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híw-fæst

(adj.)
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híw-fæst, adj.

Beautiful

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Beautiful Híwfæst formosa, i. speciosa, An. Ox. 1054. Híwfæstre formosior, i. speciosior, 453

híw-gedál

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Híwgedál divortium, i. divisio conjugiorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 54: 28, 27. Híwgedále divortio, 14. Add

híw-lic

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híw-lic, adj.
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Of a married woman Þǽre híwlican matronalis (cf. (?) matronalis pudicitiae obliviscens, Ald. 59, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 19. For 'matronalis ... Lye' substitute:

híw-scipe

a housefamily

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Add: a house, family On eardungstówe húses ł híwscipes mínes in tabernaculo domus meae, Ps. L. 131, 3. Wæs sum híwscipes man erat quidam vir paterfamilias, Guth. Gr. 172, 1. a hide of land. Similar entries v. híwisc; II. Hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119. Heálicum sǽnesse edito (alto) promontorio

hél-spure

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hél-spure, hél-sporu. Ps. Vos. has hélspuran in the two passages quoted.
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hen-streát

(n.)
Grammar
hen-streát, (?),

Similar entry: streát

her-numa

Similar entry: here-numa

hér-rihte

(adv.)
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hér-rihte, adv.

Just hereat this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

hér-tó

(adv.)
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hér-tó, adv.

Up to this point

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Up to this point Héreó actenus, An. Ox. 56, 80

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hín-ness

(n.)
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hín-ness, e; f. I.

subjectingdestruction

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a trampling upon, subjecting Ic salde iów mæhte hénnisse (hénisæs, L.) ł niðrunge. ofer nédre dedi uobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes, Lk. R. 10, 19, a laying waste, destruction Godes cyricena hýnnysse (bærnesse, v. l.) and slege martyra unblinnendlíce

Linked entries: hýn-ness hé-nis

hér-æfter

Similar entry: HÉR

heg-stæf

Similar entry: hege-stæf

héh-faro

Similar entry: heáh-fore

hlíp-cumb

(n.)
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a valley with steep sides (? cf. stæþ-hlípe) Upp tó hlýp-cumbe; of hlýpcumbe, C. D. iii. 204, 19

hlíp-geat

(n.)
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hlíp-geat, hlípe-geat, es; n.

A leap-gate

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A leap-gate, a low gate in a fence, which can be leaped by deer, while keeping sheep from straying (N. E. D.) Ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat; of ðǽm hlýpgeate, C. D. iii. 180, 28. Tó ðám hlýpgete; of ðám hlýpgete á be wealle, 456, 8. Tó ðám wealle;

martyr-hád

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Martyrhád underfón martirium subire, Gr. D. 231, 5. Add

munuc-hád

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Add: general or of a man In munucháde in monachico habitu Gr. D. 27, 18. Ne mót man iungum men wíf forgyfan, gif hé hine ǽr tó munucháde ( monachismo ) gemynte, Ll. Th. ii. 142, 9. Oft on lǽwedum háde and on lǽwedum girelan mid gódum weorcum and mid

mynster-hám

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Wé hine cúðon in þám mynsterháme þe hé on wæs nos eum in hac ecclesiastica domo novimus Gr. D. 319, 24. Add

rǽg-hár

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Substitute: ræg-hár grey with lichen. Cf. ragu