heoru
A sword
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A sword, Beo. Th. 2574; B. 1285: Exon. 92 a; Th. 346; 10; Gn. Ex. 202. The word is a poetical one both in English and Icelandic, and in these dialects, as in Old Saxon, is mostly used in compounds
ge-heán
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in a physical sense, to elevate, raise high Gehýdne porrectam (in edito turrem ), An. Ox. 8, 237. Gehígde edita, i. alta, Wülck. Gl. 226, 8. to exalt Ðá wæs Bryten swíðe geheád in miclum wuldre Godes geleáfan and andetnesse denique etiam Brittaniam
hergaþ
booty
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Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:
heáh-burh
A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation
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Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh lytle ceastre I know that near here is a town placed on high, a little city, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 8; Gen. 2517
hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Ic beleás hérum ðám ðe ic hæfde I lost the hairs that I had, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 36; Rä. 27, 5
Linked entry: hér
hell-sceaþa
a fiend ⬩ the grave
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Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1 For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te. Ps. Rdr. 277, 18
Linked entry: helle-sceaþa
hem
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Hem ora loricę, An. Ox. 50, 51. Feald þú mid þínre swíðran hande þane hem þínes wynstran earmstoces ofer þínne wynstran scytefinger, Tech. ii. 128, 2. Add
heard-mód
Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave ⬩ obstinatus ⬩ constantia, obstinatio, duritia
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Hæleþas heardmóde heroes stouthearted, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 2; Gen. 285
heard-sǽlþ
A hard fate, ill fortune, misfortune, unhappiness, wickedness, misconduct
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A hard fate, ill fortune, misfortune, unhappiness, wickedness, misconduct Gong inn and geseoh ða heardsǽlþa and ða sconde ðe ðás hér dóþ ingredere et vide abominations pessimas quas isti faciunt hic, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 8.
heáh-mægen
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Þæt hine werþeóde and eal engla cynn úp on roderum hergen heáhmægen, þǽr is help gelong, Jul. 645. Cf. heáh-miht
heáh-setl
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L. 22, 30. of a teacher, speaker, &c In héhseotle aeldrena hergen hine in cathedra seniorum laudent eum, Ps. Srt. 106, 32. Haehsedlum prorostris (for pro rostris, ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 26
a-hefen
raised up ⬩ exalted
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raised up, exalted,Lk. Lind. War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;
bán-helm
A bone-helm ⬩ shield ⬩ ossium galea ⬩ clipeus
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A bone-helm, shield; ossium galea, clipeus, Fins. Th. 60; Fin. 30
efen-heáp
A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris
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A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band; commănĭpŭlāris, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: heáp
ellen-heard
Hard of courage, bold, courageous ⬩ fortis, strēnuus
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Hard of courage, bold, courageous; fortis, strēnuus Wæs eorl ellenheard searoþancum beseted the courageous warrior was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2509; An. 1256: Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 3; Gú. 1138
fór-heard
Very hard ⬩ prædūrus
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Very hard; prædūrus Wulfmǽr forlét fórheardne gár faran eft ongeán Wulfmær let the piercing dart fly back again, Byrht. Th. 136, 24; By. 156
ful-hearde
fall strongly ⬩ very firmly or tightly
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fall strongly, very firmly or tightly
full-hearde
Full strongly ⬩ very firmly or tightly ⬩ firmissĭme ⬩ artissĭme
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Full strongly, very firmly or tightly; firmissĭme, artissĭme He ðone fullhearde geband he bound it very tightly, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 3; Gen. 444
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helle-duru
- Elen. Kmbl. 2457; El. 1230.
Linked entry: duru
helle-flór
- Cd. 214; Th. 269, 9; Sat. 70.