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hearm-plega

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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne, heardum hearmplega (cf. Facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot, Gen. 13, 7). Add:

hearm-sprǽc

calumny

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calumny. Hosp, hearmsprǽc calumpnia, accusatio falsa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 76. For 'Som.' substitute

hearm-sprǽcolnes

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Dele

hearp-slege

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:

heago-rún

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Add: cf. heah-rún

Heago-stald-

(prefix)

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micel-heáfded

Grammar
micel-heáfded, l.
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-heáfdede

sǽ-healf

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-healf, e; f.
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The seaside Bæd hé hí ánre sylle, þæt hé mihte þæt hús on ðá sǽhealfe ( a parte maris) mid þǽre underlecgan, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 33. Hé lǽdde scipfyrde tó Scotlande, and ꝥ land on þá sǽhealfe mid scipum ymbelæg, Chr. 1072; P. 208, 13

Súþ-healf

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On eásthealfe þeningden, and seó burhstrǽt on súþhealfe, Ælfríces mearc on westhealfe, and hamingford on norðhealfe, C. D. iii. 15, 11. Add

wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

wíf-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-healf, e; f.

The female sidefemale line

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The female side, female line On ða gerád ðæt hí gecuron heora kynecinn ða on iía wífhealfa, Chr. Erl. 3, 16. (Cf. wíf-cynn, I. ) v. preceding word

healf-clǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-clǽmed, adj.

Half finished

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Half finished [of house built with mud] Mín ðæt healfclǽmede hús my half-finished mud-hut, Shrn. 39, 20

healf-clypigende

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-clypigende, adj.

Semi-vowel

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Semi-vowel Healfclypigende semivocales, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 55, 56

healf-hunding

(n.)
Grammar
healf-hunding, es; m.

A creature having a dog's head

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A creature having a dog's head Healf-hundingas cenocephali, Nar. 34, 30: 22, 15

Linked entry: hunding

healf-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-reád, adj.

Reddish

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Reddish Healfreáde peran crustumie vel volemis vel insana vel melimendrum, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 40; Wrt. Voc. 39, 25

healf-slǽpende

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-slǽpende, adj.

Half asleep

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Half asleep Ætýwde him gamalielus gást healfslǽpendum the spirit of Gamaliel appeared to him when half asleep, Shrn. 113, 5

healf-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-soden, adj.

Half cooked

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Half cooked On healfsodenum mete in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2: Med. ex Quadr. 7, 2; Lchdm. i. 356, 18

healf-trendel

(n.)
Grammar
healf-trendel, es; n.

A hemisphere

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A hemisphere Healftryndel, emisperia, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 71: Wrt. Voc. 34, 6

heáls-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
heáls-bóc, e; f.

A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery,a book to swear upon

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A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5

Linked entry: háls

heals-mene

(n.)
Grammar
heals-mene, -myne, es, m.

A necklace, chain for the neck

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A necklace, chain for the neck Hé dyde gyldene healsmyne ymbe his swuran he put a gold chain about his neck, Gen. 41, 42

Linked entry: mene