winter-dún
A down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter(?)
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A down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter(?) On manegum landum tilð bið redre ðonne on óðrum, ge yrðe tíma hrædra, ge mǽda rædran, ge winterdún (the sheep can be sent on to the hills earlier (?), cf.
eglian
chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL ⬩ molestāre, dŏlēre
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chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL ; molestāre, dŏlēre Ðæt he us eglan móste that he could trouble us, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 12; Jud. 185. Me egleþ [eleþ, MS. H.] swýðe it grieves me much, L. Edm. S. procem; Th
æt-ferian
To carry out ⬩ take'away ⬩ bear away ⬩ auferre
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To carry out, take'away, bear away; auferre Ic ðæt hilt feóndum ætferede I bore the hilt away from the foes, Beo. Th. 3342; B. 1669
for-helan
To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre
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To cover over, hide, conceal; celāre, occultāre, abscondĕre Ðe hit forhelan þenceþ who seeks to conceal it, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 25; Gn. Ex. 116. Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele
healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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Se wísa hilt his sprǽce and bítt tíman the wise man restrains his speech and bides his time, Past. 33, 4; Swt. 220, 14. Afene streám healt ðone norþende the river Avon bounds the north side, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 466, 21.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
óþ-þeódan
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to disjoin, dismember Ðú ðæt gehéte ðæt ús heterófra hild ne gesceóde, ne líces dǽl óþþeóded, ne sinu ne bán on swaðe lágon, ne loc of heáfde tó forlore wurde, Andr. Kmbl. 2842; An. 1423
berg
a hill ⬩ mountain
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a hill, mountain, Som
stapa
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Ger. houui-staffo locusta.] in cpds. án-, eard-, hǽþ-, hild-, mearc-, mór-stapa
heáh-hliþ
A high hill
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A high hill, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 31; Gen. 1439
biorg
a hill, mountain ⬩ collis, mons
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a hill, mountain; collis, mons,Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 20; Gú. 146
sealh-beorh
a hill where sallows grow
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a hill where sallows grow Tó sahlbeorge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 17
stíþ-hugende
Of purpose stern
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Of purpose stern Stíðhugende hysas æt hilde, Byrht. Th. 135, 23; By. 122
Linked entry: -hugende
here-draca
A war-drake ⬩ an arrow
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[Cf. hilde-nædre.]
mund-beorh
A sheltering hill
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A sheltering hill Hí ( Jerusalem ) synd mundbeorgas micle ymbútan, Ps. Th. 124, 2
sláh-hyll
a hill where sloes grow
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a hill where sloes grow On sláhhyll, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 367, 3
burg-
a hill
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a hill, in some compounds, as in Similar entries burg-stal, q. v
hearm-beorg
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A hill of calamity or of affliction Sitæþ on hærmbergæ, E. M. Furn. 373
how
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A hill(?), mound(?) Oð ðæt wæstmæste how, C. D. v. 84, 1: 243, 4
clough
cleft of a rock ⬩ down the side of a hill
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a cleft of a rock, or down the side of a hill, Som. Ben. Lye
neáh-dún
A neighbouring hill
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A neighbouring hill Of ðǽm neáhdúnum and scrafum ex vicinis montium speluncis, Nar. 14, 6