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hopp-scýte

(n.)
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hopp-scýte, a coverlet (?).
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Substitute: <b>hop-scíte, hopp-scýte</b> a bed-curtain, and add Heó (Judith) nam ꝥ heáfod and his hopscýtan abstulit conopeum eius (cf. An. Ox. 7, 365 where conopeum, occurring in the story of Judith, is glossed by wáhreft. In the poem of

hord-fæt

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Add: — Búrþén cancellarius vel scriniarius [hordfæt scrinium vel cancellaria, Angl. viii. 452, omitted after], Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 3

horh-leahtras

Similar entry: or-leahter

horn-boga

(n.)
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Aad:

horn-bora

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Hornbora cornicen. Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 21 : ii. 17; 35. In El. 54 the MS. has hleópon not hleówon. Add

in-hold

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Hí nystun hwá rihtlucur þá land áhte þonne þǽre scíre bisceop, þá hé innhold wæs, and Godes geleáfan on riht bodude, and his hlaford lufude, Cht. Crw. 19, 24. Add

stód-hors

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Hé þone cyning bæd ꝥ hé him wǽpen sealde and stódhors (equum emissarium) . . . For þon þám bisceope hiora hálignesse ne wæs álýfed ꝥ hé móste wǽpen wegan, ne ælcor bútan on myran rídan, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 168, 11. Add

tún-hofe

Similar entry: hofe

sáwel-hord

(n.)

the treasure of life, life guarded as a treasure in the body, the body full of life

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the treasure of life, life guarded as a treasure in the body, the body full of life Óþ ðæt sáwlhord, báncofa blódig, ábrocen weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 329, 15; Vy. 34. Óþ sáwlhord to the very soul, Ps. Th. 77, 49

wamb-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-hord, es; m.

A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place

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A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place Mé (the fortified place ) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12;Rä. 18, 10

fyhte-horn

(n.)
Grammar
fyhte-horn, es; m.

A fighting or battle-hornpugnātōrium cornu

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A fighting or battle-horn; pugnātōrium cornu Ealra fyrenfulra fyhtehornas ic bealdlíce gebrece snióme omnia cornua peccātōrum confringam, Ps. Th. 74, 9

Linked entry: fihte-horn

fyrgen-holt

(n.)
Grammar
fyrgen-holt, es; n.

A mountain-woodmontāna silva

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A mountain-wood; montāna silva On fyrgenholt into a mountain-wood, Beo. Th. 2791; B. 1393

Linked entry: firgen-holt

fýr-hole

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-hole, f.

Catasta

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Catasta, Hpt. Gl. 310. ' Catastæ, genus tormenti, i.e. lecti ferrei, quibus impositi Martyres, ignis supponebatur.' Du Gange

gærs-hoppa

(n.)
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gærs-hoppa, an; m.

A grass-hopperlocustlŏcustacĭcāda

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A grass-hopper, locust; lŏcusta, cĭcāda He cwæþ and com gærshoppa dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, Ps. Lamb. 104, 34 : 108, 23. Cwómón gærshoppan grass-hoppers came, Ps. Th. 104, 30 : 77, 46

Linked entries: græs-hoppa hoppa

in-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
in-hold, adj.
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Thoroughly loyal, loyal from the heart Abbodissum wé tǽcaþ ðæt hí inholde sín and ðæs hálgan regoles gebodum eallum móde þeówigen we teach abbesses to be heartily loyal, and to be subservient to the commands of the holy rule with all their mind, Lchdm

líc-hord

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hord, es; n;
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The inner parts of the body, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 19 Gú. 929: 47 b; Th. 163, 31; Gú. 1002

máðum-hord

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hord, es; n.

Treasure

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Treasure Máðmhorda mǽst ( the Ark with its contents ), Cd. 161; Th. 201, 6; Exod. 368

mód-hord

(n.)
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mód-hord, es; n. m.

The mind

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The mind Módhord onleác weoruda dryhten and ðus wordum cwæþ. Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172

pipor-horn

(n.)
Grammar
pipor-horn, es; m.
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A horn for holding pepper Man sceal habban ... sealtfæt ... piperhorn, Anglia ix. 264, 19

rád-hors

(n.)
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rád-hors, es; n.
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A horse for riding, a saddle-horse Man sceal Jǽtan hine rídan on ðæs cyninges rádhorse, Anglia ix. 35, 235