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íren-heard

(adj.)

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íren-heard, adj.

Iron-hard

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Iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1112

mægen-heard

(adj.)

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mægen-heard, adj.

Very strong ⬩ powerful

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Very strong, powerful Ðam ðe sitteþ on ufan meare mægenheardum, Runic pm. 5; Kmbl. 340, 5

níþ-heard

(adj.)

Grammar

níþ-heard, adj.

Bold in battle ⬩ audacious

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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277

helle-hinca

(n.)

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For hancettan l. huncettan

ge-helan

(v.)

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ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover up ⬩ cēlāre ⬩ occŭlere ⬩ tĕgĕre

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To conceal, hide, cover up; cēlāre, occŭlere, tĕgĕre Se ðe dearnenga bearn gestriéneþ and gehileþ [geheleþ MSS. B. H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite

Linked entries: helan ge-hileþ ge-holen

ge-heolp

(v.; part.)

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ge-heolp, p. of ge-helpan.

preserved

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preserved,Jos. 6, 22;

stearc-heard

(adj.)

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stearc-heard, adj.

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Violent, unrestrained Stearcheard wóp durus fletus, Dóm. L. 200

ge-heáne

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Dele: the MS. of Rtl. 42, 40 has gihére

ge-heold

Similar entry: ge-hild

helle-duru

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Tó þám sweartum tintrehstówum helleduru (tintreges gómum helledures (= -dores?), v.l.) hí hine gebróhton ad nefandas tartari fauces perducunt, Guth. Gr. 131, 185. Þonne wendeð Scs. Petrus fram þǽre helleduru, and hé belúceð þá helleduru, Verc. Forst.

helle-fýr

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On hwylc gerád is hit tó gelýfanne ꝥ ꝥ líchamlice hellefýr mage geniman þá unlíchamlican wísan þǽre sáwle ?, Gr. D. 303, 18. Hweþer hit sý tó gelýfanne ꝥ sý án hellefýr (unus gehennae ignis) . . . witodlíce án hellefýr is, 333, 13-16. Cwælmed in þǽm méstan