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hwealf

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hwealf, e; f.
An arched or vaulted covering
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  • Under heofenes hwealf

    under the vault of heaven,

    • Beo. Th. 1156
    • ;
    • B. 576
    • :
    • 4034
    • ;
    • B. 2015
    • .
  • Behealde hé hú wídgille ðæs heofenes hwealfa bíþ

    late patentes ætheris cernat plagas,

    • Bt. 19
    • ;
    • Fox 68, 22
    • .
  • Hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 10, 13
    • ;
    • Met. 10, 7.
  • Hwalf

    clima,

    • Cot. 56, Lye
    • .
Etymology
[
Icel. hválf; n. a vault; the concavity of a shield.
]
Similar entries
v. heofon-hwealf.
Linked entries
v.  hwalf hwalwa hwealf.
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