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grǽg-hama

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Add: If the word denotes a living creature the verb gylleð would point to a bird rather than to the wolf. The verb þeótan (q.v.) and the noun geþot are the words used for the howl of the wolf, while gellan (q.v.) is used of the scream of a bird. As the

heort-hama

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Heorthama bucleamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 67. Smælþearmas, geallan mid þý heorthoman (bucliamine), Lch. i. lxxii, 7. Add

imb-haga

(n.)
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Take here ymb-haga in Dict

líc-hama

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Add Líchama soma, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 23. 1. the material frame of man. living On healfslapendum líchaman, ná eallinga swylce on swefne, Vis. Lfc. 3. Þý lǽs heó þone hálan líchoman fornime, Lch. i. 100, 6. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845.

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C. D. ii. 399

swín-haga

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On afene oð ðæt ðe se alda suínhaga út scióteð tó afene; ðonne be ðǽm hagan on ánne beorg, C.D. ii. 29, 10. Add

wulf-haga

(n.)
Grammar
wulf-haga, an ; m.
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An enclosure to protect flocks from wolves (? cf. Coll. M. 20, 15 (v. wulf; ) for need of protection) On ðone wulf-hagan midne; of ðám wulfhagan, C. D. iii. 78, 22. Tó ðæn ealdan wulthagan, vi. 9, 10

salt-haga

Similar entry: sæltna

wǽpned-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-hand, a; f.

The male sidemale line

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The male side, male line Hý fóð tó mínum ðe ic syllan mót swá wífhanda swá wǽpnedhanda, swaðer ic wylle, Chart. Th. 491, 32

hand-full

(n.)
Grammar
hand-full, e; f.

A handfulmanipulus

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A handful; manipulus Nimaþ handfulle axan of ðam ofene tollite plenas manus cineris de camino, Ex. 9, 8. Nime áne handfulle tollet pugillum plenum, Lev. 2, 2. Nim micle handfulle secges take a great handful of sedge, L. M. 3, 67; Lchdm. ii. 354, 26.

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.

Power

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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

hand-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
hand-griþ, es; n.

Peace, protection, security,

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Peace, protection, security, L. E. G. 1; Th. i. 166, 21: L. Eth. vi. 14; Th. i. 318, 24: vii. 2; Th. i. 330, 5; L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 20

hand-gecliht

Similar entry: ge-cliht

hand-nægl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-nægl, es; m.

A finger-nail

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A finger-nail Ðonne beóþ him ða handnæglas wonne then will his finger-nails be livid, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 22

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m.

A burden

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A burden Ne gehrínaþ ðǽm hondhæfum non tangitis sarcinas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 46

hand-spor

(n.)
Grammar
hand-spor, es; n.

A talon, claw

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A talon, claw, Beo. Th. 1976; B. 986

hand-stoc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-stoc, es; m.

A handcuff, manaclemanica

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A handcuff, manacle; manica, Hpt. Gl. 525, 526

hand-sció

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sció, m.

A glove

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A glove, Beo. Th. 4158; B. 2075. Grein considers this meaning to be inadmissible

hand-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
hand-þegen, es; m.

An attendant, one of a retinue, servant

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An attendant, one of a retinue, servant Ðá hé ðá ðyder férde ðá wǽron his handþegnas twegen when he journeyed thither, two of his attendants were with him, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 62, 3. Willfriþ his preóst and his hond-þeng Wilfrid his priest and attendant

hand-wyrst

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wyrst, -wrist, e; f.

The wrist

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The wrist Fæðm betwux elboga and handwyrste cubitum, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 125; Wrt. Voc. 43, 51