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Anglo-Saxon

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hýr-geoht

(n.)
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See geoht in Dict

hýr-mann

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A hireling, mercenary :-- Iób cwæð : ' Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan, and swá swá médgildan dagas swá sind his dagas ( sicut dies mercenarii, dies ejus. Job 7, 1)'. . . Se hýrman his edleánes anbidað, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 31. 'Ǽnne man ic ofslóh of þínre

hýr-ness

Similar entry: hír-ness

aersc-hen

(n.)

a quail

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a quail, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Wrt. Voc. 29, 42

æsc-here

(n.)
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æsc-here, -es; m.

A spear-bandcompany armed with spearsa ship or naval-bandexercitus hastiferexercitus navalis

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A spear-band, company armed with spears, a ship or naval-band; exercitus hastifer, exercitus navalis, Byrht. Th. 133, 53; By. 69

feax-hár

(adj.)
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feax-hár, adj.

Hoary-hairedcŏmam cānam hăbens

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Hoary-haired; cŏmam cānam hăbens Ic wæs feaxhár I was hoary-haired, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 13; Rä. 73, 1

Linked entry: hár

féðe-here

(n.)
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féðe-here, es; m.

A foot armyinfantrypĕdestris exercĭtuspĕditātus

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A foot army, infantry; pĕdestris exercĭtus, pĕditātus On his féðehere wǽron XXXII M in his infantry were 32,000, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 17

ful-hár

(adj.)
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ful-hár, adj.

Full hoarygray-hairedcānusalbescens senectūte

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Full hoary, gray-haired; cānus, albescens senectūte, Cot. 54

hǽr-nǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-nǽdl, e; f.
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A hair-pin; calamistrum, Lye

héh-sunn

(adj.)
Grammar
héh-sunn, [?]; adj.
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Very sinful Openlíce synnige ł héhsunne publicani, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 15

heá-nes

Similar entry: heáh-nes

here-bleáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
here-bleáþ, adj.

Fearful in fight,timorous

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Fearful in fight, timorous Flugon forhtigende woldon herebleáþe hámas findan fearful they fled and shunning the battle would find their homes, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 17; Exod. 453

Here-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Here-ford, es; m.

Hereford

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Hereford Ða men of Hereforda the men from Hereford, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 31

here-líc

(adj.)
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here-líc, adj.

Warlikemilitary

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Warlike, military Ða herelícan res militares, Cot. 47, Lye

hére-man

Similar entry: híre-man

here-nitig

expeditio

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[?] expeditio, Cot. 73, Lye

here-þrym

(n.)

a cohort,

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a cohort, Cot. 81, Lye

hor-pyt

(n.)
Grammar
hor-pyt, -pytt, es; m.
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A dirt-pit, slough [?] Tó ðæm horpytte, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 37, 21 : 162, 9

hors-here

(n.)
Grammar
hors-here, es; m.
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A mounted force; exercitus equestris, Lye

hrycg-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-hǽr, es; n.
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Hair on the back of an animal Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr and tæglhǽr ða ýtemestan on síðfæte bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð if you have with you on a journey hairs from a wolf's back and from the tip of its