niht-helm
The covering of night ⬩ night's curtain
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The covering of night, night's curtain Niht-helm geswearc deorc ofer dryhtgumum night's curtain dark was drawn over men, Beo. Th. 3583; B. 1789
pápan-hád
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The papal dignity Gregorius pápanhád onféng, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 24
grǽg-hama
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A corslet, coat of mail Gylleþ grǽghama the corslet rattles, Fins. Th. 10; Fin. 6
grǽg-hiwe
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Of a grey hue or colour, Lye
ge-hál
Entire ⬩ whole ⬩ healthy ⬩ intĕger ⬩ sānus
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Entire, whole, healthy; intĕger, sānus Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál, ðæt ðǽr nán cíne on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that no chink was visible in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22 : 166, 11 : Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 27. On gehálum þingum in health,
geógoþ-hád
youth
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youth, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 4; Gen. 1507
seolfor-hilt
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Silver-hilted Ic geann mínon bréðer ánes seolfer-hiltes swurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 10. Ðæs sealferhiltan swurdes ðe Ulfcytel áhte, 559, 13
sund-helm
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A water-covering, the sea which coversExon. Th. 488, 4; Rä. 76, 1.382, 13; Rä. 3, 10. Mec sundhelm þeahte and mec ýþa wrugon, Ic sundhelme ne mæg losian
stigel-hamm
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An enclosure reached by a stile (?) On stigel*-*hammas; of stigealhammum on wígferðes leáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 289, 2
stán-hípe
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A stone-heap Andlang burhweges tó ðære stán-hýpan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 431, 10
Linked entry: hípe
þeów-hád
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The condition of a servant, service Heó háligryfte onféng and Godes ðeówháde she took the veil and accepted the condition of a servant of God; accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42. Hé Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta
wan-hál
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Imperfect as regards health or soundness of body, weak, sick, maimed, infirm, unsound Wanhál inbecillis, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 23. Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig
Linked entry: wan-hǽle
wód-hen
A quail
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A quail Wódhae[n] coturno, Txts. 53, 583. Wódhen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 30
weorold-hád
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A secular, lay condition In weoruldbáde drohtiende in saeculari habitu conversata, Bd. 4, 23; S. 592, 42. In weoruldháde geseted, 4, 24; S. 597, 3. Weoruldhád forlǽtan, 598, 2 : 4, 23 : S. 593, 7
wreoþen-hilt
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wuldor-helm
A crown
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A crown Móyses onféng scínendum wuldor-helme, Blickl. Homl. 49, 11
abbod-hád
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Ðá ðe ðæne abbod tó abbodháde gecuron qui abbatem ordinant, R. Ben. 124, 16. Sé ðe tó abbodháde sceal qui ordinandus est, 118, 3. Add
ác-hál
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dele
camp-hád
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Campháde tyrocinio, An. Ox. 616. Gúðlác of þǽre gedréfednysse þissere worulde wæs gelǽded tó campháde þæs écan lífes, Guth. 24, 23. In camphád sendan in militiam mittere, Gr. D. 298, 8. Add
cyne-hád
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In first passage for '[MS. cyneháde]' read] cynelica hád, v. l.] and add Hé nolde beón cyning . . . Ðá weorðmynde cynehádes (kyne-, v. l.) hé fleáh rex fieri noluit; . . . oblatam gloriam culminis fugit, Past. 33, 20