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Anglo-Saxon

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healf-féþe

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-féþe, adj.

Half-lame

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Half-lame Healfféþe semipes, Germ. 396, 150

Linked entry: -féþe

healf-hár

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-hár, ; adj.

Half-grey

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Half-grey Healfhár semicanus, fulhár canus(omitted after) Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 34. v. Angl. viii. 451

healf-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-nacod, adj.

Half-naked

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Half-naked Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá healfnacode (seminudos), Nar. 10, 16

Linked entry: nacod

healf-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-rúh, adj.

Half-rough

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Half-rough Án healfrúh tæppet sipla, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 35

healf-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-scyldig, adj.

Half-guilty

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Half-guilty Healfscyldig temeson, medius sons, Hpt. 31, 12, 251

healhiht

(adj.)
Grammar
healhiht, adj.
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Having many angles Healhihtum (hælhihtum, Hpt. Gl. 409, 8) angulosis (cellulis ), An. Ox. 121

Linked entries: hælhiht healh

hefe-full

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-full, adj.

Grievous

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Grievous Sý hé ána wuniende mid dǽdbóte and hefefulre hreówesunge solus sit persisiens in poenitentie luctu, R. Ben. 49, 18

hélade

(adj.)
Grammar
hélade, adj.
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Having large heels Hélade calcanosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 73. Heálade, 127, 41

Linked entry: heálede

hell-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
hell-cund, adj.

Infernal ⬩ devilish

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Infernal, devilish Þæt helcunde wered the host of devils. Wlfst. 254, 15

hellwendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
hellwendlic, adj.

Infernal

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Infernal, of the lower regions, Þǽm helwen(d)lican lethea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 20

Linked entry: helwenlic

heofoncund-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
heofoncund-lic, adj.

Heavenly ⬩ celestial

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Heavenly, celestial Becuman tó dám écan lífe þæs heofoncundlican ríces, Wlfst. 215, 10. Mid heofoncundlicre bletsunge gebletsod, 293, 29

hearh-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hearh-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a fane. Hearhlicre vel templicre fanatice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 37

hearma-scinnen

(adj.)
Grammar
hearma-scinnen, adj.
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Of ermine On merðene pyleceon and hearmascynnene, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 32

Linked entry: hearma

hearm-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-heort, adj.
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Of evil, malicious heart

hýrsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hýrsum-lic, adj.

Ready ⬩ willing

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Ready (of service), willing Hé gegearwode heom his hýrsumlice þegnunge eis obsequium praebebat, Gr. D. 152, 1

hirwend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hirwend-lic, adj.

Contemptible

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Contemptible Hyrwendlic contemtibilis, An. Ox. 5503. Ðá hirwendlican contemtibiliora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 62. Heruuendlicae, haeruendlicae, heuuendlice contemtum (-im?), Txts. 46, 186. The word might be the acc. fem. of an adjective, or it might be an

his-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
his-lic, adj.

Fit ⬩ suitable

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Fit, suitable Þonne him man óþer hislic hors findan mihte cum aptus equus inveniri potuisset, Gr. D. 183, 5

híw-fæger

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæger, adj.
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Fair of form, Verc. Först. 166

Linked entry: fæger

hider-ryne

(adj.)
Grammar
hider-ryne, adj.
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Of this (the speaker's) country Hidirrinę nostratis, Txts. 115, 131

hilsten

(adj.)
Grammar
hilsten, adj.
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Having crust, And hylstene hláfas et tortam (torta ?) panis (cf. (?): et daretur ci eorta panis, Jer. 37, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 21

Linked entry: hylsten

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