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Anglo-Saxon

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hyrd-rǽden

Similar entry: heord-rǽden

hyrn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hyrn-ful, adj.

angulosus

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Full of corners; angulosus, Hpt. Gl. 409

hyrste-panne

Similar entry: hearste-panne

ísen-hyrst

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen-hyrst, adj.
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Fitted with iron Ǽrest of ísenhyrste gate ... eft in on ísenhyrsten geat first, from the gate fitted up with iron ... back to the same gate, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27 ... 131, 19

bisceop-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hyrde, biscop-hyrede, es; m.

A bishop's shepherd or clergyman ⬩ episcopi clericus

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A bishop's shepherd or clergyman; episcopi clericus, Cot. 44

ge-hyrde

Similar entry: ge-hyrwan

ge-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyrst, e; f.

An ornament ⬩ ornāmentum

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An ornament; ornāmentum Man reliquias réran onginneþ, háliga, gehyrste man begins to elevate relics, holy ornaments, Menol, Fox 146; Men. 74. Gehyrsto phaleræ, Lye

ge-hyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyht, es; m.

A hope ⬩ comfort ⬩ refuge ⬩ refŭgium

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A hope, comfort, refuge; refŭgium Drihten trumnes mín and gehyht mín Dŏmĭnus firmāmentum meum et refŭgium meum, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 1

stán-hýwet

Similar entry: stán-híwet

weorold-hyht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hyht, es; m.
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Earthly joy Ðú lǽtest wæter wynlíco tó woruldhyhte of clife clǽnum. Exon. Th. 194, 10; Az. 136

bisceop-hyrde

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Dele

ciric-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hyll, a hill near a church (?) or on which a church stands (?) [Churchill occurs several times in England as a local name; cf. Icel. Kirkju-fell.]
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Of cirichylle . . . on cirichylle, C. D. B. ii. 394, 30, 39

eáþ-hylde

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>eáþ-hilde</b> (-hylde); adj. Lit. easy to hold (cf. ge-healden), content Gif munuc eáðhylde bið and geþæf si contentus sit monachus, R. Ben. 29, 2: 109, 6. Ðǽre sáwle miht is ðæt heó . . . beó hire eáðhylde, Hex. 40, 4

el-hygd

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Substitute: Alienation of mind, ecstasy, and add Se engcel his mód gegráp and gelǽdde in ellhygd búton him sylfum angelus ejus mentem in ecstasim rapuit extra se, Gr. D. 108, 4

feorh-hyrde

Grammar
feorh-hyrde, l. -hirde,
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Se cyning wile his treówe and his gehát wið ðé gehealdon, and þé feorhhyrde beón, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 159, 23. and add

firen-hycge

(n.)
Grammar
firen-hycge, (firenicge ?), an; f.

An adulteress ⬩ a harlot

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An adulteress, a harlot Fyrnhicge (-hicgce, Hpt. Gl. 475, 29), An. Ox. 2940. Fyrynycgyna moecharum, 8, 235

Linked entry: -hycge

ge-hyld

Similar entry: ge-hild

here-hýþ

Grammar
here-hýþ, here-húþe. l. here-húþ,
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Hí læddon mid him micele herehúþe and manige hæftnýdlingas, Hml. S. 30, 390. Sé þe fint here-húða manige qui inuenit spolia multa, Ps. L. 118, 162. and add

hó-hylde

Similar entry: ó-heald

holen-hyrst

(n.)
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a holly-copse Holenhyrst (a place-name ), C. D. ii. 228, I

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