fleax-hamm
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An enclosure where flax is grown On flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas, C. D. v. 374, 25
flód-hamm
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A place surrounded by water (?), or protected against water (?) Flðdhammas, C. D. i. 289, 18
stigel-hamm
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On stigel*-*hammas; of stigealhammum on wígferðes leáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 289, 2
ham
The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee ⬩ with bent knees ⬩ the ham or haunch of a horse ⬩ poples, suffrago
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The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee Hamm poples, hamma suffragines, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 44, 66, 65. Ham poples, 71, 50.
Cyppan-ham
Chippenham, Wilts
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Chippenham, Wilts Hér hine bestæl se here to Cyppanhamme here the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Th. 146, 21, col. 2, 3; 880; Th. 148, 39, col. 3
mylen-ham
An enclosure in which a mill stands
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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10
Fearn-ham
FARNHAM, in Surrey ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi
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FARNHAM, in Surrey; lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi Sió fierd him wið gefeaht æt Fearnhamme the army fought against them at Farnham, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26
wæter-ham
Land surrounded by a ditch (?)
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Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
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Cippan-ham
CHIPPENHAM,
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CHIPPENHAM, Wilts; villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér hine bestæl se here on midne winter ofer twelftan niht to Cippanhamme in this year [A. D. 878] at mid-winter, after twelfth night, the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Erl. 79, 29.
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hám
Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, property ⬩ domus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessio ⬩ a village ⬩ a dwelling-place ⬩ an abode, world, this world ⬩ home ⬩ domus, domicilium, patria
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Ðú nére æt hám you were not at home, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 26, 9. Hám, acc. is used adverbially after verbs of motion Ðá hé hám com cum venisset domum, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 28. Hig cyrdon ealle hám reversi sunt unusquisque in domum suam, Jn. Skt. 7, 53.
ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
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Ðonne up on æscméres hammas súþewearde; of ðán hammum, 338, 32; Ða hammas ða ðér mid rihte tógebyriaþ, 383, 18
ham
A covering, garment, shirt ⬩ a skin
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A covering, garment, shirt Ham camisa, Wrt. Voc. 288, 48
ham
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D. v. 374, 14-32. v. fleax-hamm, flód-hamm, mint-hamm, mylen-hamm, sceáp-hamm, stigel-hamm, wæter-hamm. See Midd. Flur, s. v
ham
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Hamme publite, Txts. 111, 25. [H]omme poplite, 182, 81. Hamme suffragine, An. Ox. 38, 3. Gebígedum hamme curvo poplite, Hpt. Gl. 493, 75. Hommę puplites, Txts. 114, 102. Homme cambas (=gambas), Lch. i. lxxi. 10
háma
A cricket ⬩ cicada ⬩ cicada, grillus ⬩ cricket
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A cricket; cicada, Wrt. Voc. 281, 48
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hama
A covering ⬩ a snake's slough ⬩ camisa, vestimentum
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A covering
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háma
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Add: — Háma grillus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 2 : 41, 6: cicada, 16, 27. Háman cicade, Txts. 52, 256
-hám
the abode of the elves
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The distinction between -ham and -hám seems to have been lost before the Norman Conquest, as in the Chronicle one MS. has tó Buccingahamme, another tó Buccingahám, 918; Th. i. 190, col. 1, 2, l. 21
hama
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Add: a natural covering, integument, membrane, skin, slough of a serpent Inluvies secundarum hama in quo fit parvulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 61. Mǽdenlicum haman virginali puerperio, Hpt. Gl. 414, 50. Matrice cildhaman puerperio, utero haman, 436, 6.