heard-hicgende
Bold in purpose
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Bold in purpose, Beo. Th. 793; B. 394: 1602; B. 799
heaðu-torht
Clear-sounding and of warlike import
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Clear-sounding and of warlike import, Beo. Th. 5109: B. 2553
búh
turn
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Ben. in proœm.
horn-reced
A house having 'horns' or pinnacles,
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A house having 'horns' or pinnacles, Beo. Th. 1412; B. 704
Linked entry: horn-sæl
crano-hawc
A crane-hawk ⬩ accipiter, qui gruem mordet
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Ben. Lye
crýfele
a den ⬩ passage under ground ⬩ spelunca ⬩ meatus subterraneus
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Ben. Lye
hilde-cyst
Excellence in war, ⬩ valour
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Excellence in war, valour Hildecystum valorously Beo. Th. 5189; B. 2598
Linked entry: gúþ-cyst
hleór-bolster
A cushion for the cheek, ⬩ pillow
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A cushion for the cheek, pillow, Beo. Th. 1381; B 688
staþol-fæst
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Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste viriliter agite et confortamini, Deut. 31, 6
for-hradian
hurry ⬩ to anticipate
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Ben. 61, 13. Hé wénde þæt hí woldon his cynedóm forseón and wolde ðá forhradian, Hml. Th. i. 480, 2. Úrne endenéxtan dæg mid dǽdbóte forhradian, 482, 6. Beó forehradod anticipatur, An. Ox. 1232
Linked entry: fore-hradian
mylen
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Gif hit beón mæg swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod þæt ealle neád*-*behéfe þing þǽrbinnan wunien, þæt is wæterscype, mylen (myll molendinum R. Ben. I. 112, 15), wyrtún, R. Ben. 127, 6.
æt-rihte
Rightly or justly at ⬩ near ⬩ at hand ⬩ almost ⬩ pæne ⬩ haud multum abest quin
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Rightly or justly at, near, at hand, almost; pæne, haud multum abest quin Ætrihte wæs gúþ getwǽfed, nymþe mec God scylde, the contest had almost been finished, had not God shielded me, Beo. Th. 3319; B. 1657.
Linked entries: æt-rihtost æt-ryhte
heóre
Gentle ⬩ mild ⬩ pleasant
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Gentle, mild, pleasant Nis ðæt heóru stów it is a savage place, Beo. Th. 2749; B. 1372. Culufre fótum stóp on beám hýre the dove with her feet stepped on to the tree, gentle, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 20; Gen. 1468.
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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[ȝief he frend were me sceolðe ȝief him his morȝemete (cf. 231, 19 where it is called forme mete) þat he þe bet mihte abide þane more mete, O. E. Homl. i. 237, 33.]
geflit-georn
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Ben. 130, 20. Ne ǽnig man ne sý tó sacfull ne éalles tó geflitgeorn, Wlfst. 70, 19 : Lch. iii. 428, 34. Beón úre fét gesceóde mid þǽre sybbe bodunge, and úre stafas sýn on úrum handum tó sleánne þá wyrmas . . .
Linked entry: flít-georn
heáfod-ece
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Hé mid ele gesmyrode án licgende mǽden on langsumum sáre ðurh hefigtýmum heáfodece, and hire sóna wæs bet, ii. 150, 6
fǽr-lic
sudden ⬩ sudden ⬩ fortuitous
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Hwæt þis ǽfre beón sceole fǽrlices whatever can this sudden change be, Hml. S. 23, 516. Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð if any sudden ill befall the nation, Wlfst. 271, 1.
eft-síþ
A journey back, return ⬩ rĕdĭtus
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A journey back, return; rĕdĭtus Ár wæs on ófoste, eftsíðes georn the messenger was in haste, desirous of return, Beo. Th. 5560; B. 2783. Landweard onfand eftsíþ eorla the land-warden perceived the return of the warriors, Beo.
undern-sang
The service at the third hour of the day ⬩ tierce
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Ben. 39, 19: 40, 6: L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6. Undernsanges gebed tertie oratio, R. Ben. Interl. 47, 10. Æt ǽfensonge and æt undernsonge, Chart. Th. 137, 34
ge-sinlíce
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Ben. 127, 9. Hé breác gesinlíce Dúnstánes rǽdes, Lch. iii. 440, 4. diligently Hé georne behogige and gesinlíce (georne, v.l.) gíme hwæþre . . . curiose intendat et sollicitus sit. . . R. Ben. 97, 14