit]

Declension of læcedom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lǣċedōm	lǣċedōmas
accusative	lǣċedōm	lǣċedōmas
genitive	lǣċedōmes	lǣċedōma
dative	lǣċedōme	lǣċedōmum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: lechedom
- English: leechdom

References[edit]

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

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