hors-þegn
a groom ⬩ the title of an officer of the royal household
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a groom Horsþén agaso, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 42; Wrt. Voc. 23, 5: mulio, Hpt. Gl. 438: Gl. Mett. 516. the title of an officer of the royal household[cf. mare-scalcus among the Franks] Ecgulf cynges horsþegn, Wulfríc cynges horsþegn. Chr. 897; Erl.
hors-gærstún
A meadow for the pasturing of horses
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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25
Linked entry: gærs-tún
hors-ern
A horse-house, stable
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A horse-house, stable Horsern æquiale, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 33; Wrt. Voc. 16, 7
Linked entry: hors-ærn
hose-bend
A hose-band, garter
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A hose-band, garter Hosebendas periscelides, Lye: Hpt. Gl. 517
hors-syðða
hosp-sprǽc
Contemptuous, insulting language
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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient
hosp-word
A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse
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A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse Án ðæra hospworda hé forbær suwigende one of their reproaches he bore with in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8. Ðá hét martianus mid his hospwordum ðæt hé sǽde his síþ him eallum then Martianus bade
hord-cófa
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and add Ic ( the devil) wolde . . . þæt hý (the wicked) wunedon on mínum hordcouan (hwæt woldon hý on mínum hordcleofan, v. l. ) and þíne circean forgeáton, Wlfst. 255, 14
hord-weard
A guard of a hoard or treasure
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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of
hord-weorþung
The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,
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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952
Linked entry: hring-weorþung
hord-mægen
Abundance of wealth, riches,
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Abundance of wealth, riches, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 13; Dan. 675
horn-sceaða
A pinnacle
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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5
Linked entry: sceaþa
horn-sele
A building having pinnacles,
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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821
horn-reced
A house having 'horns' or pinnacles,
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A house having 'horns' or pinnacles, Beo. Th. 1412; B. 704
Linked entry: horn-sæl
horn-sæl
A hall having 'horns' in its roof
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A hall having 'horns' in its roof Hornsalu, Andr. Kmbl. 2318; An. 1160 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 10; Rä. 4, 8
Linked entry: horn-sele
horn-gestreón
An abundance of pinnacles,
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An abundance of pinnacles, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 11; Ruin. 23
horn-bora
A horn-bearer, trumpeter,
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A horn-bearer, trumpeter, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54
hors-wealh
A servant that attends to horses
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A servant that attends to horses [Thorpe takes wealh to mean one of British origin, v. Glossary] Be cyninges horsweale. Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12
Linked entry: wealh
hors-weard
A taking care of horses
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A taking care of horses Horswearde healdan, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432. 17
hors-hwæl
A walrus
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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have
Linked entry: hwæl