"heidan" meaning in Old High German

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Adjective

Forms: heidin [alternative], heiden [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of *haiþī (“uncultivated land”). Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*haiþinaz}} Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz Head templates: {{head|goh|adjective|head=|sort=}} heidan, {{goh-adj}} heidan
  1. heathen, pagan
    Sense id: en-heidan-goh-adj-RffbpSNP

Noun

Forms: heidin [alternative], heiden [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of *haiþī (“uncultivated land”). Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*haiþinaz}} Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} heidan m, {{goh-noun|m|head=}} heidan m
  1. a heathen, pagan Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-heidan-goh-noun-pxDndbk0
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          "roman": "Uuārun heidane sume fon thēn thie dār stigun thaȥ sie betōtīn in them itmālen tage.",
          "text": "ca. 825 ,Tatian, Diatessaron, John xii.20-26",
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