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heofon-býme

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-býme, an; f.

A heavenly trumpet,

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A heavenly trumpet, Exon. 21 b; Th. 59, 8; Cri. 949

heofon-duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-duguþ, e; f.

A heavenly host,

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A heavenly host, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 7; Cri. 1655

heófung-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
heófung-tíd, e; f.

A time of mourning

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A time of mourning Fram ðisum dæge óþ eastron is úre heófungtíd from this day until Easter is our time of mourning, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 25

heorot-berge

(n.)
Grammar
heorot-berge, an; f.

Berry of the buckthorn

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Berry of the buckthorn, Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1

here-býme

(n.)
Grammar
here-býme, an; f.

A war-trumpet,

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A war-trumpet, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 29; Exod. 99

here-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
here-byrne, an; f.

A war-corslet,

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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 2890; B. 1443

here-hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-hlóþ, e; f.

A hostile troop

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A hostile troop, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 13; Gú. 1042

here-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽd, e; f.

War-weedarmour

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War-weed, armour, Beo. Th. 3798; B. 1897

hete-rún

(n.)
Grammar
hete-rún, e; f.

A charm causing hate or evil.

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A charm causing hate or evil.Exon. 109a; Th. 416, 6; Rä. 34, 7

hilde-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-geatwe, 5 pl. f.
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War equipments, Beo. Th. 1353; B. 674: 4713; B. 2362

hirde-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-bóc, hierde-, e; f.
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Liber Pastoralis, Past. Pref. Swt. 7, 19

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, hiow, e; f.
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Fortune Swá hit oft gesǽleþ on ðǽm sélran þingum and on ðǽm gesundrum ðæt seó wyrd and sió hiow hie oft oncyrreþ ut aliquid plerumque in secundis rebus fortuna obstrepit, Nar. 7, 27

Linked entries: feala-hiw heow hyw heow

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.
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A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king, v. William of Malm. bk. ii. c. 2 Hlǽfdige, domina, Wrt. Voc. 72, 79. Hírédes hlǽfdige materfamilias, 73, 21. Gif hwylc wíf hire wífman swingþ

hlǽnnes

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽnnes, -ness, e; f.
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Leanness Hlǽnnes macies vel tabitudo, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 104; Wrt. Voc. 51, 17. Módes hlǽnnys leanness of the mind, Homl. Th. i. 522, 31

hleomoc

(n.)
Grammar
hleomoc, hleomoce, an; f.
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Brook-lime, Lchdm. Gloss. ii. iii

hleów-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-burh, gen. -burge; f.
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A city which affords shelter, protection, Beo. Th. 1828; B. 912: 3467; B. 1731

hleówung

(n.)
Grammar
hleówung, hlýwing, e; f.
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Shelter, refuge Hlýwing refugium, R. Conc. 11, Lye

Linked entry: hlýwing

hnappung

(n.)
Grammar
hnappung, hnæppung, e; f.
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Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness Ǽresð mon hnappaþ gif hé ðonne ðære hnappunge ne swícþ ðonne hnappaþ hé óþ ðæt hé o wierþ on fæstum slǽpe dormitando vero oculus ad plenissimum somnum ducitur, Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 11. Wið hnappunge against drowsiness

Linked entry: hnæppung

holm-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
holm-þracu, g. -þræce; f.
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The violence of the sea, the tossing of the waves, the ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 933; An. 467. Ðú geworhtest heofon and eorþan and holmþræce thou didst make heaven and earth and the sea with its tossing waves. Elen. Kmbl. 1453; El. 728; Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 25

hord-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hord-burh, -burg, e; f.
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A city containing treasure, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 9; Gen. 2007: Beo. Th. 938; B. 467