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heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, e; f.

A hall, residenceaula, palatium, templum

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A hall, residence Heall aula, Ælfc. Gl. 61, 107; Som. 78, 89; Wrt. Voc. 58, 4. Mycel and rúm heall atrium, 109; Som. 79, 21; Wrt. Voc. 58, 61. Seó heall ðæs Hálgan Gástes the residence of the Holy Ghost, Blickl. Homl. 163, 13. Heal, Beo.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle . . . twelf hús tógædere, Hml.

heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, es; m.

A stonerock

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A stone, rock Þám strengestan(-e, MS.) stáne, healle robustissim petre (cf. Mt. 7, 24), An. Ox. 4111. ¶ in place names, as the name of a person. Cf.Icel. Hallr: In halles burge, C. D. iii. 377, 24. Heallingwara mearc wið Halles meres, 400, 27.

heall-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
heall-hálgung, (?), e; f.
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Celebration of rites in a hall (?), Bacchanalian rites Geld, haealhálgung ceremoniae (cf. ceremoniae, i. ritus sacrificandi geld, Wülck. Gl. 202, 27), g. orgia, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 54

heofon-heall

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-heall, e; f.

A heavenly hall

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A heavenly hall Ne hí swá fúle ne móton intó his fægeran heofonhealle nor may they so foul enter into his fair heavenly hall, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 10

heall-sittende

(adj.)

Similar entry: heal-sittende

heall-stán

Linked entries: haal-staan hal-stán

heall-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
heall-reáf, es; n.

A piece of tapestry for a hall

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A piece of tapestry for a hall Ælfwine ic geann ánen heallreáfes I give to Alfwine a piece of tapestry, Chart. Th. 530, 35

heáh-heall

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-heall, (?), e; f.
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A palace Bold wæs betlic brego róf cyning heáhealle the building was splendid, a brave king was the prince of the palace (?), B. 1926. Cf. heáh-sele

medu-heall

(n.)
Grammar
medu-heall, e; f.

A mead-hallbanqueting-hall

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A mead-hall, banqueting-hall Ðeós ( Hrothgar's ) medoheal, Beo. Th. 972; B. 484. Meodoheall, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 13; Ruin. 24. In meoduhealle, 76 b; Th. 288, 6; Wand. 27: 79 a; Th. 297, 16; Crä. 69: 85 b; Th. 321, 33; Víd. 55. In medohealle, Elen.

heall-ærn

Similar entry: heal-ærn

heall-gamen

Similar entry: heal-gamen

heall-reced

Similar entry: heal-reced

heall-þegen

Similar entry: heal-þegen

heall-wudu

Similar entry: heal-wudu

heall-wahrift

(n.)
Grammar
heall-wahrift, es; n.

Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall

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Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall Ic geann mínum suna ánes heallwahriftes, Chart. Th. 530, 33

ge-gild-heall

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gild-heall, e; f.

A guild-hall

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A guild-hall Orc hæfþ gegyfen ðæ gegyldhealle ðam gyldscipe to ágenne Orc hath given the guild-hall for the guild to own, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iv. 277, 21

Linked entry: heall

healf

(n.; num.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

a halfside, part

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On ðás healfe hac: on ða healfe illac: on ða swíðran healfe dextrorsum: on ða winstran healfe sinistrorsum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 4, 6.

Linked entries: healfe half

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

halla stone buildingcalx.

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Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On Hengestes healh; of Hengestes heale, iii. 80, 20. In Titten halh, 52, 11.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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(the right or left) side, hand: Gif þú færst tó þǽre winstran hælfe, ic healde þá swíðran healfe; gif þú þá swíðran healfe gecíst, ic fare tó þǽre winstran healfe, Gen. 13, 9.