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ful-hearde

(v.)

fall stronglyvery firmly or tightly

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fall strongly, very firmly or tightly

full-hearde

(adv.)
Grammar
full-hearde, adv.

Full stronglyvery firmly or tightlyfirmissĭmeartissĭme

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Full strongly, very firmly or tightly; firmissĭme, artissĭme He ðone fullhearde geband he bound it very tightly, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 3; Gen. 444

Linked entry: ful-hearde

heofon-heall

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-heall, e; f.

A heavenly hall

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A heavenly hall Ne hí swá fúle ne móton intó his fægeran heofonhealle nor may they so foul enter into his fair heavenly hall, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 10

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guardguardianshipcarekeeping

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Guard, guardianship, care, keeping Him is sinderlíce betǽht hyrdrǽden ofer eallum cristenum monnum to him is especially committed the guardianship over all christian men, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 26. Geþyld is wyrtruma and hyrdrǽden ealra háligra mægna patience

Linked entry: hyrd-rǽden

heoru-dreórig

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-dreórig, adj.

bloody with sword-woundsgoryvery sad sad unto death,

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bloody with sword-wounds, gory, Beo. Th. 1875; B. 935: 3564; B. 1780: 5434; B. 2720: Andr. Kmbl. 1991; An. 998: 207; An. 1085: Elen. Kmbl. 2427; El. 1215. [O. Sax. heru-drórag.] very sad, sad unto death, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 28; Ph. 217

Linked entry: dreórig

heoru-drync

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-drync, es; m.

The sword's drink blood flowing from a wound,

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The sword's drink, blood flowing from a wound, Beo. Th. 4706; B. 2358

heoru-fæðm

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-fæðm, es; m.

A deadly, hostile grasp

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A deadly, hostile grasp Wolde heoru [huru MS.] fæðmum hilde gesceádan meant with deadly grasps to decide the conflict, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 24; Exod. 504

heoru-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grǽdig, adj.

Greedy to destroy bloodthirsty savagely greedy,

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Greedy to destroy, bloodthirsty, savagely greedy, Andr. Kmbl. 75; An. 38: 158; An. 79

heoru-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grim, adj.

Very fierce or cruel,savage

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Very fierce or cruel, savage, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 10; Cri. 1524: 31 b; Th. 98, 25; Cri. 1613: 47 a; Th. 161, 1; Gú. 952: 53 a; Th. 186, 29; Az. 27: 111 a; Th. 425, 12: Rä. 41, 55: Beo. Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen. Kmbl. 237; El. 119: Andr.

heoru-hóciht

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-hóciht, adj.

Furnished with sharp hooksbarbed

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Furnished with sharp hooks, barbed, Beo. Th. 2880; B. 1438

Linked entry: hóciht

heoru-sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-sceorp, es; n.

Warlike dress

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Warlike dress, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 20; Hö. 73

heoru-serce

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt,coat of mail

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A war-shirt, coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5072; B. 2539

heoru-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-swealwe, an; f.

A hawk

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A hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 17; Vy. 86

heoru-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-sweng, es; m.

A blow with a sword,

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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954

heoru-weallende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
heoru-weallende, part. pres.
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Boiling fiercely, Beo. Th. 5556; B. 2781

heoru-wearh

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wearh, gen. -wearges; m.

A savage, bloody wolf,

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A savage, bloody wolf, Beo. Th. 2538; B. 1267

Linked entry: wearg

in-heald

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interrasilis, Wrt. Voc, ii. 46, 24

in-heord

(n.)
Grammar
in-heord, e ; f.
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A herd belonging to the lord and kept on his estate Ǽhteswáne ðe inheorde healt gebyreþ ... servo porcario, qui dominicum gregem curie custodit, pertinet .... L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22

ísen-hearde

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-hearde, an ; f.

Ironhardcentaurea nigra

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Ironhard; centaurea nigra, Lchdm. iii. 4, 28 : 22, 31 : 334, col. 2. See Plant Names in E. D. S. Pub. iren-harde, iron-heads, iron-weed

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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The word occurs in Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 20, and in Ep. Gl. 13 f, 4 as the gloss of lurdus which Ducange explains as foul, cf. Ital. lordo, or stupid, cf. Fr. lourde, lourdand. Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could