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Anglo-Saxon

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héh-faro

Similar entry: heáh-fore

hors-here

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For Lye substitute Horshere Phæræones, Cant. Moys. Thw. 23

hwer-hwette

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Hwærhwætte cucumeris . Wrt. Voc. i. 67, II. Add

rǽde-here

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Rǽdehere equitatus (Pharaonis), Ps. Rdr. 282, 19. Add

rǽg-hár

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Substitute: ræg-hár grey with lichen. Cf. ragu

ríde-here

(n.)
Grammar
ríde-here, es; m.
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A mounted force, cavalry Of rídehere eguitatu, An. Ox. 2, 444

Linked entry: rǽde-here

scip-here

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wæl-here

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-here, (ig)es; m.

A slaughtering host

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A slaughtering host Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Cd. Th. 119, 21; Gen. 1983

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372. Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna, Cri. 693. in or to a high position or rank Se fæder þóhte hwám hí (his daughter) mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap.

Linked entry: heá-lic

hel-lic

of hellinfernaldiabolic

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Similar entries Cf. hell; I. 2 Þǽm hellicum gorgoneo (maculata cruore. Aid. 208, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 961 83: gorgoneis (molitur damna venenis, Aid. 166, n), 92, 66: 41, 44. of hell. Similar entries Cf. hell; II.

here-gang

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capture and devastation made by an army: ofslóh þone cing and þá mǽgðe mid grimmum wale and heregange ábrtæc interfecit regem, ac prouinciam illam saeua caede ac depopulatione attriuit, Bd. 4, 15; Sch. 423, 8.

hel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hel-líc, adj.

Hellishinfernal

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Wé wǽron mid eallum úrum fæderum on ðære hellícan deópnysse we were with all our fathers in the deep of hell, Nicod. 24; Thw. 12, 19. Ða hellícan fýnd the fiends of hell, Homl. Th. i. 380, 27

Linked entry: helle-líc

heáfod-hǽr

(n.)
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heáfod-hǽr, es; n.
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A hair of the head Heáfod-hǽr capilli, Ælfc. Gl; 70; Som. 70, 55; Wrt. Voc. 42, 63

Linked entry: hǽr

hýr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-ness, e; f.

Obediencesubjection

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Wæs ǽrest arcebiscopa ðæt him eall Angelcynn hýrnysse geþafode is primus erat in archiepiscopis, cui omnis Anglorum ecclesia manus dare consentiret, 4, 2; S. 565, 22. Underþeódde on hérnysse subjecti, 30; S. 561, 36.

á-hwér

(adv.)
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á-hwér, adv.

Everywherealicubi

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Everywhere; alicubi, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 7

ambeht-héra

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-héra, an; m.

An obedient minister

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An obedient minister

Linked entry: héra

be-hét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hét, p. of be-hátan.

promised

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promised Deut. 5, 2;

gang-here

(n.)
Grammar
gang-here, es; m.

A foot-armyinfantrypedester exercĭtus

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A foot-army, infantry; pedester exercĭtus Pirrus him com to mid ðam mǽstan fultume, ǽgðer ge on ganghere, ge on rádhere Pyrrhus came to them with the greatest force, both in infantry, and in cavalry, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 40

hǽr-loccas

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-loccas, m. pl.
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Locks of hair, curls; cincinni, crines, Hpt. Gl. 526

hær-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
hær-sceard, es; n.
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Hare-lip Wið hærscearde for hare-lip, L. M. 1, 13; Lchdm. ii. 56, 5