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hettend

(n.)
Grammar
hettend, hetend, es; m

An enemy

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An enemy Hettend lǽddon út mid ǽhtum abrahames mæg the enemy led forth Abraham's kinsman with his possessions. Cd. 94; Th. 121, 17; Gen. 2011: 154; Th. 191, 4; Exod. 209: Chr. 937; Erl. 12, 10; Æðelst. 10: Andr. Kmbl. 61; An. 31. Hetend, Elen. Kmbl.

hrif

(n.)
Grammar
hrif, rif, es; n.

The wombbellyuterusventer

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The womb, belly; uterus, venter Ðín ðæt fæðmlíce hrif thine enfolding womb, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Hrif uterus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 8: 19 12: Rtl. 51, 27. Ðæt uferre hrif, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 8. Rif vel seó inre wamb alvus, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71

Linked entry: in-gehrif

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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A RING, circle, circuit, cycle, orb, globe, festoon Ágymmed hrincg ungulus: geheáfdod hringce samothracius: lytel hring anelus, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 30, 31, 49; Wrt. Voc. 40, 59, 60; 41, 6. Hringc ansa, Wrt. Voc. 66, 34: 284, 7. Hring fibula, legula

hrisel

(n.)
Grammar
hrisel, hresl, es; m. [?]

A shuttleradius

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A shuttle; radius Hrisl radiolum, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 54; Wrt. Voc. 59, 25: radium, Wrt. Voc. 281, 75. Hresl [hrefl. Wrt.] radius, 66, 12. Hrisil, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 20; Rä. 36, 7

Linked entry: hrefl

huntnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntnaþ, huntnoþ, es; m.

Hunting

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Hunting Be huntnaþe. Ic wylle ðæt ǽlc man sý his huntnoþes wyrðe on wuda and on felda on his ágenan. And forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoþ hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban Of hunting. I will that every man have the right to hunt in wood and in open country

Linked entry: huntaþ

hwamm

(n.)
Grammar
hwamm, hwomm, es; m.

A corner

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A corner Heáfod hwommys caput anguli, Ps. Spl. C. 117, 21. Huommes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 10: Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 17. Ðá eode út of ðæs karcernes hwomme swíðe egeslíc draca then came a very horrible dragon out of a corner of the prison, Nar. 43, 13. Hwommona

Linked entries: hwem hwom

hyld

(n.)
Grammar
hyld, held, es; m.

Favourprotectiongraceloyaltyallegiance

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Favour, protection, grace [of a superior to an inferior], loyalty, allegiance [of the inferior to the superior] Ic hálsige eów for ðæs cáseres helda ðæt gé mé secgon I adjure you by your allegiance to the emperor that you tell me, Nicod. 8; Thw. 4, 7

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lǽwed

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwed, léud, es; m.

A layman

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A layman Gif man léud ofsleá an þeófþe licge bútan wyrgelde if a layman be slain while thieving, let no wergild be paid for the slaying. L. Wih. 25; Th. i. 42, 13

Linked entry: lǽd

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinshiprelationship

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Kinship, relationship 'Se ðe his brðdor ne lufaþ hé wunaþ on deáþe.' Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.' Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth

mǽg-wine

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-wine, es; m.

A kinsman and friend

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A kinsman and friend Mon mænig be his mǽgwine many a man standing by his kinsman (of the people at the tower of Babel), Cd. 80; Th. 100, 9; Gen. 1661. Mǽgwinas míne, Beo. Th. 4951; B. 2479. Mǽgwinum. Cd. 149; Th. 187, 4; Exod. 146: 158; Th. 197, 28;

mǽr-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-stán, es; m.

A boundary-stone

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A boundary-stone Ðis syndon ða landgemǽro . . On mǽrstán; of mǽrstáne on ðone ealdan gáran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 438, 28

mǽr-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-þorn, es; m.

A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary

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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33

mǽr-weg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-weg, es; m.

A boundary (?) road

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A boundary (?) road On ðone márweg; ondlong ðaes mǽrweges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 33. Ondlong ðæs lýtlan weges ðæt hit cymeþ on ðone norþran mǽrweg; ondlong ðæs mǽrweges, 33, 5: 77, 26

mæsse-lác

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-lác, es; n.

The mass-offeringthe host

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The mass-offering, the host Mæsselác fertum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 41: 147, 76. Messelác, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 61; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41. [v. Ducange: 'fertum genus panis, in Glossis MSS. Isidoro et Papiæ dicitur oblatio, quæ ad altare fertur et sacrificatur

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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A priest not of the Christian church Melchisedec wæs cyningc and mæssepreóst, Prud. 53. Ðá cwǽdon ða ealdras and ða mæssepreóstas tó Pilate, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 22: 11; Thw. 6, 2. a priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven

mæssepreóst-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mæssepreóst-hád, es; m.

The orders of a mass-priest

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The orders of a mass-priest Of ðære tíde ðæs ðe ic mæssepreóstháde onfeng ex quo tempore accepti presbyteratus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 32: 5, 1; S. 613, 12

Linked entry: preóst-hád

mæsse-sang

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-sang, es; m.

The service of the mass

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The service of the mass Ða symbelnysse to mǽrsianne mæssæsanges missarum sollemnia celebrandi, Bd. 27; S. 497, 1. Mæssesong dón missas facere, 1, 26; S. 488, 4. Gewuna, mæssesonga consuetudo missarum, 1, 27; S. 489, 33. On mæssesangum and on sealmsangum

mæsse-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-þegen, es; m.

A mass-priest

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A mass-priest Mæsseþegnes and woruld*-*þegnes wergild ii þúsend þrymsa, L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10

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mæsse-wín

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-wín, es; n.

Wine used in the service of the mass

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Wine used in the service of the mass Messewín infertum vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 126; Wrt. Voc. 27, 52

mæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten, [n], es; m.

Mast-pasturepasture for swineconsisting of the fruit of forest trees

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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín

Linked entry: mæst