heáh-nes
Highness, height, highest point, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, excellence
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Heó biþ áfeorrod swíðe feor from ðære sóðan heánesse ab altitudine veræ celsitudinis elongatur, 41, 2; Swt. 301, 20. On ðære heofonlícan heánnesse in heaven on high, Shrn. 82, 20: Exon. 65 a; Th. 239, 34; Ph. 631: Elen. Kmbl. 2247; El. 1125.
deór-hege
A deer-fence ⬩ cervōrum sepīmentum
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A deer-fence; cervōrum sepīmentum Deórhege to cyniges háme the deer-fence for the royal mansion, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 4: 2; Th. i. 432, 11: 3; Th. i. 432, 24
heáfan
To mourn, wail, lament
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Heófon gehygd they lamented their purpose, 221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344
út-here
A foreign army
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A foreign army Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde, and seó fyrding dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm, ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 13. Ða scipu sceoldan ðisne eard healdan wið ǽlcne úthere, 1009; Erl. 141. 25
þeód-here
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The army of a nation, the military force of a people Þeódherga wæl the slain of the nations who fought, Cd. Th. 130, 15; Gen. 2160
hér
Noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ honourable ⬩ holy ⬩ sublime
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Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe], hear this noble lay, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37
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sin-here
An immense army
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An immense army Besæt sinherge sweorda láfe he besieged the fugitives with an immense army, Beo. Th. 5864; B. 2936
stæl-here
A marauding band ⬩ predatory army
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A marauding band, predatory army Hié fóron út mid stælherge nihtes ... and genómon unlytel ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on ierfe, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 13. Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9. Ðæt hié ða burga hira módes wið stælherigas
ge-heán
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in a physical sense, to elevate, raise high Gehýdne porrectam (in edito turrem ), An. Ox. 8, 237. Gehígde edita, i. alta, Wülck. Gl. 226, 8. to exalt Ðá wæs Bryten swíðe geheád in miclum wuldre Godes geleáfan and andetnesse denique etiam Brittaniam
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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Hé heów oð ðæt hé on hilde gecranc he smote with his sword until in fight he fell, Byrht. Th. 141, 18; By. 324. Heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran he struck the horse with the spurs [cf. Icel. höggva hest sporum], Elf. T. 36, 25.
heáh-tíd
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Heó seldan on hátum baþe baþede búton þám heáhtídum tó Eástron and æt Pentæcosten and þý twelftan dæge ofer Geohhel (praeter sollemniis maioribus, uerbi gratia paschae, pentecostes, epifaniae), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 6: Hml. S. 20, 45. Add:
heofon-lic
chaste
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Hé getrymede heora geleáfan mid þon heofonlicon weorce (with working of miracles), Bl. H. 17, 8. of or from heaven, Similar entries v. heofon; II.
hell-heoþo
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Wite þú hú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig (l. heoro-dreórig), Sat. 700. Add
heáh-deór
A stag, deer ⬩ the hunting of deer
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A stag, deer Swá swíðe he lufode ða heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder he loved the stags as if he were their father, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 29: Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 3
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lyft-helm
The air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ cloud
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60
heofon-beácen
the sun
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If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun
hefe-lic
heavy ⬩ grave ⬩ serious ⬩ grievous ⬩ oppressive ⬩ hard to do ⬩ laborious ⬩ grievous
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I. 56, 17. hard to bear, grievous, oppressive Gewearð swíðe hefelic and swíðe wólberendlic geár, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 27. ꝥ Þæt heom hefelice ne þince þás þing, Angl. viii. 321, 43, 1083; P. 215, 25 (in Dict.). hard to do, laborious Gif hwylcum bréþer
hem
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Hem ora loricę, An. Ox. 50, 51. Feald þú mid þínre swíðran hande þane hem þínes wynstran earmstoces ofer þínne wynstran scytefinger, Tech. ii. 128, 2. Add
here-reáf
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Seó sýfernes and óðre mægnu forhæfdon heó fram herereáfe (a spoliis), Prud. 54. Herereáf manubias, quae manu capiantur, An. Ox. 1925. Herereáfu spolia, Scint. 19, 8: 82, 15. Add
heáh-galdor
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A powerful charm, a charm of great virtue Seó nǽdre dytteð hyre eáran, þæt heó nele gehýran heáhgaldor sum, þæt snotre men singað wið áttrum, Ps. Th. 57, 4