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be-hát

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gefylde his behát þe gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24. Gif ðú ðás behát mid weorcum gefylst, i. 380, 13. a promise in religious matters, a vow Scyldig þæs clǽnan be-hátes (vow of chastity), Hml.

heáh-cléofa

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heáh-cléofa, l.
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heáh-cleofa

hám-weardes

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Þá hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps. Th. 22, arg

ráh-hege

(n.)
Grammar
ráh-hege, es; m.
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A deer-fence On ðá þornrǽwe eástrihte ðæt hit cyme tó ðám ráhhege; after ðám hege, C. D. iii. 77, 29. Be ðám ráh-hege, 461, 5

hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Swá se lǽcedóm yldra byþ swá hálwendra byþ the older the medicine is the more healing it is, Herb. 130, 3; Lchdm. i. 242, 5

Linked entry: -wende

hell-waran

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Add: Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1. Þú átuge fram helwarum (ah inferno) sáwle míne, Ps Spl. 29, 3. Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 2. Se hellwarana cyning, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 6. Similar entries Cf. hell; II.

gúþ-helm

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-helm, es; m.

A helm

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A helm, Beo. Th. 4967; B. 2487

heáh-fæder

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Ealra óþerra heáhfædera mægen ( John the Baptist ) oferstígeþ, Bl. H. 167, 23. Heáhfædra fela, Hö. 47. Apostolas wið þám heáh-fædrum and wið wítgum, Ps. Th. 44, 17. Þurh þá mǽran wítegan and heáhfæderas, Ll.

mægþ-hád

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mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhoodvirginitycelibacychastitya body of young persons

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sceal foresceáwian ðam mǽdene hire mægþhádes wurþ (pretium pudicitiæ), Ex. 21, 10: L. Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 18. Án man ðe sý mægþhádes man, cnapa oððe mægden, Herb. 104, 2; Lchdm. i. 218, 21. Hire meiþhádes pupertatis sue, Kent. Gl. 26.

hell-heóþo

(n.)
Grammar
hell-heóþo, indecl; f.
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Hell, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 29; Sat. 700

Linked entry: heóþu

mid-help

(n.)
Grammar
mid-help, es; m: e; f.

Helpassistance

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Help, assistance Tó miðhelpe adjuvando, Rtl. 29, 36

Linked entry: help

hæleþ-helm

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Take Ms at heoloþ-helm: hǽletoþ. Dele, and see hǽl; III ¶

munuc-hád

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-hád, es; m.

Monk-hoodthe monastic state

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weoruldhad forlǽte and munucháde (habitum monachicum) onfénge, 4, 24; S. 598, 2. Of munucháde on bisceopháde gecorene de monachorum collegia in episcopatus gradum adsciti, 4, 12; S. 581, 21 : Blickl. Homl. 219, 32.

bán-helm

(n.)
Grammar
bán-helm, es; m.

A bone-helmshieldossium galeaclipeus

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A bone-helm, shield; ossium galea, clipeus, Fins. Th. 60; Fin. 30

hell-ware

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Add: Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 2 Eall helwara wítu gestildon, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 4. Similar entries Cf. hell; II. Þá unrótsodon helware. Hml. S. 4, 292. Helwara hreám. Wlfst. 186, 7.

hell-sceaþa

a fiendthe grave

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H 209, 28. hell personified, the grave. Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1 For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te. Ps. Rdr. 277, 18

Linked entry: helle-sceaþa

heáh-græft

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-græft, adj.
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13

hell-heoþo

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Wite þú hú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig (l. heoro-dreórig), Sat. 700. Add

hæleþ-helm

(n.)
Grammar
hæleþ-helm, es; m.

A helm which makes the wearer invisiblelatibulum

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A helm which makes the wearer invisible, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 2; Gen. 444

Linked entry: heoloþ-helm

heáh-cásere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cásere, es; m.
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Cf. heáh-cyning