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un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful

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Fierce, savage, cruel, deadly, dire, dreadful, frightful Unhiére carolios, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 59. Unhére (printed unkere), 94, 36: carolios, atrox, inobediens, 129, 17. Unhére, sceþðende caustica, nocens, 130, 12. Wælgrim, unhére funestus, crudelis, perniciosus

Linked entries: un-heóre un-hére un-hiére un-hýre un-kere heóre -híre

un-híre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-híre, -hióre; adv.

Fiercely

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Fiercely Hé lócaþ unhióre, swíðes wingeþ, gilleþ geómorlíce, Salm. Kmbl. 532; Sal. 265

un-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híwe, adj.

Formless

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Formless Unhíwe informia, Germ. 399, 259

un-híwed

(adj.)

discolor

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glosses discolor, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 19

æt-híde

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Dele

án-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-híwe, adj.
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Of one form or colour Ánhíwes uniformi, An. Ox. 1046

ambeht-híra

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-híra, (-héra), an; m.
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A vasal Eom ic eáðmód his ombiehthéra, þeów geþyldig, Gú. 571

cwén-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-hirde, es; m.
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A keeper of women, eunuch Cuoenhiordo eunuchi, Mt. L. 19, 12

ge-hildan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-hildan, to incline.
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Take here <b>ge-hyldan</b> in Dict. and add Mid þý þe hé þá flascan gehylde cum flasconem inclinasset Gr. D. 142, 12

Linked entries: ge-hyldan hildan

ge-hildra

Similar entry: ge-heald

ge-híne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-híne, adj.
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Mean, poor, frail. Ðá gehéno kaduca Rtl. 189, 31

Linked entries: ge-hén -híne

ge-híwad

Grammar
ge-híwad, v. ge-híwian;
I.

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grunde-hirde

Grammar
grunde-hirde, l.
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grund-hirde

grǽg-hiwe

Grammar
grǽg-hiwe, grǽg-hǽwe.
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Dele, and see grǽg and hǽwe

hirde-wyrt

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Hirdewyrt, ꝥ is eorðgealla, Lch. ii. 202, 22. Hyrdewyrt, 30, 21. Centaurian, ꝥ is hyrdewyrt, óþre naman eorþgealla, 248, 13. Hirdewyrt seó lǽsse, 250, 11. Add:

híred-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híred-cúþ, adj.

Familiar ⬩ domestic

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Familiar, domestic Betere ys þincg híredcúþ beón gewanud þænne sáwle hǽle forwyrþan melius est rem familiarem minui quam animę salutem perire, Scint. 203, 13

hors-hirde

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Add: an ostler Ne ne sý þín horshyrde wǽpenleás neque sit tuus agason (= prouisor equorum) inermis, Hpt. 31, 12, 269. Horshierde mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 29. Horshiordas pabulatores, 116, 59. Horshyrdas, 67, 70

hríþer-hirde

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Hreóðarhyrde armentarius, Hpt. 33, 238, 3. Wæs sum cniht hrýðerhyrde, Gr. D. 300, 4. Add

Linked entry: hríþ-hirde

hríþ-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hríþ-hirde, es; m.
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A herdsman Hríðhiorde bobulcus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 9. Hríðhierde, 11, 25. Hríðheorde armentarius, Gr. D. 300, 4

Linked entry: hríþer-hirde

in-híred

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Híwcúþum inhíredes domesticis clientelę (sodalibtis), An. Ox. 5133. Geférrǽdene, inhírede clientela, i. obseruatio domestica, 2809. Hírede þeówtlicum inhírede þénum (cum omni) familia (et) vernacula clientela (una cum) parasitis, 3309. Add

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