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hearm-heort

(adj.)
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hearm-heort, adj.
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Of evil, malicious heart

hearm-lic

calamitous

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calamitous Ðý hearmlican calamitosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 49. Add:

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:

hetol-ness

(n.)
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hetol-ness, e; f.

violenceseverityferocityrapacity

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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse. Chrd. 70, 15. as an attribute of an animal, ferocity, rapacity Similar entries v. hetol

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heago-rún

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Add: cf. heah-rún

Heago-stald-

(prefix)

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slíþ-heard

(adj.)
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substitute: <b>slíþ-hende;</b> adj. With baleful hand, animal, with fell paw Bera bið slíþhende deór (see Mod. Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177

un-hetol

(adj.)
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un-hetol, adj.
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Not malignant, kindly. See preceding word

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wíg-heard

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Add: warlike, martial Wíhearde bellicosas, An. Ox. 783

wíg-heard

(adj.)
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wíg-heard, adj.

Stout in fighthardy

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Stout in fight, hardy Wígan wígheardne. Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75

gúþ-heard

(adj.)
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gúþ-heard, adj.

Stout in war

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Stout in war, Elen. Kmbl. 407; El. 204

heard-heort

(adj.)
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heard-heort, adj.

Hard-hearted, stiff-necked

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Hard-hearted, stiff-necked Heardheort biþ se mann ðe nele þurh lufe óðrum fremigan ðǽr ðǽr hé mæg that man is hard of heart who will not from love benefit others when he can, Homl. Th. i. 252, 19. Hwá is swá heardheort ðæt ne mæg wépan swylces ungelimpes

heard-líce

(adv.)
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heard-líce, adv.

Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly

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Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly Heardlíce duriter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 41. Se Godes man ongan heardlíce and bitterlíce wépan the man of God began to weep sorely and bitterly; solutus est in lacrymis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 29. Hé heardlíce

heard-mód

(adj.)
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heard-mód, adj.

Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, braveobstinatusconstantia, obstinatio, duritia

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Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave Eádig biþ se man ðe symle biþ forhtigende and sóþlíce se heardmóda befylþ on yfel blessed is the man that is ever fearing; and verily the self-confident man shall fall into evil, Homl

heard-sǽlþ

(n.)
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heard-sǽlþ, e; f.

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. Ic wolde gewýscan gif ic

hearm-cweðend

(n.)
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hearm-cweðend, es; m.

A calumniator

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A calumniator Hé ða hermcweðend hýneþ humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Th. 71, 5

heard-módness

(n.)
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heard-módness, e; f.

Hardness of mind or heart

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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18