weofod
Pronunciation: /ˈwe͜oː.fod/
“weofod” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From pre-Old English *wīohbēod, equivalent to wēoh (“idol, image”) + bēod (“offering stage, dish”). The replacement of /b/ with /f/ is motivated by the fact that medial /b/ historically developed to [v], and the word was no longer felt to be a compound.
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