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healf — 1. adj half; þridde healf, feowrðe healf, etc = two and a half, three and a half; 2. f ( e/ a) half; side; part; healfes héafdes ece migraine … Old to modern English dictionary
norðhealf — f ( e/ a) the north side, the north … Old to modern English dictionary
sǽhealf — f ( e/ a) side next the sea, seaside … Old to modern English dictionary
half — healf … English to the Old English
Æthelred the Unready — Æthelred II redirects here. It can also refer to Æthelred II of Northumbria. Æthelred the Unready King of England Reign 18 March 978 – 23 April 1016 Predecessor … Wikipedia
Halfhead — This most interesting surname of topographcial or locational origin derives from the Old English words healf plus hid meaning literally half of a hide. As such they give us a fascinating glimpse into the Old English world and its social customs.… … Surnames reference
Halfhide — This most interesting surname of topographcial or locational origin derives from the Old English words healf plus hid meaning literally half of a hide. As such they give us a fascinating glimpse into the Old English world and its social customs.… … Surnames reference
Halfhyde — This most interesting surname of topographcial or locational origin derives from the Old English words healf plus hid meaning literally half of a hide. As such they give us a fascinating glimpse into the Old English world and its social customs.… … Surnames reference
half — O.E. half, halb (Mercian), healf (W. Saxon) side, part, not necessarily of equal division (original sense preserved in behalf), noun, adjective, and adverb all in O.E., from P.Gmc. *khalbas something divided (Cf. O.S. halba, O.N. halfr, O.Fris.,… … Etymology dictionary
At half cock — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
