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here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbourshelterlodgingsquarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

hege-hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hege-hymele, an; f.

Hedge

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Hedge (or wild) hop plant Cicena mete muronis, hegehymele humblonis, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 27-28. Þis is seó gréne sealf. . . brócminte and óþre mintan, cicena mete, hegehymele, Lch. iii. 6, 8-15

Linked entry: hymele

hege-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hege-steall, es; m.
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The site of a hedge (?), a place with a hedge (?) (cf. Haystall a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood (in Herefordshire), Halliw. Dict.) Æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 10

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, an; f.
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34

Linked entries: hæg-sugga heges-sugge

hege-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
hege-rǽwe, -réwe, e; f.

A hedge-row

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A hedge-row Ðanon on ða hegerǽwe thence to the hedge row, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 54, 11. Hegeréwe, iii. 48, 15

heofon-candel

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-candel, -condel, e; f.

A heavenly candle or light [the sun]the fiery pillarsun and moonthe stars

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A heavenly candle or light [the sun], Andr. Kmbl. 486; An. 243: [the fiery pillar] Cd. 148; Th. 184, 31; Exod. 115: [sun and moon] Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 17; Cri. 608: [the stars] 93 a; Th. 349, 30; Sch. 54

Linked entry: weder-candel

here-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
here-cumbol, -combol, es; m.

A military signal

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A military signal Wordum and bordum hófon herecombol with shouts and shields they raised the war-signal, Elen. Kmbl. 49; El. 25. Cf.[?] Tacitus, Germania c. 3: 'As their line shouts, they inspire or feel alarm. It is not so much an articulate sound,

here-man

(n.)
Grammar
here-man, -mann, es; m.

A soldier

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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8

here-serce

(n.)
Grammar
here-serce, -syrce, an; f.

A coat of mail.

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A coat of mail. Beo. Th. 3027; B. 1511

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se

Linked entry: -tíma

heáh-torras

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-torras, heáh-torr, es; m.
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A high rock, high mountain Þá giceligan heáhtorra bearewæs glaciales alpium (i. montium) saltus, An. Ox. 2035. Substitute:

heofon-hæbbende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
heofon-hæbbende, heofon-hæbbend, es; m.
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An epithet of the Deity, he that holds the citadel (arx) of heaven, Heofenhæbbend arcitenens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 59. Substitute:

Linked entry: heofon-wealdend

fæderen-healf

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-healf, fædren-healf, e; f.

The father's sidepăterna pars

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The father's side; păterna pars Hira nán næs on fædrenhealfe togeboren, búton him ánum none of them on the paternal side was born thereto, except him alone, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 5

Linked entry: fædren-healf

heort-gesída

Grammar
heort-gesída, heort-gesidu(-a); pl.

The vitalsentrails

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The vitals, entrails Þone rysle þe þá heortgesida mid beóð oferwrigen adipem qui operit vitalia (v. heorte, I. and cf. uitalia, uiscera, Corp. Gl. H. 120, 209: uitalia, uiscera, renuncule i. lundlagan, Wülck. Gl. 29, 37), Lev. 3, 3. Substitute:

Linked entry: heort-hama

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole it behoves a keeper of bees, if he hold a taxable hive [stock of

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

ge-heád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heád, adj. [heáh high]

Lifted upexaltedexaltātus

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Lifted up, exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten swýðe geheád Britain was very much exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27, MS. B

Linked entry: ge-hýd

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exaltedexaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

heáh-strengþu

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-strengþu, heáh-strengþo; f.
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Great strength Heáhstrengðu heáfdes mínes fortitudo capitis mei, Ps. Th. 107, 7

Linked entry: strengþu

here-draca

(n.)
Grammar
here-draca, an;

A war-drakean arrow

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A war-drake, an arrow Herdracan, Hickes' Thes. p. 192. [Cf. hilde-nædre.]

un-hége

Grammar
un-hége, un-hela.

Similar entry: un-heáh