heard-ecg
Hard of edge
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Hard of edge Ðá wæs on healle heardecg togen sweord then in the hall was drawn the sword hard of edge, Beo. Th. 2581; B. 1288: 2984; B. 1490: Elen. Kmbl. 1513; El. 758: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8
ge-heald-dagas
Kalends
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Kalends Gehealddagas vel hálige dagas kalendæ, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Som. 76, 26; Wrt. Voc. 53, 35
ge-heán
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in a physical sense, to elevate, raise high Gehýdne porrectam (in edito turrem ), An. Ox. 8, 237. Gehígde edita, i. alta, Wülck. Gl. 226, 8. to exalt Ðá wæs Bryten swíðe geheád in miclum wuldre Godes geleáfan and andetnesse denique etiam Brittaniam
be-helan
To conceal ⬩ hill ⬩ cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ occultare
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To conceal, hill or cover over, hide; occultare Beo. Th. 833; B. 414 : Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25, note
Linked entry: bi-helan
be-heóld
beheld
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beheld Gen. 13, 10;
ellen-heard
Hard of courage, bold, courageous ⬩ fortis, strēnuus
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Hard of courage, bold, courageous; fortis, strēnuus Wæs eorl ellenheard searoþancum beseted the courageous warrior was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2509; An. 1256: Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 3; Gú. 1138
fór-heard
Very hard ⬩ prædūrus
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Very hard; prædūrus Wulfmǽr forlét fórheardne gár faran eft ongeán Wulfmær let the piercing dart fly back again, Byrht. Th. 136, 24; By. 156
forþ-heold
Stooping ⬩ þroclīvus
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Stooping; þroclīvus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 39
helle-bealu
Hell-bale ⬩ woe of hell,
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Hell-bale, woe of hell, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 18; Cri. 1427
helle-ceafl
The jaws of hell,
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The jaws of hell, Andr. Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705
helle-clam
- Cd. 19; Th. 24, 6; Gen. 373.
Similar entry: clam
helle-duru
- Elen. Kmbl. 2457; El. 1230.
Linked entry: duru
helle-flór
- Cd. 214; Th. 269, 9; Sat. 70.
helle-god
A god of the infernal regions
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A god of the infernal regions Orfeus wolde gesécan hellegodu and biddan ðæt hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf Orfeus would visit the gods of the infernal regions and pray them to give him his wife again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13
helle-grut
the abyss of hell,
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the abyss of hell, Hpt. Gl. 422
helle-hæfta
Linked entry: hæfta
helle-hæftling
- Andr. Kmbl. 2683; An. 1344 :
- Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 12; Jul. 246 :
- Salm. Kmbl. 253; Sal. 126.
Linked entry: hæftling
helle-hinca
The hell-limper, -hobbler ⬩ the devil lamed by his fall from heaven,
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The hell-limper, -hobbler, the devil lamed by his fall from heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 2343; An. 1173. Grimm [Deutsche Mythologie, 944-5] speaking of the devil observes 'Am ersten fällt sein lahmer fuss auf, daher der hinkende teufel [diable boiteux], hinkebein
helle-hund
A hell-hound
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A hell-hound Sý hé Judas geféra Cristes belǽwendes and sý hé toren of hellehundes tóþum on ðám egeslícum hellewítum mid eallum deóflum bútan ǽlcum ende bútan hé hit ǽr his endedæge rihtlíce gebéte may he be the companion of Judas the betrayer of Christ
helle-hús
- Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 24; Gú. 649.