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hafela

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hafela, hafala, heafela, heafola, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §78; §222; §401;
The head; caput; κεφαλί
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  • Se hwíta helm hafelan werede

    the bright helm guarded the head,

      Beo.Th. 2901; B. 1448 : 2658; B. 1327 : 3564; B. 1780.
  • Of ðæs hǽlendes heafelan

    from the Saviour's head,

      Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 34; Cri. 505.
  • Heafolan,

      Beo.Th. 5352; B. 2679.
  • Hafalan,

      896; B. 446.
Linked entries
v.  heafola heofula.
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  • hafela, n.