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hors-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hors-weg, es; m.

A horse-road

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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2

hors-camb

(n.)
Grammar
hors-camb, es; m.

A horse-comb, curry-comb;strigilis,

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A horse-comb, curry-comb; strigilis, Wrt. Voc. 83, 34

Linked entry: camb

hors-cræt

(n.)
Grammar
hors-cræt, es; n.

A chariot;biga,

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A chariot; biga, Lye

Linked entry: cræt

hors-bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hors-bǽr, e; f.

A horse-bier;feretrum caballarium,lectica

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A horse-bier; feretrum caballarium, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 5

Linked entry: hors-syðða

hors-minte

(n.)
Grammar
hors-minte, an; f.

Wild mint;menthastrum,

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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint

hors-here

(n.)
Grammar
hors-here, es; m.

A mounted force;exercitus equestris,

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A mounted force; exercitus equestris, Lye

hosp-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-cwide, es; m.

Contemptuous, opprobrious, insulting language,

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Contemptuous, opprobrious, insulting language, Elen. Kmbl. 1044; El. 523

horu-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
horu-seáþ, es; m.

A foul pit, sink

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A foul pit, sink Gesihst ðú nú on hú miclum and on hú diópum and on hú þióstrum horaseáþe [MS. Cote. horoseáþa] ðara unþeáwa ða yfelwillendan sticiaþ videsne igitur quanto in cœno probra volvantur, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1

Linked entry: hora-seáþ

horu-weg

(n.)
Grammar
horu-weg, es; m.

A dirty road, a lane [?]

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A dirty road, a lane [?] Ðar horoweg útt sceát, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 173, 17. Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye

hoga-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hoga-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom

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Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom Hogascip prudentia, Rtl. 81, 14. Hogoscip prudentia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 47. Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17

hopp-scýte

(n.)
Grammar
hopp-scýte, an; f.

A coverlet [?]

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A coverlet [?] Ic geann ánes beddreáfes mid wahhryfte and mid hoppscýtan, Chart. Th. 529, 12

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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A lurking-place, hiding-place; latĭbŭlum, lātēbra He gesette þýstru dymhofan oððe dymnes oððe behýdednesse his pŏsuit tenĕbras latĭbŭlum suum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 12. Dimhofan latēbræ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21. Dimhofum latĭbŭlis, Mone B. 85. Gregorius on

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

drync-horn

(n.)
Grammar
drync-horn, drynce-horn, es; n.
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A drinking-horn Ic ann Æþelwerdæ ánæs gerǽnodes drincæhornæs, Cht. Th. 555, 6. Cf. drinc-horn

leþer-hose

Grammar
leþer-hose, leþer-hosu ?. l. leþer-hosu, and add: — Leberhosa ocreae uel
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tibiales, Wülck. Gl. 125, 31

hol-leác

(n.)
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a kind of onion Holleác duricorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, II : ii. 26, 21 : Lch. iii. 20, 16: 46, 23. [v. N. E. D. holleke.]

hól-tihte

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Calumpnia hosp, hearmspreác, accusatio falsa hóltihte, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 77. Add

hord-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hord-burh, -burg, e; f.

A city containing treasure,

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A city containing treasure, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 9; Gen. 2007: Beo. Th. 938; B. 467

hol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hol-ness, e; f.
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A hollow, depression in the earth's surface Hé sóhte þone Godes wer geond þá holnessa (holenesse, v. l.) þára dena virum Dei per concava vallium quaesivit. Gr. D. 99, 22

hóf

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Befealdende hófringas (= hóf-hringas) hófum inplicans orbes orbibus (Ald. 2, 36), An. Ox. 19. Add

-hóf

(suffix)

Similar entry: be-hóf