heaðu-byrne
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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 3108; B. 1552
hefig-ness
Heaviness ⬩ slowness ⬩ weight ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction
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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse
hefigtímness
Trouble ⬩ affliction ⬩ vexation
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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19. Hé is nú mid ylde ofsett, swylce mid gelomlǽcendum hefigtýmnyssum tó
hefung
Heaving ⬩ lifting up ⬩ elevatio ⬩ speculatio,
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Heaving, lifting up; elevatio, speculatio, Lye
helde
Allegiance ⬩ fealty
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Allegiance, fealty Hé ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37. Heanrig ofer sǽ fór on ðæs cynges heldan Henry went over sea as liege man of the king, 1095
helde
Tansy ⬩ tanacetum vulgare
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Tansy; tanacetum vulgare Helde tanicetum, Wrt. Voc. 79, 24: tanaceta, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 87; Wrt. Voc. 30, 33. Genius heldan take tansy, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 20
helerung
The turning of a balance ⬩ trutinæ inclinatio
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The turning of a balance; trutinæ inclinatio, Cot. 136, Lye
hell-bend
A hell-bond
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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072
heófung
Mourning ⬩ lamentation ⬩ grieving
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Mourning, lamentation, grieving Ðonne beóþ heora siblingas tó heófunge geneádode then will their relations be forced to mourn, Homl. Th. i. 88, 1. Mid micelre heófunge with great lamentation, ii. 516, 59. Biddende forgifennysse mid wópe and heófunge
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heópe
A hip ⬩ seed-vessel of the dog-rose ⬩ also the plant on which the hip grows[?]
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A hip, seed-vessel of the dog-rose; also the plant on which the hip grows[?] Heópe butunus [i.e. button, Fr. bouton, knob ], Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 90; Wrt. Voc. 30, 36. Genim brér ðe hiópan on weaxaþ take briar on which hips grow, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm
HEORD
A HERD ⬩ flock
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A HERD, flock Hiord arimentum, Wrt. Voc. 287. 53. Ðær wæs án swýna heord erat grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30. Ic hæbbe óðre sceáp ða ne synt of ðisse heorde alias oves habeo quæ non ex hoc ovili, Jn. Skt. 10, 16. Hé dráf his heorde tó inneweardum ðam
HEORTE
The HEART
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The HEART Gif ðín heorte ace if thy heart ache, Lchdm. iii. 42, 1. Óþ ðæt him heortan blód foldan geséceþ until his heart's blood seek the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 314; Sal. 156 Wyxþ windon ðære heortan wind waxeth in the heart, L. M. 1, 17 ; Lchdm. ii. 60
hilde-gráp
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Hostile grasp, Beo. Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage e
hilde-serce
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A war-shirt, corslet, Elen. Kmbl. 468; El. 234
hilte
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A hilt, handle Hilte capulus, capulum [?], Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 47, 26; Wrt. Voc. 35, 34, 14. Hiltan capulum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 21. Swá ðæt ða hiltan eodon intó ðam innoþe the haft went in after the blade, Jud. 3, 22. Óþ ða hiltan capulotenus, Mone Gl.
hion
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A bone of the head [?] Gif sió úterre hion gebrocen weorþeþ, L. Ethb. 36; Th. i. 12, 6
hirde-wyrt
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the greater, chlora perfoliata. the lesser, erythæa centaureum, Lchdm. iii. 332, col. 1
hláford-searu
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Plotting against the life of a king or lord Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9. Be hláfordsearwe. Gif hwá
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hláford-sócn
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The 'seeking' a lord for the purpose of being in his service, and under his protection [cf. hláford sécan, L. Alf. pol. 37; Th. i. 86, 3: L. Ath. iv; Th. i. 220, 24] Ne dominus libero homini hlafordsoknam interdicat si eum recte custodierit, L. Ath.
hleápe-wince
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The lap-wing Hleápewince cucurata, Wrt. Voc. 62, 22: cucu, 280, 27
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