hearm-cwidol
Given to speak evil, calumnious
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Given to speak evil, calumnious Gebiddaþ for hearmcwidele orate pro calumniantibus, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 44. Ðá wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige and hearmcwydole in consequence of noble birth they were haughty and given to speak contemptuously of others
Linked entry: hearm-sprǽcol
heárm-fullíc
Harmful, hurtful
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Harmful, hurtful Swurdboran hine gewordene gesihþ hearmfullíc getácnaþ to see one's self become a gladiator betokens something hurtful, Lchdm. iii. 204, 26
heaðu-geong
Young and active in battle
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Young and active in battle(?) [Hickes reads hearo], Fins. Th. 3; Fin. 2
heaðu-mǽre
Illustrious in war
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Illustrious in war, Beo. Th. 5596; B. 2802
hebbendlíc
Exalted ⬩ exaltatus
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Exalted; exaltatus, Rtl. 181, 27
heaðu-sceared
blade of a sword, ⬩ war-share
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In Beo. Th. 5650; B. 2829; according to Thorpe the reading of the MS. is scearede, other editors read scearde. In the former case may not the word be connected with scear [q. v. share in ploughshare] used here of the blade of a sword, heaðo-scear a war-share
Hebréisc
Hebrew
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Hebrew On Hebréisc specan to speak in Hebrew, Nicod 4; Thw. 2, 28
heaðu-steáp
Standing out prominently in battle
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Standing out prominently in battle [an epithet of the helmet], Beo. Th. 2494; B. 1245: 4312; B. 2153
horsc
Quick, ready, active, valiant, ⬩ wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted ⬩ wise ⬩ alacer, celer, præproperus, volucer, promtus, sagax,
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Quick, ready, active, valiant, applied generally to mental activity [cf. snel active : Icel. snjallr eloquent], wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted Horsc prudens, Cot, 191, Lye. Hwylc is hæleþa ðæs horsc and ðæs hygecræftig ðæt ðæt mǽge ásecgan who
Linked entry: horsc-lic
horheht
Full of phlegm, phlegmatic
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Full of phlegm, phlegmatic Mid yfelre wǽtan horhehtre, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 9 : 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 26
horn-bǽre
Horned, having horns; ⬩ corniger,
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Horned, having horns; corniger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 20
horn-geáp
Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building
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Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building Tempel dryhtnes heáh and horngeáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1335; An. 668 : Beo. Th. 164; B. 82
horsc-líce
Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudently ⬩ naviter, strenue, agiliter
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Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudently Biþ seó tunge tótogen forðon heó ne mæg horsclíce [MS. horslíce] wordum wrixlan wið ðone wergan gǽst the tongue shall be rent asunder, therefore it will not be able to converse readily
horweht
Foul, filthy, dirty
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Foul, filthy, dirty Hine ðá lǽddon on ðone sweartan fenn and hine ðá on ða horwehtan wæter bewurpon they led him then to the black fen and flung him into the foul water, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 9
Linked entry: horheht
ofen-bacen
Baked in an oven
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Baked in an oven Ofenbacen hláf, formentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 60: fermentum, i. 27, 24: clibanius panis, 41, 21. Genim ðone cruman of ofenbacenum hláfe, Lchdm. i. 132, 19. Bring clǽne ofenbacene hláfas sacrificium coctum in clibano, panes, Lev. 2, 4
ofer-eald
Exceedingly old
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Exceedingly old Ðeáh hit gecyndelíc sý on menniscum gewunan, ðæt man mildheortnesse cýðe ðám oferealdum and ðám cildgeongum, R. Ben. 61, 12
ofer-fǽtt
Too fat, obese
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Too fat, obese Oferfǽt obesus, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 10
ofere
From above ⬩ desuper
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From above; desuper Ps. Spl. 77, 27
ofer-flówend
Superfluous
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Superfluous Ídel and oferflówend byþ eal ðæt tóforan ðysum is, R. Ben. 91, 4
ofer-geáre
Old, superannuated ⬩ superannuated
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Old, superannuated Gif wyrm ete ða tēþ genim ofergeáre holenrinde, Lchdm. ii. 50, 14
Linked entry: -geáre