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hirting

(n.)
Grammar
hirting, e; f.
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Refreshing treatment Hyrtinge fotu (medicus ... putrida fibrarum procurans ulcera fotu, Ald. 150, 16), An. Ox. 17, 10

hlacerung

(n.)
Grammar
hlacerung, e; f.

Scoffingmockeryscorn

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Scoffing, mockery, scorn Þú gesettest ús tále ł bysmur ł on hlacerungum and hleahter þǽm þá þe synt onbútan ús posuisti nos subsannationem et derisum his qui sunt in circuitu nostro, Ps. L. 43, 14. Hit is swíðe unþæslic ꝥ wé on Godes húse ídele spellunga

Linked entry: hlacerian

hígung

(n.)
Grammar
hígung, e; f.

Strivingendeavoureffort

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Striving, endeavour, effort Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34

hilde

(n.)
Grammar
hilde, an; f.

A slopedeclivity

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A slope, declivity Helde, burhsteall clivium (cliuium, ascensus singularis uiae, Ld. Gl. H. s.v. glebum) i. discensum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 72. On Owunes hyldan ufewyrde, C. D. v. 293, 25. Oð ðæs clifes norðhyldan . . . on æccan dene norðhyldan, iii. 418

Linked entries: holde helde

hilding

(n.)
Grammar
hilding, e; f.

Bendingcurving

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Bending, curving Crymbing, hylding curvatura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 66

Linked entry: hylding

heáfod-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stíg, e ; f.
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A path along the head of a field (?) Tó ðǽre heáfodstíge, ðæt swá in ðá heáhstrǽt, C. D. iii. 167, 23

heáh-heall

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-heall, (?), e; f.
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A palace Bold wæs betlic brego róf cyning heáhealle the building was splendid, a brave king was the prince of the palace (?), B. 1926. Cf. heáh-sele

heáh-heoloþe

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-heoloþe, an; f.
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Elecampane Heáhhioloþe, Lch. ii. 104, 1 : 138, 16. Genim heáhheoloþan, 18, 22. Heáhhioloþan, 102, 23: 274, 2

Linked entry: eh-heóloþe

heah-rún

(n.)
Grammar
heah-rún, e; f.
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'A damsel having a spirit of divination' Heahrún pithonissa (pithonissam necromantiae spiritu vaticinantem, Ald. 26, 11. The reference is to Acts 16, 16 : Puellam quandam habentem spiritum pythonem), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 47. Cf. hel-rún, hel-rýnegu, helle-rúne

Linked entry: hell-rún

heáh-sunne

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sunne, (?), an; f.
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The arch-sun, the Deity Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest myd swilcum æágum þá heáhsunnan (heán sunnan ?) and ǽce geseón ( velle illum solem videre ), Solil. H. 34, 17

hlíp

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp, e; f.
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a leaping-place, a place to be jumped over (v. N. E. D. deer-leap a lower place in a hedge or fence where deer may leap) On hinde-hlýp; of hinde-hlýpe, C. D. iv. 19, 24. Hindehlíp occurs as a local name: Landes snmne dǽl, ðæt synd .iii. hída ðe fram

Linked entry: hlípe-burna

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. Tó hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29. On ðone holan weg æt hindehlýpan

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

hlíwe

(n.)
Grammar
hlíwe, an; f.

A shelter

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A shelter (?) Tó ðǽre strǽt; on ðá streátan hlýwan; of ðǽre hlýwan, C. D. iii. 229, 28. Tó poshlíwan; ðonne of poshlíwan, 82, 2

hloccettung

(n.)
Grammar
hloccettung, e; f.

Sighinggroaning

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Sighing, groaning Hloccetunge gemitu Hpt. Gl. 421, 7

Linked entry: hloccettan

hlýde

(n.)
Grammar
hlýde, an; f,

torrent

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A noisy brook (? v. hlúd, and cf. hlyn, hlynn), torrent Andlang díc; ꝥ on hlýdan; andlang hlýdan on brádan mór, C. D. B. ii. 374, 14. Andlang cumbes innan hlýdan ǽwylmas; swá andlang hlýdan, C. D. v. 107, 13. In ðá hlýdan; of ðǽre hlýdan, iii. 80, 10

hunticge

(n.)
Grammar
hunticge, an; f.
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A huntress Huntigystran (hundicgean, v. l. ) uenatrices, Nar. 38, 3

hwæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hwæcce, an; f.
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A chest [ Wearð gemét þæt feoh uppon ánre cornhwyccan ( printed -hryccan; -hwæccan, v. l. Cf. Ofer þæs mynstres earce, seó wæs hwǽtes full super arcam monasterii, quae erat frumento plena, Gr. D. 158, 13. The same incident is described in the two passages

Linked entry: corn-hwicce

holding-stów

(n.)
Grammar
holding-stów, e; f.
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A place where slaughtered animals are dressed, a slaughter-house Súð dorian oð hit cymð tó ðǽre holdingstówe, C. D. v. 184, 23

Linked entry: holdigean

hrif-téung

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-téung, e; f.
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Stomach-ache Hriftéung (printed hrig-, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 24) yleos, Wülck. Gl. 112, 23

Linked entry: téung

hundred-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hundred-sócn, e; f.
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Attendance at the hundred-gemot; fine for non-attendance Omnes forisfacturas terrarum suarum, id est, burgbrice, hundredsócna, áthas, ordélas, . . . hámsócna et frithbrice et foresteall, Cht. Th. 187, 23. Cf. Of Hylle . . . hámsócne and forsteall, griðbrice