heahstede
Old English
Etymology
From hēah + stede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæːɑxˌstede/
Noun
hēahstede m (nominative plural hēahstedas)
- (poetic) high (or important) place, promontory
- þær wunað on heahstede husa selest. The greatest of houses remains there on that high place. (Beowulf, ll. 284-5)