heahstede

== Old English == === Etymology === hēah +‎ stede === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌste.de/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌste.de] === 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)