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Anglo-Saxon

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hóre

(n.)
Grammar
hóre, an; f.
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A whore, harlot; meretrix, Hpt. Gl. 475, 484

hós

(n.)
Grammar
hós, e; f.
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A bramble, thorn Hós butrus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 27: rhamnus, vimen; butrus, Cot. 25, 165, Lye. Twígu ł hósa rhamnum, Ps. Spl. C. 57, 9

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.
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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

hradung

(n.)
Grammar
hradung, e; f.

A hasteningfestinatioacceleratio

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A hastening; festinatio, acceleratio, Lye

hrǽcetung

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽcetung, e; f.

Retchingeructation

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Retching, eructation Wið bitere hrǽcetunge, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 26

hræc-tunge

(n.)
Grammar
hræc-tunge, an; f.

The uvula

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The uvula Biþ reád ymb ða hræctunga[n?], L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 10

hrǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽcung, e; f.

hawking

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A clearing of the throat, hawking Gelome spǽtunga oððe hrǽcunga frequent spittings or hawkings, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 174, 21

hræd-hýdigness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-hýdigness, e; f.

Precipitancyhastiness

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Precipitancy, hastiness Ðý læs hie unnytlíce forweorpen ðæt ðæt hie sellen for hira hrædhýdignesse ne præcipitatione hoc quod tribuunt inutiliter spargant, Past. 44, 2; Swt. 321, 18. Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela

hræd-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-lícness, e; f.

Quicknesssuddennessrapidityhaste

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Quickness, suddenness, rapidity, haste Ða micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton hé geseh on hrædlícnysse ealle gewítan the great riches that they formerly owned he saw all quickly pass away, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 23

hrægel-cist

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-cist, e; f.

A clothes-chesttrunk

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A clothes-chest, trunk Án hræglcysð one clothes-chest, Chart. Th. 538, 20

Linked entry: cist

hrægel-gefrætwodness

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-gefrætwodness, e; f.

Elegance

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Elegance or adornment of dress Hwǽr is nú heora gold and heora hrægelgefrætwodnes? L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 396, 27

hrægel-talu

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-talu, e; f.
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A fund for providing vestments Ic ðas land ǽcelíce sælle into sanctæ trinitatan ðám híwum tó hira beódlandæ and tó hregltalæ ego has terras dono æternaliter familiæ æcclesiæ sanctæ trinitatis ad refectorium fratribus et ad vestimenta, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl

hræglung

(n.)
Grammar
hræglung, e; f.

Clothingvestitus

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Clothing; vestitus, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 85; Wrt. Voc. 39, 68

hreóhmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreóhmód-ness, e; f.

Ferocity

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Ferocity, Som

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Sorrow, regret, penitence, penance, repentance Búton him seó sóþe hreów gefultmige unless true penitence help them, Blickl. Homl. 101, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 18, 21; Met. 18, 11. Án hreów ys wydewan and fǽmnan viduæ et puellæ una est pœnitentia, L. Ecg. P.

hrepsung

(n.)
Grammar
hrepsung, e; f.

The evening

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The evening Ǽfen oððe hrepsung vesper, Som

Linked entry: ǽfen-hrepsung

hrepung

(n.)
Grammar
hrepung, e; f.

Touchtouching

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Touch, touching Hrepung tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15. Ða andgitu sint gehátene ðus . . . tactus hrepung on eallum limum the senses are named thus ... tactustouch, in all the limbs, Homl. Swt. 1, 199: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 26. Hé mihte mid his worde

hréred-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hréred-ness, e; f.

Agitationhasteprecipitation

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Agitation, haste, precipitation Ealle word hrýrednesse omnia verba præcipitationis, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6

Linked entry: hrýred-ness

hrér-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hrér-ness, e; f.

Motiondisturbanceagitationcommotionstorm

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Motion, disturbance, agitation, commotion, storm Hroernis michelo geworden wæs in sǽ motus magnus factus est in mari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 24. Gást hrýrenesse ł stormes spiritus procellæ, Ps.Lamb. 106, 25. Eorþ hroernisse terræ motu, 27, 54. Swá ðú hí

hréð-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hréð-ness, e; f.

Fiercenessroughnesscruelty

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Fierceness, roughness [of weather], cruelty Hroeðnise sævitiam, Rtl. 122, 14. Hroeðnise tempestatem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24