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híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.
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Familiar, well known Híwcúþ familiaris, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 62; Wrt. Voc. 61, 36. Ic ne eom him suá híwcúþ familiaritatis ejus notitiam non habemus, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 5; Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 13. Se ðe hine selfne híwcúþne ne ongiet Gode

Linked entry: híred-leóf

híw-cúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
híw-cúþlíce, hiew-; adv.
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Familiarly Ða ðe hine híwcúþlíce cúþan qui eum familiariter noverunt, Bd. 5, 2; S 614, 27. Hí biþ hiewcúþlíce þeów ðæm Godes feónde hosti Dei familiarius servit, Past. 47, 2; Swt. 361, 1. Hine God hiewcúþlícor on eallum þingum innan lǽrde ðonne óðre

hiw-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-líc, adj.
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Having good form or colour, shapely; formosus Ansíne hiwlíce hine habban fultum getácnaþ to see one's self with a handsome face betokens support, Lchdm. iii. 204, 8. Reáf hiwlíc habban blisse getácnaþ to have a handsome robe betokens bliss, 212, 6. hiwlíc

híw-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
híw-scipe, híg-, es; m.
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A family, household, house Híwscype domus, Ps. Lamb. 113, 17. Wæs sum híwscipes fæder and hína ealdor erat paterfamilias, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 9. Ðá onféng heó ǽnes híwscipes stówe accepit locum unius familiæ, 4, 23; S. 593, 18. Ealle híwscipas þeóda universæ

Linked entries: híg-scipe híwisc

hlís-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-bǽre, adj.
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Famous, glorious, Som

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.
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Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned Biþ hlíseádigra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ: eác ða welan beóþ hlíseádigran ðonne ðonne hie mon selþ ðonne hie beón ðonne hí mon gaderaþ. Seó gítsung gedéþ heore gítseras láðe and ða cysta gedóþ

hlúd-stefn

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-stefn, -stemn; adj.
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Loud-voiced, Cot. 105, Lye

hlúd-swége

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúd-swége, adv.
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With a loud voice Se hana sóna hlúdswége sang the cock straightway crowed with a loud voice, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 33. Marcus swá swá leó hlúdswége clipode, Ælfc. T. p. 25; Grn. 13, 8

hoc-leaf

(n.)
Grammar
hoc-leaf, es; n.
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Mallow Hocleáf malva, Wrt. Voc 79, 11. Hocleáf. Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemnep/ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated

hóf-rec

(n.)
Grammar
hóf-rec, -ræc, es; n.
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Hoof-track Sing on ðæt hófrec sing over the hoof-track, Lchdm. i. 392, 9. Dryp on ðæt hófræc ðæt wex drop the wax into the hoof-track, iii. 286, 4

hof-rede

(adj.)
Grammar
hof-rede, adj.
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Confined to the house; clinicus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 30; Wrt. Voc. 45, 62

Linked entry: -rede

hof-þela

(n.)
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tesqua, Lye

hóh-hwyrfing

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-hwyrfing, e; f.
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A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; orbis, Som

hóh-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-scanca, an; m.
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The shank; crus Sceápes hóhscancan, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 8

hóp-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-gehnást, es; n.
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The dashing together of waves in a bay [?] Bídaþ stille stealc stánhleoþu streámgewinnes hópgehnástes ðonne heáh geþring on cleofu crýdeþ the steep rocks await quietly the strife of the sea, the dash of the waves, when the press of waters towering up

hóp-páda

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-páda, an; m.
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An upper tunic, cope Hóppáda ependeton [ = ἐπενδύτης], Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52

lifer-hol

(n.)
Grammar
lifer-hol, es; n.
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A hollow in the liver Hwæðer on ðám liferbýlum ðe on ðám liferholum, L. M. 2, 21; Lchdm. ii. 204, 20

Linked entry: lifer-býl

lim-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-hál, adj.
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Sound of limb, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 14; Gú. 661

lind-hóh

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hóh, gen. -hós; m. A hóh [q. v.]
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where lime-trees are growing[?] On lindhóh; of lindhó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 33

mægden-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-hád, es; m.

Maidenhoodvirginity

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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii.

Linked entry: mægþ-hád