healf

Senses

1. half

   Sē cyning behēt þām apostole healf his rīċe.

   The king promised the apostle half his kingdom.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "Passion of the Same"

Declension

Senses

1. half

   And þā Crētense hæfdon þone grimlīcan siġe, and ealle þā æðelestan bearn þāra Athēniānsa hīe ġenāmon and sealdon þām Mīnōtaurō tō etenne, þæt wæs healf mann, healf lēo.

   And the Cretans gained the cruel victory, and took all the noblest children of the Athenians and fed them to the Minotaur (a half man, half lion).

   late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

Senses

1. side

   Sē enġel sæt on þā swīðran healfe þǣre byrġene.

   The angel sat on the right side of the tomb.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "Easter Sunday"

2. half

   On þā healfe þe sēo sunne sċīnþ þǣr biþ dæġ, and on þā healfe þe hēo ne sċīnþ þǣr biþ niht.

   On the half where the sun shines there is day, and on the half where it doesn't shine there is night.

   late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

Declension · strong ō-stem