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hēa

high

Source: Kroonen 2013:215

Consistency issue

Gloss specified for derived word

Variation of: hēah 'high'

originates from: PGmc *hauhaz 'high' (hauhaz > hauha > hauh > hēah) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:215)

Paradigms

hēah
ADJ
high, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty
Source: Ringe 2014:172, https://bosworthtoller.com/18311
originates from: PGmc *hauhaz 'high' (hauhaz > hauha > hauh > hēah) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:172)
Component of compounds
heahgerefa 'high-reeve' in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
Paradigms