níþ-sele
A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe
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A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe [Grein reads niþ-sele a hall low down, beneath the water. ] Hé [in] níþsele náthwylcum wæs, ðǽr him nǽnig wæter wihte ne sceþede, Beo. Th. 3030; B. 1513
Linked entry: niþ
clemman
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Clæm þú þíne wynstran hand þám gemete þe þú óstran on handa hæbbe shut your left hand as if there were an oyster in it, 124, 12, 20
loc-feax
Hair
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Hair Ðæs wonges locfeax cæsaries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 57
þrǽc-wíg
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Hard fighting Þurstige þræcwíges, Cd. Th. 189, 9; Exod. 182
feól-heard
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For 'hard like a file' substitute:
sweoloþa
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Wallendre hǽte and swoloðan caumate, An. Ox. 23, 55. Add
hægl-scúr
A shower of hail, hailstorm
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A shower of hail, hailstorm, Andr. Kmbl. 2515; An. 1259
healf-mann
Half man
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Half man Halfmann semivir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 23
heal-wudu
The woodwork of a hall
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The woodwork of a hall, Beo. Th. 2639; B. 1317
Linked entry: heall-wudu
fioh
Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos
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Cattle, property, a portion; pĕcus, ŏpes, dos Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1
ge-feaxode
Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus
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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða wǽron hwítes líchoman and fægres andwlitan men, and æðelíce gefeaxode [gefexode, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 19] they were men of white complexion and fair countenance, and having noble hair, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 12, 1
feax-cláþ
A head-cloth ⬩ hair-band ⬩ fillet ⬩ fascia crīnālis
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A head-cloth, hair-band, fillet; fascia crīnālis, Cot. 93
feax-sceacga
A bush of hair ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ crīnium fascĭcŭlus
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A bush of hair; cæsăries, crīnium fascĭcŭlus, Som. Ben. Lye
loc-gewind
Hair
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Hair Locgewind vel fexnes capillatura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 38
Linked entry: ge-wind
earfoþ
Hard, difficult
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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj
þelma
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Heat Se þelma and sió hǽto, Lchdm. ii. 82, 10
beorma
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Hæf vel beorma fermentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 72. Add
healf-scyldig
Half-guilty
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Half-guilty Healfscyldig temeson, medius sons, Hpt. 31, 12, 251
healf-sester
A half-sester
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A half-sester Healfsester mine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 1
ge-sund-ful
Full or quite sound ⬩ prosperous ⬩ successful ⬩ prospĕrus
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His swíðre hand is gesundfull óþ ðis his right hand is sound to this day, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 85