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hete-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
hete-þanc, es; m.

A hostile thought

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A hostile thought, Beo. Th. 955; B. 475: Exon. 70a; Th. 261, 14; Jul. 315

heals-gang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-gang, es; m.
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A tumour in the neck Halsgang struma, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 15

Linked entry: gang

heals-mægeþ

(n.)
Grammar
heals-mægeþ, e; f.
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Dele 'e'; mægeþ is not inflected in the singular

heáh-weg

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-weg, es; m.

A highway

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A highway, main road Hiis terminibus circumcincta. Ab oriente cyninges héiweg; a meritie strét tó scufelingforde . . . an cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 66, 31-67, 2

here-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
here-rǽs, es; m.
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An inroad by an army, a raid by the Danes Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, beón hit miswyderu, Wlfst. 271, 2

here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbourshelterlodgingsquarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

hege-hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hege-hymele, an; f.

Hedge

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Hedge (or wild) hop plant Cicena mete muronis, hegehymele humblonis, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 27-28. Þis is seó gréne sealf. . . brócminte and óþre mintan, cicena mete, hegehymele, Lch. iii. 6, 8-15

Linked entry: hymele

hege-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hege-steall, es; m.
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The site of a hedge (?), a place with a hedge (?) (cf. Haystall a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood (in Herefordshire), Halliw. Dict.) Æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 10

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, an; f.
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34

Linked entries: hæg-sugga heges-sugge

hege-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
hege-rǽwe, -réwe, e; f.

A hedge-row

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A hedge-row Ðanon on ða hegerǽwe thence to the hedge row, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 54, 11. Hegeréwe, iii. 48, 15

here-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
here-cumbol, -combol, es; m.

A military signal

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A military signal Wordum and bordum hófon herecombol with shouts and shields they raised the war-signal, Elen. Kmbl. 49; El. 25. Cf.[?] Tacitus, Germania c. 3: 'As their line shouts, they inspire or feel alarm. It is not so much an articulate sound,

here-man

(n.)
Grammar
here-man, -mann, es; m.

A soldier

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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8

here-serce

(n.)
Grammar
here-serce, -syrce, an; f.

A coat of mail.

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A coat of mail. Beo. Th. 3027; B. 1511

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se

Linked entry: -tíma

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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The leader of an army or of a people, a general; dux, consul Heretoga vel heorl dux, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 2; Wrt. Voc. 42, 11. Heretoga comes, Rtl. 193, 9. Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt. Kmbl

heáh-torras

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-torras, heáh-torr, es; m.
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A high rock, high mountain Þá giceligan heáhtorra bearewæs glaciales alpium (i. montium) saltus, An. Ox. 2035. Substitute:

fæderen-healf

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-healf, fædren-healf, e; f.

The father's sidepăterna pars

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The father's side; păterna pars Hira nán næs on fædrenhealfe togeboren, búton him ánum none of them on the paternal side was born thereto, except him alone, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 5

Linked entry: fædren-healf

forþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-heald, -heold; adj.

Bent forwardinclined downwardsstoopingincurvusprōnusproclīvus

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Bent forward, inclined downwards, stooping; incurvus, prōnus, proclīvus Hwón forþheald paulŭlum incurvus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 33. He lang fæc forþheald licgende wæs aliquandiu prōnus jăcens, 4, 31; S. 610, 14. Forþheold proclīvus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48

Linked entries: forþ-heold heald

ge-heád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heád, adj. [heáh high]

Lifted upexaltedexaltātus

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Lifted up, exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten swýðe geheád Britain was very much exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27, MS. B

Linked entry: ge-hýd

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exaltedexaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27