healh
a corner ⬩ an angle ⬩ cave ⬩ closet ⬩ recess ⬩ a bay
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Add: a corner, an angle, Similar entries v. healhiht Ǽlc wág bið gebiéged twiefeald on ðǽm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 245, 13. Gemétte hé hine hleonian on þám hale his cyrcan wið þám weófode invenit eum recumbentem in angulo oratorii
scǽnan
To break
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Helmes gullen . . . sceldes gunnen scenen, Laym. 31234. Breken brade sperren, bordes scænden, 5186
ge-healdan
to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre
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to keep, hold, observe, keep in, retain, reserve, preserve, save, defend, protect; custodīre, servāre, observāre, contĭnēre, reservāre, salvāre, defendĕre Ðæt ic ðíne word mihte wel gehealdan ut custōdiam verbum tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 101 : Andr. Kmbl. 426
treówen
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of-a tree Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode mid treowenum helme, Homl. Th. ii. 150. 31. of wood, wooden Treówen ligneus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 14. Tríwen sceó coturnus. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 21. Trýwen byt flasco, ii. 149, 33.
brún
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Brúne helmas, Jud. 318. [For brún applied to metal v. N. E. D. brown, 4.] Add
ge-réþru
Rudder, helm
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Rudder, helm [the steering was done by means of an oar] Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne híg ðonne begáþ ǽrost ða geréþru in ðære hýþe qui in nauali prælio demicaturi sunt ante in portu inflectant gubernacula, Shrn. 35, 8: 9.
búc
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, or the beaver of a helmet?, or the boss of a shield?; from the bulging shape) Buuc buccula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 32. Búc, 126, 64. Búcc, 11. 41. [Wright gives the accent in the last two.)
róf
Valiant ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Valiant, stout, strong (used only in poetry) Róf oretta, heard under helme ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5070; B. 2538. Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac ), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068. Wís hæleþ, maga móde róf, Andr. Kmbl. 1249; An. 625.
tó-heáwan
To hew to pieces, ⬩ cut to pieces
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The helmes thei tohewen and toschrede, Chauc. Kn. T. 1751. To zenne ne ssel he wende ayeu, þaȝ me ssolde hine al toheawe, Ayenb. 178, 7
lofian
To praise ⬩ value
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Job herede helm wera, hǽlend lofede, 17 a; Th. 40, 6; Cri. 634. Song áhófun, lofedun líffruman, 15 a; Th. 31, 31; Cri. 504. Hé gehýrde hú hí God lofodon and heredon, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 36. Lofa lauda, Ps. Lamb. 147, 1.
tó-hopa
Hope, ⬩ expectation
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Nimeþ tohope to helme sumentes galeam spei, O. E. Homl. i. 155, 8
EOFOR
a boar, a wild boar ⬩ ăper
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II. the figure of a boar on a helmet; signum apri sŭper găleam Swýn eal-gylden, eofer íren-heard the swine all-golden, the boar iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2228; B. 1112: 2660; B. 1328
wíg-heafola
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Wíg-heafola is taken to mean a helmet by some editors: Grein suggests wígneafolan = umbonem bellicum i. e. clypeum. Could the reading be wígneafolan ? Cf.
ofer-hycgan
to despise, contemn, disdain, scorn ⬩ contemnere, aspernere ⬩ to be puffed up
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Utan oferhycgan helm ðone miclan, Cd. Th. 280, 7; Sat. 252: 283, 15; Sat. 305
hnígan
To bend, ⬩ bow down, ⬩ incline, ⬩ descend, ⬩ decline, ⬩ sink
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To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink Ðonne hníge eft under lyfte helm londe neár then I bend again under the airy cover nearer the land, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 18; Rä. 4, 63.
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steáp
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Hí habbaþ on heáfde helmas steápe (cf. O. Frs. with thene stápa helm. Icel. steypðir hjálmar), Wulfst. 200, 12. <b>I b.</b> of fire, mounting high (see also I c) :-- Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, bærneþ boldgetimbru, seomaþ steáp and geáp, Salm.
swíþ-mód
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in a good sense, great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted Com ðá tó lande lidmanna helm ( Beowulf ) swíðmód swymman, Beo. Th. 3252; B. 1624. Swíðmód cyning, Cd.
healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Add: trans. to keep watch over, keep in charge. to keep a flock (lit. or fig.), sheep, swine, &c. Beóceorle . . . gif hé gafolheorde healt, Ll. Th. i. 434, 36. Ǽhteswáne ðe inheorde healt, 436, 22. Ne healde gé ðá heorde mid suelcum eorneste suelce
HWÍT
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448. Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne oððe blacne non potes unum capillum album facere aut nigrum, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 36.
denn
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Heáhden . . . helman hyrst, i. 317, 20. Hec sunt pascua porcorum quot nostra lingua denbéra nominamus, lamburnanden, orricesden, teligden, stánehtandenn, ii. 65, 5-8: 75, 26-8: 228, 2-3.