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hefeld

  • noun [ neuter ]
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  • Hebeld

    licium,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 5
    • .
  • Hefeld,

    • 51, 13
    • .
  • Hefelda

    liciorum (filis flamma combustis),

    • An. Ox. 3550
    • .
  • Hefeldurn

    liciis,

    • 7, 256
    • .
  • Heueldun,

    • 4, 65.
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  • Hebild

    seems a mistake for hebild-gerd in the gloss hebild

    liciatorium,

    • Txts. 74, 602
    • .
  • Cf. hebelgerd,

    • 75, 1219
    • .
Etymology
[v.
N. E. D. heald, heddle.
O. L. Ger. heƀild licium:
cf. Icel. hafald; n. the perpendicular thrums that hold the weft.
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  • hefeld, n.