Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

heaðu-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-byrne, an; f.
Entry preview:

A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 3108; B. 1552

hefig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hefig-ness, e; f.

Heavinessslownessweightgriefaffliction

Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
hefigtímness, e; f.

Troubleafflictionvexation

Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
hefung, e; f.

Heavinglifting upelevatiospeculatio,

Entry preview:

Heaving, lifting up; elevatio, speculatio, Lye

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Allegiancefealty

Entry preview:

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

Linked entries: hyld hyldu

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Tansytanacetum vulgare

Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
helerung, e; f.

The turning of a balancetrutinæ inclinatio

Entry preview:

The turning of a balance; trutinæ inclinatio, Cot. 136, Lye

hell-bend

(n.)
Grammar
hell-bend, m. f.

A hell-bond

Entry preview:

A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourninglamentationgrieving

Entry preview:

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

Linked entry: heófing

heópe

(n.)
Grammar
heópe, an; f.

A hipseed-vessel of the dog-rosealso the plant on which the hip grows[?]

Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

Entry preview:

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

Linked entries: hiord herd heorde

HEORTE

(n.)
Grammar
HEORTE, an; f.

The HEART

Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gráp, e; f.
Entry preview:

Hostile grasp, Beo. Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage e

hilde-serce

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-serce, an; f.
Entry preview:

A war-shirt, corslet, Elen. Kmbl. 468; El. 234

hilte

(n.)
Grammar
hilte, an; f.
Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
hion, e; f.
Entry preview:

A bone of the head [?] Gif sió úterre hion gebrocen weorþeþ, L. Ethb. 36; Th. i. 12, 6

hirde-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-wyrt, e; f.
Entry preview:

the greater, chlora perfoliata. the lesser, erythæa centaureum, Lchdm. iii. 332, col. 1

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.
Entry preview:

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

Linked entry: hláford-swice

hláford-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-sócn, e; f.
Entry preview:

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

(n.)
Grammar
hleápe-wince, an; f.
Entry preview:

The lap-wing Hleápewince cucurata, Wrt. Voc. 62, 22: cucu, 280, 27

Linked entry: -wince