heofon-steorra
A star of heaven
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A star of heaven Seó mænigeo mǽre wǽre swá heofonsteorran the multitude should be great as the stars of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 15; Dan. 321: 192; Th. 239, 17; Dan. 371. Hreósaþ heofonsteorran the stars of heaven shall fall, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 27;
heofon-þrym
Heavenly glory or majesty,
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Heavenly glory or majesty, Andr. Kmbl. 962; An. 481: 3436; An. 1722
heofon-tungol
A heavenly body
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A heavenly body Hádor heofontungol the sun, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 47; Met. 22, 24. Hǽdre heofontungol bright heavenly bodies. Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 23; Cri. 693; 56 a; Th. 199, 28; Ph. 32: Cd. 199; Th. 247, 23; Dan. 501
heofon-waru
The inhabitants of heaven
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The inhabitants of heaven Hé dyde ðæt eal heofonwaru wundrode he caused all the inhabitants of heaven to wonder, Homl. Th. i. 442, 35: Hy. 7, 95; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 95. Ealle heofonwara and eorþwara on his andwerdnysse beóþ onstyred all those in heaven
Linked entry: heofon-ware
heort-cóðu
A disease of the heart
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A disease of the heart, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 176, 13
heort-lufe
Love which comes from the heart,
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Love which comes from the heart, Hy. 9, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 29
heoru-drync
The sword's drink ⬩ blood flowing from a wound,
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The sword's drink, blood flowing from a wound, Beo. Th. 4706; B. 2358
heoru-sceorp
Warlike dress
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Warlike dress, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 20; Hö. 73
heoru-serce
A war-shirt, ⬩ coat of mail
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A war-shirt, coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5072; B. 2539
heoru-swealwe
A hawk
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A hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 17; Vy. 86
heoru-sweng
A blow with a sword,
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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954
heoru-wearh
A savage, bloody wolf,
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A savage, bloody wolf, Beo. Th. 2538; B. 1267
Linked entry: wearg
here-bróga
The terror produced by an army or by war,
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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462
here-cirm
A war-shout ⬩ shout raised by a host,
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A war-shout, shout raised by a host, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 9; Gú. 872
here-feld
A field ⬩ battle-field
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A field, battle-field, Elen. Kmbl. 537; El. 269: 251; El. 126: Andr. Kmbl. 19; An. 10: 35; An. 18
here-feoh
Booty
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Booty Eal ðæt herefeoh forléton prædam amiserunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 5
Linked entry: feoh
here-fong
An osprey ⬩ ossifragus
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An osprey; ossifragus, Wrt. Voc. 280, 6
here-geatu
military equipment ⬩ heriot
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military equipment Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan ǽttrynne ord and ealde sword ða heregeatu ðe eów æt hilde ne deáh they will give you as tribute spears, the poisoned point and the swords they inherit, equipment for war that will not profit you
here-gild
A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army
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A war-tax, the Danegild, tax to support an army Hér wæs ðet heregeold gelǽst ðæt wǽron xxi þúsend punda and xcix punda in this year the Danegild was paid, it was twenty-one thousand and ninety-nine pounds, Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 23. Swá fela sýðe swa menn
here-gríma
A helmet
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A helmet, Beo. Th. 797; B. 396: 4104; B. 2049: 5203; B. 2605