stæl-here
A marauding band ⬩ predatory army
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A marauding band, predatory army Hié fóron út mid stælherge nihtes ... and genómon unlytel ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on ierfe, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 13. Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9. Ðæt hié ða burga hira módes wið stælherigas
niht-helm
The covering of night ⬩ night's curtain
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The covering of night, night's curtain Niht-helm geswearc deorc ofer dryhtgumum night's curtain dark was drawn over men, Beo. Th. 3583; B. 1789
wuldor-helm
A crown
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A crown Móyses onféng scínendum wuldor-helme, Blickl. Homl. 49, 11
heáh-clif
A high, lofty cliff
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A high, lofty cliff Beorgas gemeltaþ and heáh-cleofu the hills shall melt and the lofty cliffs, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 3; Cri. 979
heáh-nama
A great, exalted name
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A great, exalted name Swá is gehálgod ðín heáh-nama thus is thy great name hallowed, Hy. 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18
helle-fýr
- Bt. Met. Fox 8, 101; Met. 8, 51; Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 6 ; Cri: 1270.
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On helle fýr in gehennam ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 9
heáh-god
High God, the most High
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High God, the most High Ic cleopige tó heáh-gode clamabo ad Deum altissimum, Ps. Th. 56, 2
Linked entry: god
heáh-módness
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Pride Dryhten ongiet swíðe feórran ða heáh-módnesse Deus alta a longe cognoscit, Past. 41, 1; Swt. 301, 1
heáh-weofod
The high altar
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The high altar Gesceot bæftan ðæm heáh-weofode propitiatorium vel sanctum sanctorum, vel secretarium, vel pastoforum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 27; Wrt. Voc. 59, 1
æsc-here
A spear-band ⬩ company armed with spears ⬩ a ship or naval-band ⬩ exercitus hastifer ⬩ exercitus navalis
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A spear-band, company armed with spears, a ship or naval-band; exercitus hastifer, exercitus navalis, Byrht. Th. 133, 53; By. 69
be-héfe
Necessary ⬩ behoveful ⬩ necessarius
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Necessary, behoveful; necessarius Ðe behéfe synd qui necessarai sunt Lk. Bos. 14, 28. Behéfe þing necessary things, necessaries C. R. Ben. 46
dym-hefe
a lurking-place, hiding-place
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a lurking-place, hiding-place, Ps. Lamb. 17, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 1122, 33
féðe-here
A foot army ⬩ infantry ⬩ pĕdestris exercĭtus ⬩ pĕditātus
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A foot army, infantry; pĕdestris exercĭtus, pĕditātus On his féðehere wǽron XXXII M in his infantry were 32,000, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 17
here-bleáþ
Fearful in fight, ⬩ timorous
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Fearful in fight, timorous Flugon forhtigende woldon herebleáþe hámas findan fearful they fled and shunning the battle would find their homes, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 17; Exod. 453
Here-ford
Hereford
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Hereford Ða men of Hereforda the men from Hereford, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 31
here-líc
Warlike ⬩ military
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Warlike, military Ða herelícan res militares, Cot. 47, Lye
here-nitig
expeditio
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[?] expeditio, Cot. 73, Lye
here-þrym
a cohort,
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a cohort, Cot. 81, Lye
here-togen
Captive ⬩ heretogan
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Captive Seó hereláf wunode ðæs heretogan [heretogenan ?] folces on Chaldéiscum earde the remnant of the captive people dwelt in the land of Chaldea, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 393. [Cf. Icel. her-numinn, -tekinn captive.]