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.
- [Goth. hauhiþa height, loftiness, exaltation: O. H. Ger. hóhida altitudo, culmen.]
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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