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heán

(v.)
Grammar
heán, hýn

to elevate

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to elevate. Ðú úp hést mec of geatum deáðes exaltas me de portis mortis, Ps. Srt. 9, 15. Þá staðolas þǽre cyrican . . . hé ongann hýn (heán, v. l.) and miclian, Bd. 2, 4; Sch. 127, 10. Add:

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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þe wé rodor hafað, and se egeslica heofon and engla heofon and heofon þǽre hálgan ðrinnisse, Nap. 50.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

heorr

a hinge

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Æfter þám feówor heorren heofenes and eorðan, Lch. iii. 84, ii. an essential point Heorr cardo. i. finis, Germ. 388, 3.

Linked entry: heorra

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Heora ǽgðer hæfde his folc on þrím heápum cohortes triplici ordine disposuit, Ors. 5, 12; S. 242, 3.

heó

(pronoun.)

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héf

Similar entry: HÝF

healf

(adv.)
Grammar
healf, adv.

Half

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Half Healf man and healf hors centaurus vel ippocentaurus, healf mann and healf assa onocentaurus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 39, 40. Þæt (the Minotaur) wæs healf mon, healf leó Minotauro, utrum fero homini, an humanae bestiae aptius dicam nescio, Ors. 1. 8; S

HÉLA

(n.)
Grammar
HÉLA, hǽla, an; m.

The HEEL

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Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Th. 55, 6. Gif ðæt wíf mid ðám hélum stæpeþ if the woman steps with the heels, Lchdm. iii. 144, 14

Linked entry: hǽla

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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HATE, hatred, enmity, malignity, malice, spite Hete nequitia, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 18. Ús hól and hete derede swíðe þearle slander and hate have injured us very sorely. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Wæs his hete grim fierce was its hate. Exon. 109 a; Th. 416

hete

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Ic mé wið heora hete hýde, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Ne teó ic N. for hete ne for hóle, Ll. Th. i. 180, 10. Hé nam tó Malche fulne graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, Hml. S. 23, 695. Hine þurh hete héngon fæderas ússe, El. 424.

heópe

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Add Heópe buturnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 84. in a local name (?): Tó Heópeoricge, C. D. iii. 71, 30

heópe

(n.)
Grammar
heópe, an; f.

A hipseed-vessel of the dog-rosealso the plant on which the hip grows[?]

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Heópe butunus [i.e. button, Fr. bouton, knob ], Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 90; Wrt. Voc. 30, 36. Genim brér ðe hiópan on weaxaþ take briar on which hips grow, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 96, 15

hefe

importancea burdena weight

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Se hálga gást hí heóld and mid hefe gefæstnode, ꝥ þá mánfullan ne mihton ꝥ mǽden ástyrian, 9, 98. God is bútan hefe and hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe, Hml.

heóre

(adj.)
Grammar
heóre, hýre; adj.

Gentlemildpleasant

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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.

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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a HELM, helmet Leðer helm galea: íren helm cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3, 4. Helmes camb crista: helmes býge conus, 53; Som. 66, 76, 77; Wrt. Voc. 36, 2, 3. Se hwíta, hearda helm, Beo. Th. 2900, 4502; B. 1448, 2255. a crown,

Linked entry: helmiht

helfe

(n.)
Grammar
helfe, es; m. n.

Helvehandle

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[?] Helve, handle Hæft and helfe manubrium, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 31; Wrt. Voc. 35, 20. Sió æcs áwient of ðæm hielfe ferrum lapsum de manubrio, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 1. Gaderode me hylfa tó ǽlcum ðara tóla ðe ic mid wircan cúðe I gathered me handles

heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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Th. i. 438, 14. a herd of swine Wæs mycel swýna heord (worn, L., R. grex) lǽsgende, Mk. 5, II. Heord swýna (sunor bergana. L.) grex porcorum. Lk. 8, 32: suner berga, L. (swína, R.), Mt. 8, 32. Ðonne se inswán his heorde tó mæstene drífe, Ll.

HEGE

(n.)
Grammar
HEGE, es; m.

A HEDGEfence

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Mid heora hegum ðe hí ymbsette wǽron cum septis quibus erant circumdata, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 448, 22. From hegum a silvis, Rtl. 118, 35

Linked entry: fearn-hege

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Ox. 95: 924. cover, concealment Nó heó on helm losað, ne on foldan fæðm, ne on fyrgenholt, ne on gyfenes grund, gá þǽr heó wille she will not escape into concealment, neither into earth's bosom, nor into the mountain wood, nor into ocean's depths, go

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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Heora heorda wíslíce healdan to keep their flocks wisely, L. Eth. vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 14. Godcunde heorda spiritual flocks, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 34

Linked entries: hiord herd heorde