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heall

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
heall, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§64; §367;
A hall, residence
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  • 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. Th. 2307; B. 1151.
  • On his ðære hálgan healle in aula sancta ejus, Ps. Th. 95, 8, Hé dreám gehýrde hlúdne in healle

    loud merriment he heard in the hall,

      Beo. Th. 178; B. 89: Cd. 210; Th. 261, 1; Dan. 719.
  • Hie tó his healle ne tó his híréde eft wendan noldan

    they would not return to his [Nero's] residence nor household,

      Blickl. Homl. 173, 18.
  • On cynges healle

    in the king's hall,

      L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7, 8: L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 17.
  • Ða heofenlícan healle innférde

    entered the heavenly hall,

      Homl. Th, i. 52, 20.
Etymology
[O. Sax. halla: Icel. höll: O. H. Ger. halla aula, palatium, templum: Ger. halle.]
Derived forms
DER. gif-, medo-heall.
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  • heall, n.