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hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, an ; f.
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A fence of rails (?) Andlang hæccan (heccan, v. l. ), 3. D. B. iii. 147, 25. [Cf. (?) On haccan bróc; andlang haccan bróces, 3. D. v. 298, 4. v. hæc.]

hædre

(adv.)
Grammar
hædre, adv.

Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiouslyarcte, anxie

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Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiously; arcte, anxie Hyge hædre [hearde, A.] wealleþ my mind is agitated with anxiety, Salm. Kmbl. 126; Sal. 62. [Míne sáwle] hædre gehogode hǽl save [my soul] oppressed by anxious thoughts, Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 5;

hǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlþ, e; f.

Health, healing, curesanitas, salus

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Health, healing, cure Ðám áríst rihtwísnysse sunne and hǽlþ is on hyre fiðerum to them shall arise the sun of righteousness, and healing is on its wings, Lchdm. iii. 236, 31. Ðes þegen bæd for his þeówan hǽlþe this officer prayed for the health of his

hæpse

(n.)
Grammar
hæpse, an; f.

A hasp, clasp, fasteningpessuluma hasp, fastening

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A hasp, clasp, fastening Hæpse sera, Wrt. Voc. 81, 20 : clustella, Hpt. Gl. 500. Sum slóh ða hæpsan one struck the hasps [of the door], Th. An. 124, 14

hæfe

Grammar
hæfe, leaven, l. hæf,
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and add Hæf vel beorma fermentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 72. Hæf fermentum, i. condimentum, blandimentum, An. Ox. 57, 3. Wærniait fram hæfe (fermenlo) sundorhálgena. Scint. 75, 3

hǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwe, adj.
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Blue, grey Haeuui, háui, heáwi cerula, Txts. 50, 221. Héuui vel gréi, háuui vel gréi, heáuui, gréi glaucum, 66, 473. Grǽg, hǽwe ferrugine (cf. ísengrǽg ferrugine, i. ferreo colore, 31: ferrugo vel ferrugineus, i. color purpurae subnigrae, Wülck. Gl.

hǽle

(n.)
Grammar
hǽle, an; f. l. hǽle, es; n. , and add: [Cf. Goth. un-haili ill-health.]: <b>-hǽled.</b> v. on-hǽled: <b>-hǽledlic, hǽledness.</b> v. un-gehǽledlic, un-gehǽledness.

-hǽme

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-hǽme, adj.

Similar entry: ge-hǽme

-hǽme

(suffix)
Grammar
-hǽme, pl. m.
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This form is found in many words denoting the inhabitants of places whose names end in -hám, e, g. Æschǽma gemǽru, C. D. iv. 70, 26.lt;i>For a list ofswch words see Cht. Craw. 116. Also the form -hǽmingas Wanhǽminga gemǽre,C. D. v. 264, l. Wealthǽminga

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, hæfte, es; n.

A haft, handlemanubriummanubriuma haft or kiltcapulum, manubriumhandle

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A haft, handle; manubrium Hæft and helfe manubrium, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 31; Wrt. Voc. 35, 20. Nim ðæt seax ðe ðæt hæfte síe fealo hryðeres horn take a knife, the handle of which is yellow ox-horn, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 290, 22 : 52; Lchdm. ii. 272

hǽre

(n.)
Grammar
hǽre, an; f.

Hair-cloth, sack-clothcilicium, saccusciliciumcilicium, saccus

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Hair-cloth, sack-cloth; cilicium, saccus Gefyrn hí dydun dǽdbóte on hǽran and on axan olim in cilicio et cinere pænitentiam egissent, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 21. Mid hǽran gescrýdd clad in sackcloth, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27 : Ps. Spl. 34, 15. Se cyning dyde hǽran

Linked entry: earan

hæt

(n.)
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Hættes mitrę, 5242 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 45. Camb on hætte oððe on helme erista, 19, 10. Eówre hættas mitrę, 55, 21: 70. Haetas mitras, Txts. 113, 75

hǽre

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Add: sackcloth used as a garment, a hair-shirt Hé scrýdde hine mid hǽran and mid axan bestreowode, Hml. S. 31, 445. Mid héran eilicio, Ps. Srt. 34, 13. Heó (St. Cecilia) wæs gegyred myd hǽran æt hyre líchaman, and onufan þǽre hǽran heó wæs gegyred myd

hǽta

Similar entry: scyld-hǽta

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, e;
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f Drynessfrom /teat, parched condition Mycel hǽte ferfor, swaloð cauma, drúgað oððe hǽð siccitas, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 77. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ] See next word, and hǽþung, for-hǽþan

hǽtu

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Add: gen. e Hǽto calor. Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 11. the quality or property of being hot On ðǽre sunnan is hǽtu and beorhtnys; seó hǽtu drýgð, Hml. Th. i. 284, 35. Þǽre sunnan hǽtu wyrcð fíf dǽlas on middanearde, Lch. iii. 260, 18 : Ph. 17. Hǽto, Bl. H. 51

hæle

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Hæle sceal wísfæst and gemetlic, Fii. 86. Sum bið heardsǽlig hæle, bið hwæðre gleáw, Crë. 32. Láð bið wineleás hæle, Vy. 32. Þá cám in gán ealdor þegna (Beowulf), dǽdcéne mon, hæle hildedeór, B. 1646: (Wígláf), 3111. Se æðeling ( St. Andrew ) . . . Crístes

hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽle, ; adj.
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Hale, sound, whole, safe Sýne hǽle pupillam incolumem, Hpt. Gl. 487, 69. Þá woldan hié on ecnesse hǽle and trume wið deófla níþum and helle wíturn, and deáþ geþrowodan for Godes naman, Bl. H. 171, 30

hæft

Grammar
hæft, a captive.
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Add: v. helle-hæft, ge-hæft; subst. and adj

hæft

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a bond.Add: Þá hæftlingas þe hé hét lǽdan of þám hæftum, Hml. S. 5, 134. captivity, prison.Add: Se cásere hét hine gebindan and him tó gebringan bysmorlíce on hæfte the emperor ordered him to be bound and brought to him ignominiously in custody, Hml