here-feoh
Booty
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Booty Eal ðæt herefeoh forléton prædam amiserunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 5
Linked entry: feoh
here-fong
An osprey ⬩ ossifragus
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An osprey; ossifragus, Wrt. Voc. 280, 6
here-geatu
military equipment ⬩ heriot
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military equipment Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan ǽttrynne ord and ealde sword ða heregeatu ðe eów æt hilde ne deáh they will give you as tribute spears, the poisoned point and the swords they inherit, equipment for war that will not profit you
here-gild
A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army
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A war-tax, the Danegild, tax to support an army Hér wæs ðet heregeold gelǽst ðæt wǽron xxi þúsend punda and xcix punda in this year the Danegild was paid, it was twenty-one thousand and ninety-nine pounds, Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 23. Swá fela sýðe swa menn
here-hand
A hostile hand or power
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A hostile hand or power Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem, aut monasteriis manus parceret hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8
here-láf
The remnant of an army or people ⬩ what is left of an army after a battle ⬩ what is left after a battle ⬩ spoil
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The remnant of an army or people, what is left of an army after a battle, what is left after a battle, spoil Se Chaldéa cyning com tó his earde mid ðære húþe and ðære hereláfe on ðære wæs Daniel se wítega and ða þrí cnihtas the king of Chaldea came to
Linked entry: fird-láf
here-mæcg
A man of war ⬩ warrior ⬩ man
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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483
here-níþ
Hostility ⬩ enmity which is felt by those at war with one another
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Hostility, enmity which is felt by those at war with one another, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2474
here-pád
A coat of mail
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A coat of mail, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258
Linked entry: pád
here-rǽswa
A chieftain,
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A chieftain, Elen. Kmbl. 1987; El. 995
here-reáf
Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty
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Spoil, plunder, booty Herereáf spolia vel manubie vel prede, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 52; Wrt. Voc. 35, 38: manubiæ, spolia, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16, 23. Achan behýdde of ðam herereáfe Achan concealed some of the spoil, Jos. 7, 1, 11. Ðú ús mycel herereáf
Linked entry: wæl-reáf
here-rinc
A warrior,
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A warrior, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 141; Met. 1, 71: [hereric, MS.] Beo. Th. 2356; B. 1176
here-sceaft
A war-shaft ⬩ spear
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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335
here-sceorp
War-dress
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War-dress, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45
here-síþ
The journey of an army ⬩ a military expedition ⬩ march
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The journey of an army, a military expedition, march, Elen. Kmbl. 265; El. 133: Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 24; Rä. 30, 4: 84a; Th. 317, 3; Mód. 60
here-spéd
Success in war
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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64
here-stræl
An arrow
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An arrow, Beo. Th. 2874; B. 1435
here-strǽt
A military road ⬩ one allowing the passage of an army ⬩ highway ⬩ high road
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A military road, one allowing the passage of an army, highway, high road Léton ðone hálgan be herestrǽte swefan on sibbe they left the saint sleeping in peace by the highway, Andr. Kmbl. 1662; An. 833. Ðanan on herestrǽt thence to the high road, Cod.
Linked entry: fird-strǽt
here-wǽpen
A weapon of war
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A weapon of war, Ps. Ben. 34, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 3
here-weorc
A warlike deed or work
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A warlike deed or work, Elen. Kmbl. 1308; El. 656