Old English Dictionary Entry

Heaðu

Part of speech: heaðo Related words: Grmm. D. M. 204: Cl. and Vig. Dict. höð. Cf. beadu, gúþ , hilde

Definitions

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1 heaðu

war; a word occurring only in compounds. The word is found in proper names in Icelandic, e.g. Höð the name of a Valkyria, Höðbroddr, Höðr the slayer of Baldr; and in O. H. Ger. e.g. Hadu-praht, and their compounds. heaðu

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛠᚦᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
O. H. Ger.: Old High German