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
here-wíc
An encampment ⬩ camp ⬩ dwelling
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An encampment, camp, dwelling Míne welan ðe ic hæfde syndon ealle gewitene and míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode my riches that I had are all departed and my dwellings are decayed, Blickl. Homl. 113, 26. Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres
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here-wóp
The shout raised by an army
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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460
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here-wulf
A war-wolf ⬩ warrior
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A war-wolf, warrior, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 25; Gen. 2015
hete-níþ
Enmity ⬩ hostility ⬩ malice ⬩ wickedness
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Enmity, hostility, malice, wickedness Hí sprǽcon heteníþ locutíi sunt nequitiam, Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8. Geheald ðú mé wið heteníþas and wið firenfulles folman custodi me de manu peccatoris. Ps. Th. 139, 4: Exon. 94a; Th. 352, 22; Sch. 101. Grendel heteníþas
hete-sprǽc
Hostile or malicious speech.
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Hostile or malicious speech.Cd. 14; Th. 17, 22; Gen. 263
hete-sweng
A hostile blow,
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A hostile blow, Beo. Th. 4453; B. 2225
hete-þanc
A hostile thought
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A hostile thought, Beo. Th. 955; B. 475: Exon. 70a; Th. 261, 14; Jul. 315
heals-gang
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A tumour in the neck Halsgang struma, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 15
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heals-mægeþ
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Dele 'e'; mægeþ is not inflected in the singular
hearm-beorg
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A hill of calamity or of affliction Sitæþ on hærmbergæ, E. M. Furn. 373
heáh-weg
A highway
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A highway, main road Hiis terminibus circumcincta. Ab oriente cyninges héiweg; a meritie strét tó scufelingforde . . . an cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 66, 31-67, 2
helle-cǽge
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Hé bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5
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here-rǽs
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An inroad by an army, a raid by the Danes Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, beón hit miswyderu, Wlfst. 271, 2
here-beorg
Harbour ⬩ shelter ⬩ lodgings ⬩ quarters
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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82
hege-hymele
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
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hege-steall
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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
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34
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