hand-scyldig
Liable to the penalty of losing the hand
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Liable to the penalty of losing the hand Se ðe gewundaþ man binnan ciricwagum se biþ handscyldig he that wounds a man within church walls shall be liable to lose his hand, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332; 9
hás
Hoarse
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Hoarse Hás raucus, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 38. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan ðe nú hás ys habeo quendam puerum qui modo raucus est, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29. Mé syndan góman háse raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ, Ps. Th. 68, 3
hasu-fág
Grey-coloured
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Grey-coloured Hrægl is mín hasofág my raiment is grey, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 23; Rä. 12, 1
hár
Hoar, hoary, grey, old ⬩ canus
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Hoar, hoary, grey, old; canus Hár hǽþ the grey heath, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 5; Exod. 118. Se hára wulf the grey wolf, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 15; Wand. 82. Háres hyrste the old warrior's arms, Beo. Th. 5968; B. 2988: 3360; B. 1678: Cd. 164; Th. 193, 4; Exod
hát
Hot, fervent, fervid, fierce [of pain, punishment, etc.] ⬩ a fever
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Hot, fervent, fervid, fierce [of pain, punishment, etc.] Wæs him seó Godes lufu tó ðæs hát and tó ðæs beorht on his heortan the love of God was so fervent and bright in his heart, Blickl. Homl. 225, 36. Hys gecynde is swíðe hát its nature is very hot
háte
Hotly
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Hotly Háte glówende hotly glowing, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383: 38; Th. 50, 18; Gen. 810: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 94. Swá hé hátost mǽge as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 34, 10: Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209
hand-worht
Hand-wrought, made with hands
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Hand-wrought, made with hands Ic tówurpe ðis handworhte tempel ego dissoluam templum hoc manu factum, Mk. Skt. 14, 58
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hát-wende
Burning, hot, torrid
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Burning, hot, torrid Hátwendne lyft the torrid air, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 12; Exod. 74
heáflíc
Mournful, lamentable, grievous
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Mournful, lamentable, grievous Ðæt, heáflíce gewrit that mournful sentence, Blickl. Homl. 123, 6
heáfod-beorht
Having a bright, splendid head
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Having a bright, splendid head, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 2; Rä. 20, 2
heáfod-leás
Headless
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Headless Heáfodleás bodig truncus, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 30; Wrt. Voc. 44, 16: Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 19; Rä. 15, 10
heáh-græft
Carved in bas-relief
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Carved in bas-relief Heáhgræfte anaglypha, Cot. 7, Lye
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heáh-stefn
Having a high stem or prow
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Having a high stem or prow Heáhstefn naca the high-prowed boat, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Heáhstefn scipu high prowed ships, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 2; Wal. 13
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heáh-mód
Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty
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Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty Siððan hine sylfne heáhmód hefeþ on heánne beám afterwards exultant raises itself on to a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph. 112. Se ðe hine sylfne áhefeþ heáhmódne se sceal heán wesan he who exalts his
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healf-clǽmed
Half finished
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Half finished [of house built with mud] Mín ðæt healfclǽmede hús my half-finished mud-hut, Shrn. 39, 20
healf-clypigende
Semi-vowel
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Semi-vowel Healfclypigende semivocales, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 55, 56
healf-reád
Reddish
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Reddish Healfreáde peran crustumie vel volemis vel insana vel melimendrum, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 40; Wrt. Voc. 39, 25
healf-slǽpende
Half asleep
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Half asleep Ætýwde him gamalielus gást healfslǽpendum the spirit of Gamaliel appeared to him when half asleep, Shrn. 113, 5
healf-soden
Half cooked
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Half cooked On healfsodenum mete in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2: Med. ex Quadr. 7, 2; Lchdm. i. 356, 18
healfunga
By halves, partially, imperfectly
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By halves, partially, imperfectly Ðe shundredes ealdor geneálǽhte ðam Hǽlende ná healfunga ac fulfremedlíce this centurion did not approach the Saviour by halves, but fully, Homl. Th. i. 126, 23. Hit is nyttre ðæt hit mon healfunga sprece it is better