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helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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Ða ðe willaþ helan ðæt hí tó góde dóþ qui bona clam faciunt, Past. 59; Swt. 447, 23. Nele hé ús nánwiht helan se ðe ús lǽt hyne sylfne cunnan he will not conceal anything from us who lets us know himself, Shrn. 202, 12.

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helan

to conceal from

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Ne mæg ic ðé náuht helan þæs þe ic wát, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13: Gen. 1583: El. 703.

helan

(v.)

to calumniate

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to calumniate

be-helan

(v.)
Grammar
be-helan, bi-helan; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhillcover overhideoccultare

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To conceal, hill or cover over, hide; occultare Beo. Th. 833; B. 414 : Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25, note

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hel

(n.)

a pretext

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a pretext Mid yfelan helan earme men beswícaþ with evil pretexts defraud poor men, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 18. [?]

Linked entries: hell hyll

héla

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Héla calcaneus, exterior pars pedis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 40. Hélan calce, 21, 20. From þǽm hǽlum (cf. ilum, lxxii, 13) oð ðæs heáfdes heánnesse a plantis usque ad uerticem. Lch. i. Ixxiv, 36. Hélan talos, lxxi, II. Heálan, lxxiv, 22.

HÉLA

(n.)
Grammar
HÉLA, hǽla, an; m.

The HEEL

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The HEEL Héla calx, Wrt. Voc. 283, 75. Hél calcaneum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 18. Genim haran hélan [hǽlan MSS. H. B.] take hare's heel [lat. talum ], Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346 16. Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps.

Linked entry: hǽla

hoelan

(v.)
Grammar
hoelan, = hélan

to speak evil of, calumniate

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to speak evil of, calumniate Hoelende calumniantes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 44

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for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover overhideconcealcelāreoccultāreabscondĕre

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To cover over, hide, conceal; celāre, occultāre, abscondĕre Ðe hit forhelan þenceþ who seeks to conceal it, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 25; Gn. Ex. 116. Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhidecover upcēlāreoccŭleretĕgĕre

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To conceal, hide, cover up; cēlāre, occŭlere, tĕgĕre Se ðe dearnenga bearn gestriéneþ and gehileþ [geheleþ MSS. B. H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite

bi-helan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helan, p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealoccultare

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To conceal; occultare,Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 23; Cri. 1311

ge-hélan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hélan, p. de; pp. ed

To healsavesānāresalvum făcĕre

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To heal, save; sānāre, salvum făcĕre Gehél me of eallum ǽhtendum salvum me fac ex omnĭbus persĕquentĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 7, 2

be-helan

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Seó beholene ondweardnes the hidden presence, Bl. H. 77, 2. Þý lǽs mé ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. From þǽm uncystum ðe mé beholen synt ab occultis delictis meis, Ps. Th. 18, II

for-helan

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Add: with acc. Gif hwilc túnes man ǽnigne pænig forhele oþþe forhæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 5. Nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean, ne nǽnne sacne forhelan, i. 294, 6. Hú magan þá cyningas forhelan hiora unmihte, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 13. Ic þé árecce, náht ne forhelende

ge-helan

(v.)
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Add: trans. To conceal Hé geheóld and gehæl þá deógolnysse mid him secretum tenuit desiderium, Gr. D. 98, 20. Hyra willa bið ꝥ hí beón geholene latere in voluntate habent 61, 4. intrans. To hide, conceal oneself Hé ne maehte gehæla non potuit latere

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hél, es; m.

a pretextCalumnya false charge

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Th. i. 180, II. þá geréfan rýpað þá earman bútan ǽlcere scylde . . and mid yfelan hélan earme men beswicað (they defraud the wretched folk with wicked false charges), ii. 220, 18. Substitute:

Helma

(n.)
Grammar
Helma, an; m.

A HELMrudder

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A HELM, rudder Helma clavus, Ælfc. Gl.104; Som. 77, 124; Wrt. Voc. 56, 42. Be ðæm is swíðe sweotol ðætte God ághwæs wealt mid ðæm helman his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare jure credatur, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 14

helpe

(n.)
Grammar
helpe, an, f.

Help

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Help Gif ðás fultumas ne sýn helpe if these remedies are no help, L. M. 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 15. [Or should this be placed under help?] Hé him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448

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helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Tansytanacetum vulgare

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Tansy; tanacetum vulgare Helde tanicetum, Wrt. Voc. 79, 24: tanaceta, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 87; Wrt. Voc. 30, 33. Genius heldan take tansy, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 20

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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followed by gen. or dat. To help, aid, assist, succour Ðú monegum helpst thou helpest many, Hy. 7, 44; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 44. Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Hé helpeþ þearfan

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