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heáfod-fæder

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heáfod-gold

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Ne beóð þǽr forþ borene sigele ne beágas ne heora heáfodgold, Wlfst. 254, 1. Add

heáfod-hǽr

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Add:: —Heáfodhǽr capilli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 37

heáfod-ling

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heáfod-loca

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heáfod-loca, an; m.
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A stull Heáfodlocan (cf. heáfudponnan, lxx, 9) capitali, Lch. i. lxxiv, 10

heáfod-segn

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heáfod-segn, es; m.
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An ensign having a head (not a flag ?) Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4. These are the ' feówer maðmas' (l. 1027), given to Beowulf by Hrothgar, of which the first is elsewhere (1021-2) described as 'segen

heáfod-slæge

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Add: -slege a cross-beam resting on columns, an architrave (?); and for 'Cot. 50; Lye' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 58

Linked entry: slege

heáfod-smæl

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The opening in a tunic for the head to pass through, the collar of a tunic: Heáfodsmæl capitium (tunica coccinea, capitium et manicae sericis clavatae, Ald. 77, 15. Glosses to the same passage elsewhere are: Capitium hæt, An. Ox. 5320: Hpt. Gl. 526,

heáfod-stíg

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heáfod-stíg, e ; f.
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A path along the head of a field (?) Tó ðǽre heáfodstíge, ðæt swá in ðá heáhstrǽt, C. D. iii. 167, 23

heáfod-stocc

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heáfod-stocc, es; m. This word, which occurs several times in charters that describe the boundaries of land, seems from the following passage to mean
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A stock or post on which the head of a criminal was fixed after beheading Heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum . . . and ðá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas, and man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum

heáfod-wund

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Add: — Þa hét hé his lǽce tó him, and bebeád him ꝥ hé þá tolýsdan geþeódnesse mínre heáfudwunde gesette uocauit medicum, et dissolutam mihi emicranii iuncturam conponere iussit, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 8

ofer-heáfod

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Add: [v. N. E. D. over-head]: <b>ofer-heáh.</b> Add: [Orm. oferr-heh] : <b>ofer-hebban.</b> Add: to uplift, exalt. v. ofer-hebbendlic. [Overhofen sal be over Yban his fruyte, Ps. 71, 16. Goth. ufar-hafjan sik to exalt oneself:

súþ-heáfod

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a south head Andlang hlinces on þæt súþheáfod, C. D. iii. 414, 2

heáfod-bán

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heáfod-bán, es; n.

Head-bone, skullskull

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Head-bone, skull Monnes heáfodbán bærn tó ahsan burn a man's skull to ashes, L. M. 1, 53; Lchdm. ii. 126, 2. Wulfes heáfodbán bærn swíðe burn a wolf's skull thoroughly, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 3

heáfod-beáh

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heáfod-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.

A head-ring, crown

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A head-ring, crown Heáfodbeáh gyldenne a golden crown, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 8

heáfod-beorh

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heáfod-beorh, gen. -beorge; f.

A head-shelter, helmet

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A head-shelter, helmet, Beo. Th. 2065; B. 1030

heáfod-beorht

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heáfod-beorht, adj.

Having a bright, splendid head

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Having a bright, splendid head, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 2; Rä. 20, 2

heáfod-leahter

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heáfod-leahter, es; m.

A capital offence, mortal sin

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A capital offence, mortal sin Ǽlc ðara manna ðe mid heáfodleahtre besmiten biþ unusquisque eorum hominum, qui capitalibus criminibus polluti sunt, L. M. I. P. 1; Th. ii. 266, 3. Se ðe ða heáfodleahtras wyrcþ and on ðám geendaþ hé mót forbyrnan on ðam

heáfod-leás

(adj.)
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heáfod-leás, adj.

Headless

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Headless Heáfodleás bodig truncus, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 30; Wrt. Voc. 44, 16: Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 19; Rä. 15, 10

heáfod-getel

(n.)
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heáfod-getel, es; n.

A principal, cardinal numberCardinales numeros

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A principal, cardinal numberCardinales numeros ðæt synd ða heáfodgetel, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 64