here-nitig
expeditio
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[?] expeditio, Cot. 73, Lye
here-pád
A coat of mail
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A coat of mail, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258
Linked entry: pád
here-rǽswa
A chieftain,
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A chieftain, Elen. Kmbl. 1987; El. 995
here-reáf
Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty
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Spoil, plunder, booty Herereáf spolia vel manubie vel prede, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 52; Wrt. Voc. 35, 38: manubiæ, spolia, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16, 23. Achan behýdde of ðam herereáfe Achan concealed some of the spoil, Jos. 7, 1, 11. Ðú ús mycel herereáf
Linked entry: wæl-reáf
here-rinc
A warrior,
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A warrior, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 141; Met. 1, 71: [hereric, MS.] Beo. Th. 2356; B. 1176
here-sceaft
A war-shaft ⬩ spear
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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335
here-sceorp
War-dress
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War-dress, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45
here-síþ
The journey of an army ⬩ a military expedition ⬩ march
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The journey of an army, a military expedition, march, Elen. Kmbl. 265; El. 133: Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 24; Rä. 30, 4: 84a; Th. 317, 3; Mód. 60
here-spéd
Success in war
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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64
here-stræl
An arrow
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An arrow, Beo. Th. 2874; B. 1435
here-strǽt
A military road ⬩ one allowing the passage of an army ⬩ highway ⬩ high road
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A military road, one allowing the passage of an army, highway, high road Léton ðone hálgan be herestrǽte swefan on sibbe they left the saint sleeping in peace by the highway, Andr. Kmbl. 1662; An. 833. Ðanan on herestrǽt thence to the high road, Cod.
Linked entry: fird-strǽt
here-þrym
a cohort,
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a cohort, Cot. 81, Lye
here-togen
Captive ⬩ heretogan
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Captive Seó hereláf wunode ðæs heretogan [heretogenan ?] folces on Chaldéiscum earde the remnant of the captive people dwelt in the land of Chaldea, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 393. [Cf. Icel. her-numinn, -tekinn captive.]
here-wǽpen
A weapon of war
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A weapon of war, Ps. Ben. 34, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 3
here-weorc
A warlike deed or work
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A warlike deed or work, Elen. Kmbl. 1308; El. 656
here-wíc
An encampment ⬩ camp ⬩ dwelling
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An encampment, camp, dwelling Míne welan ðe ic hæfde syndon ealle gewitene and míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode my riches that I had are all departed and my dwellings are decayed, Blickl. Homl. 113, 26. Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres
Linked entry: fird-wíc
here-wóp
The shout raised by an army
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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460
Linked entry: wóp
here-wulf
A war-wolf ⬩ warrior
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A war-wolf, warrior, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 25; Gen. 2015
in-here
A native army ⬩ home-force
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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to
ísern-here
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An iron-clad host Ísernhergum án wísode, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 33; Exod. 348