heáhþu
- noun [ feminine ]
Grammar
Height, high place, glory
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Hé his áras of heáhþu hider onsendeþ
he will send his messengers hither from above,
- Exon. 19 a ;
- Th. 47, 24 ;
- Cri. 760: 19 b ;
- Th. 49, 21 ;
- Cri. 789: 69 b ;
- Th. 258, 10 ;
- Jul. 263 .
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On héhþo
on high,
- Andr. Kmbl. 1745 ;
- An. 875: 1995 ;
- An. l000 .
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Of héhþo
from above,
- 2289 ;
- An. 1146 .
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Of hiéhþa,
- Elen. Kmbl. 2171 ;
- El. 1087 .
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Heofona heáhþu gereccan
to tell the glory of the heavens,
- Exon. 116 a ;
- Th. 446, 33 ;
- Dóm. 31 .
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Heofona heáhþu gestígan
to mount to the heights of heaven,
- 117 a ;
- Th. 451, 2 ;
- Dóm. 97 .
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Geségon hí on heáhþu hláford stígan of grundum
they saw the Lord ascend to heaven from earth,
- 15 a ;
- Th. 31, 19 ;
- Cri. 498 .
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Heofonríces héhþe,
- Cd. 17 ;
- Th. 21, 8 ;
- Gen. 323 .
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In heáhþum
on high,
- Exon. 13 b ;
- Th. 26, 8 ;
- Cri. 414: 44 a ;
- Th. 149, 27 ;
- Gú. 768 .
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Of heáhþum
from on high,
- 46 b ;
- Th. 158, 17 ;
- Gú. 910 .
Etymology
Goth. hauhiþa height, loftiness, exaltation
: O. H.
Ger. hóhida altitudo, culmen
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Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “heáhþu.” 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/18383.
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