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hæleþ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hæleþ, heleþ, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§58; §301; §414;
A man, warrior, hero [a word occurring only in poetry, but there frequently]
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  • Gleáwferhþ hæleþ

    the man wise of mind,

    • Cd. 57
      • ;
    • Th. 70, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 1152 : 59
      • ;
    • Th. 72, 6
      • ;
    • Gen. 1182, 94
      • ;
    • Th. 122, 13
      • ;
    • Gen. 2026
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 383
      • ;
    • B. 190 : 668
      • ;
    • B. 331
      • .

  • Hæleþas heardmóde

    warriors stern-minded,

    • Cd. 15
      • ;
    • Th. 19, 2
      • ;
    • Gen. 285
      • .

  • Hæleþ hátene wǽron Sem and Cham Iafeþ þridde

    the heroes were named Shem and Ham, the third Japhet,

    • Cd. 75
      • ;
    • Th. 93, 22
      • ;
    • Gen. 1550
      • .

  • Hæleþa scyppend

    creator of men,

    • Exon. 11 b
      • ;
    • Th. 17, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 266
      • :
    • Cd. 98
      • ;
    • Th. 129, 6
      • ;
    • Gen. 2139
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 41
      • ;
    • An. 21
      • .

  • Hæleþa bearn

    the children of men,

    • Cd. 35
      • ;
    • Th. 46, 30
      • ;
    • Gen. 752
      • .

  • Heleþa sceppend

    creator of men,

    • Hy. Grn. 8, 34
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. hæleþ, heleþ
:
O. Sax. helið
:
O. H. Ger. helid (appears first in 12th cent. v. Graft. iv. 544)
:
Ger. held
.]
Linked entries
v.  eleþ hæle.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hæleþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17892.

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  • hæleþ, n.

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