heáfod-mynster
A chief minster, church,
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A chief minster, church, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 340, 27: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 17
Linked entry: heáfod-cyrice
heafod-port
A principal town
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A principal town, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 21
heáfod-land
Similar entry: hafud-land
heáfod-weard
A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king. ⬩ a body-guard
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A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king. The word occurs in an enumeration of the services required of the thane and the 'geneat,' Th. i. 432, 8, 17. So in Beowulf it is said of Wiglaf that he 'healdeþ heáfodwearde,' keeps
heáfod-þweál
A washing of the head ⬩ capitilavium
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A washing of the head; capitilavium, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 26; Wrt. Voc. 37, 16
heáfod-weard
A chapter ⬩ capitulum
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A chapter; capitulum, Mt. Kmbl, p. 11, 17: 13, 13
heáfod-wóþ
The voice
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The voice, Exon. 103 a; Th. 390, 17; Rä. 9, 3
Linked entry: wóþ
healf-heáfod
The fore part of the head ⬩ sinciput
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The fore part of the head; sinciput Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 24
ofer-heáfod
Generally, in every case
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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4
heáfod-lencten-fæsten
heáfod-lencten-fæsten
The chief Lent fast
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The chief Lent fast, R. Concord
eafor-heáfod-segn
Similar entry: EOFOR
heáf
Lamentation, mourning, weeping, wailing
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Lamentation, mourning, weeping, wailing Ðǽr is se ungeendoda heáf there is the never-ending lamentation, L. E. I; Th. ii. 394, 10: 400, 7. Wóp and heáf micel ploratus et ululatus multus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 2, 18. Ðǽr biþ heáf illic erit fletus, 24, 51.
Linked entry: heóf
-heáfda
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heaf
Sea, water, ⬩ sea, ocean
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Sea, water, Beo. Th. 4947; B. 2477
heáfan
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Take the passages to heófan
healoc
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A little corner or recess, concavity Hér sint tacn áheardodre lifre ge on þám læppum and healocum and filmenum, Lch. ii. 204, 5. On ðám liferbylum and læppum þe on þám liferholum and healcum (τὰ σιμά), 20. On þǽre lifre healcum and holocum, 206, 7. Substitute