healf-sester
A half-sester
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A half-sester Healfsester mine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 1
healf-weg
Half-way
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Half-way, a point equidistant from two extremes Ægelríc æt healfwege, C. D. iv. 234, 3
heals-brynige
A gorget ⬩ hauberk
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A gorget, hauberk Healsbrynige thoraca, An. Ox. 2, 418
Linked entry: brynige
heals-wærc
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Pain in the neck Wiþ healswærce . . . þonne þone heals wærc[e], smire ðá þeóh; gif þá þeóh wærce, smire þone heals, Lch. ii. 312, 5
heáfod-wylm
Burning or heat in the head
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Burning or heat in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 26, 2
heaðu-byrne
A war-corslet
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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 3108; B. 1552
heaðu-sweng
A blow given in fight
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A blow given in fight, Beo. Th. 5155; B. 2581
healf-deád
Half dead, palsied on one side
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Half dead, palsied on one side Wið ðære healf-deádan ádle for the half-dead disease [hemiplegia] L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 280, 1: L. M. 1, 79; Lchdm. ii. 152, 2
heals-ome
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Se man sé ðe biþ on healsóman nime healswyrt. and add
ge-héed
Exalted ⬩ exaltātus
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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27
fóran-heáfod
The forehead ⬩ antĕrior pars căpĭtis ⬩ frons
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The forehead; antĕrior pars căpĭtis, frons On fóran-heáfde on the forehead. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 13: Nar. 15, 13
hwæte-healm
The straw ⬩ stalk of wheat
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The straw or stalk of wheat Genim hwǽte-healm and gebærn tó duste, L. M. 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 14
heáfod-hǽr
A hair of the head
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A hair of the head Heáfod-hǽr capilli, Ælfc. Gl; 70; Som. 70, 55; Wrt. Voc. 42, 63
Linked entry: hǽr
healf-hunding
A creature having a dog's head
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A creature having a dog's head Healf-hundingas cenocephali, Nar. 34, 30: 22, 15
Linked entry: hunding
heall-hálgung
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Celebration of rites in a hall (?), Bacchanalian rites Geld, haealhálgung ceremoniae (cf. ceremoniae, i. ritus sacrificandi geld, Wülck. Gl. 202, 27), g. orgia, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 54
heáfod-burh
Chief town, capital, metropolis ⬩ metropolis
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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31. Hí becómon æt néxtan tó ánre heáfod-byrig
hearm-stæf
Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction
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Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction Wé nú gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan we now hear whence troubles arose for us, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 1; Gen. 939.
heord-rǽden
watching over ⬩ a guard ⬩ watch
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Mid ealre heordrǽdenne (custodia) geheald heortan þíne (keep eny heart with all diligence. Prov. 4, 23), Scint. 100, 10.
Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden
hearm-scearu
What is imposed as a punishment or penalty ⬩ plaga, percussio, afflictio, castigatio, contritio, dejectio, calamitas, supplicium, scantinea
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A. 681] Wyrþ him wíte gegearwod sum heard harmscearu for them punishment will be prepared, some severe penalty, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432: 37; Th. 48, 25; Gen. 781: 38; Th. 51, 19; Gen. 829
heáh-weofod
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