hæðene-scipe
Middle English
/ˈhɛːðənʃip(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- heathenry, paganism.
- Those who follow paganism.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hǣþenscipe affix from Middle English hethen (heathen, away).
Origin
Middle English
hethen
Gloss
heathen, away
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heathen English
- heathenship English
- hǣþen Old English
- hǣþenscipe Old English
- haithen-hede Middle English
- heeth Middle English
- hethen Middle English
- hethen-ward Middle English
- hethenesse Middle English
- hethenli Middle English
- hethens Middle English
- hæthendom Middle English