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heáh-cléofa

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heáh-cléofa, l.
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heáh-cleofa

heáh-hliþ

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Hé ofer heáhhleoðu (heáh hleoðu?) stylde, Cri. 745. Add

heáh-græft

(adj.)
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heáh-græft, adj.
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13

heáh-cásere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cásere, es; m.
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Cf. heáh-cyning

heáh-freá

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-freá, an ; m.
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Cf. heáh-cyning ; 2

heáh-gást

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gást, es; m.
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Cf. heáh-cyning

heáh-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-hirde, es; m.
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Ox. 910. cf. heáh-fæder; 2 b

heáh-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-geweorc, es ; n.
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Cf. heáh-weorc

Linked entry: heáh-weofod

heáh-fore

Grammar
heáh-fore, e.Substitute: heáh-fore (-u), an, e; heáh-fru, e,
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Ǽnlic héhfore aurea quadrupes, i. uacca, An. Ox. 1462. Heáhfru antile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 57. Hiord arimentum, oxa bova, heáhfru antile, cú vacca, i. 287, 53-56. Farra míno and héhfaro (altilia) gislægno, Rtl. 107, 21. Ðerh blód héffera and calfra and add

heáh-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gesceaft, e; f.

An exalted creature

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An exalted creature Hé is heáfod ealra heáhgesceafta he is the head of all exalted creatures, Cd. 1; Th. 1, 8; Gen. 4

heáh-þrymme

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-þrymme, (?); adj.
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cyningc heár wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet Judex, Dóm. L. 95

Linked entry: -þrymme

heáh-mór

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-mór, es; m.
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A lofty mountain In heáhmórum (heaum (heágum) mórum, v. ll.), in arduis montibus, Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 515, 13

heáh-bytlere

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Dele

heáh-cyning

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Add of Deity. God the Father: — Heáhcyning, freá ælmihtig, Gen. 172. Siððan heáhcyning, wuldres wyrhta, woruld staðelode, Ph. 129. God the Son Þú sylfa cum, heofones heáhcyning, . . . Críst nergende, Cri. 150: Ps. Th. 118, 146. Heofena heáhcyning, Cri

heáh-geréfa

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Add: as an English title Ósulf ad bebƀ héhgr [ = ad Bebbanburh héhgeréfa], C. D. ii. 292, 34. rendering foreign titles Olibrius se heáhgeréfa ( praefectus, 209, 41), Hml. A. 171, 51. Ǽghwilc heáhgeréfa on Iúdéum, Bl. H. 177, 14. Ðæs cáseres heáhgeréfa

heáh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure of great value, costly treasure Þá þe firena lange lǽstað, hýdað heáhgestreón, Sal. 317. Hæfde gumena sum goldes gefandod, heáhgestreóna, B. 2302. Ceól gehladenne heáhgestreónum, An. 362

heáh-hylte

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-hylte, es; n.
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A high-placed shrubbery Eall swá ðæt heáhhylte scǽt tó scagan, C. D. v. 234, 24. Á be þám héhhylte in on þone langan þorn, Cht. E. 206, 27. Cf. scóm-hylte

Linked entry: hylte

heáh-land

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-land, es; n.
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High ground: — Heáhlond stigon sibgemágas (Abraham and Isaac) on Seone beorg, Exod. 385

heáh-láreów

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For 'Lye' substitute Heáhleáreów archimandrita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 23. Heáhláreówum gymnosophistis, 40, 40 : didascalis, magistris doctorum, Hpt. Gl. 485, 21

heáh-leornere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-leornere, es; m.
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A great scholar, a master Heáhleornere archimandrita i. excelsus magister. An. Ox. 910

Linked entry: leornere

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