weohsteall

== Old English == === Alternative forms === wēohstæl, wēohstal, wēohsteal, wīġsteall, wīhsteall === Etymology === Equivalent to wēoh +‎ steall. Cognate with Old Norse véstall (“pagan altar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwe͜oːxˌstæ͜ɑll/, [ˈwe͜oːxˌstæ͜ɑɫ] === Noun === wēohsteall n (nominative plural wēohsteall) where the altar stands in a church, the apse defensive position, bulwark ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== wēofodsteall === References === Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882 T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921