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here-gild

(n.)
Grammar
here-gild, es; n.

A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army

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A war-tax, the Danegild, tax to support an army Hér wæs ðet heregeold gelǽst ðæt wǽron xxi þúsend punda and xcix punda in this year the Danegild was paid, it was twenty-one thousand and ninety-nine pounds, Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 23. Swá fela sýðe swa menn

here-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
here-reáf, es: n.

Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty

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Spoil, plunder, booty Herereáf spolia vel manubie vel prede, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 52; Wrt. Voc. 35, 38: manubiæ, spolia, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16, 23. Achan behýdde of ðam herereáfe Achan concealed some of the spoil, Jos. 7, 1, 11. Ðú ús mycel herereáf

Linked entry: wæl-reáf

here-sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
here-sceorp, es; n.

War-dress

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War-dress, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45

here-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon of war

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A weapon of war, Ps. Ben. 34, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 3

here-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
here-weorc, es; n.

A warlike deed or work

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A warlike deed or work, Elen. Kmbl. 1308; El. 656

here-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
here-wíc, es; n.

An encampment ⬩ camp ⬩ dwelling

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An encampment, camp, dwelling Míne welan ðe ic hæfde syndon ealle gewitene and míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode my riches that I had are all departed and my dwellings are decayed, Blickl. Homl. 113, 26. Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres

Linked entry: fird-wíc

Hwít-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Hwít-ern, es; n.
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Whitherne in Galloway His mynster is æt Hwíterne, Chr. 565; Erl. 19, 7

hýr-geoht

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-geoht, es; n.
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A hired yoke of oxen Be hýrgeohte, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7

Linked entry: geoht

hýð-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hýð-gild, es; n.

A port-due

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A port-due [?] Hýðgilda portunalia, Hpt. Gl. 515

ídel-gild

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gild, es; n.

idolatry

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False worship, idolatry Hig mé tirigdon mid hira ídelgildum ipsi me provocaverunt in eo qui non erat deus et irritaverunt in vanitatibus suis, Deut. 32, 21

ifig-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
ifig-leáf, es; n.
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An ivy leaf Nim ifigleáf ðe on eorþan wixþ take leaves of ivy that grows on the ground, L. M. 3, 31; Lchdm. ii. 326, 11

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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An island Brittene ígland is ehta hund míla lang and twá hund brád. And hér sind on ðis íglande fíf geþeóde the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred broad. And at present there are five languages in this island, Chr. pref; Erl

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

in-fær

(n.)
Grammar
in-fær, es; n.

An entrance ⬩ ingress

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An entrance, ingress Ðá gesette God æt ðam infære engla hyrdrǽdene then God set a guard of angels at the entrance, Gen. 3, 24. Mid ðam innfære mid ðam ðe hé inn áfaren wæs by the entrance at which he had entered, Homl; Th. i. 178, 2. Hé hæfþ gerýmed

in-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
in-gefeoht, es; n.

Intestine ⬩ civil war

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Intestine or civil war Ðætte Bryttas sume tíd gestildon fram útgefeohte and hie sylfe þræston on ingefeohtum ut Brittones quiescentibus ad tempus exteris, civilibus sese bellis contriverint, Bd. 1, 22; S. 485, 12

in-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
in-gesteald, es; n.

Household goods

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Household goods Tó scypum feredon eal ingesteald swylce hie æt Finnes hám findan meahton sigla searogimma, Beo. Th. 2314 ; B. 1155

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thought ⬩ thinking ⬩ cogitation ⬩ intent ⬩ mind ⬩ heart ⬩ conscience

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Thought, thinking, cogitation, intent, mind, heart, conscience Seaxes ord and seó swíðre hond eorles ingeþonc and ord somod the knife's point and the right hand, the mind of man and the point combined, Exon. 123 a ; Th. 472. 8 ; Rä. 61, 13. Ðæt ingeþonc

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

in-ídisc

(n.)
Grammar
in-ídisc, es; m. n.
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[?] Household furniture Inéddisc vel inorf entheca g. suppellex, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 90; Wrt. Voc. 38, 16

Linked entry: in-éddisc

Íra-land

(n.)
Grammar
Íra-land, es ; n.

Land of the Irish ⬩ Ireland

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Land of the Irish, Ireland Gewitan him ðá Norþmenn Dyflen sécean eft Íraland [Yraland, hira land], Chr. 937 ; Th. 206, col. 2, 1. 15; Æðelst. 56. In Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 19, 15, 16 Íraland is doubtful. In the Anglo-Saxon version of Bede's History Hibernia

Linked entries: Íras Ír-land

irfe-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-gedál, es; n.
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A division of an inheritance or property Yrfe-gedál familiæ erciscundæ, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 109; Wrt. Voc. 20, 47. Yrfegedál familia erciscundæ, quia ærciscunda enim apud veteres divisio nuncupabatur, ii. 39, 26

Linked entry: ge-dál

irfe-geflit

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-geflit, es; n.
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A dispute about inheritance Ðá gehýrde wé manegu yrfegeflitu then did we hear of many disputes about the inheritance, Chart. Th. 486, 12

Linked entry: ge-flit