heáfod-wóþ
The voice
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The voice, Exon. 103 a; Th. 390, 17; Rä. 9, 3
Linked entry: wóþ
healf-cwic
Half alive, half dead
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Half alive, half dead Halfcwic semivivus; half dead, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 30. Helfcuicne, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 8. Funde hiene ǽnne be wege licgan healfcucne invenit in itinere solum relictum et extrema vitæ efflantem, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14. Sume healfcwice
healf-eald
Half grown, of middle age
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Half grown, of middle age Halfeald swín half-grown swine, L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 246, 2
healf-hwít
Half white, whitish ⬩ subalbus
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Half white, whitish; subalbus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 73; Wrt. Voc. 46, 30
healf-mann
Half man
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Half man Halfmann semivir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 23
healf-weard
One who has a share of another's property or power
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One who has a share of another's property or power Hé sette hine on his húse to halfwearde ealra him his ǽhta anweald betǽhte constituit eum dominum domes suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ, Ps. Th. 104,17
healf-wudu
Field-balm ⬩ calamintha nepeta
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Field-balm; calamintha nepeta, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 118, 1
heals-fang
'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace
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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' The word occurs in the following passages Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum
heall-reáf
A piece of tapestry for a hall
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A piece of tapestry for a hall Ælfwine ic geann ánen heallreáfes I give to Alfwine a piece of tapestry, Chart. Th. 530, 35
heals-wiða
A necklace
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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4
heals-wyrt
Campanula trachelium ⬩ Hare's ear ⬩ bupleurum tenuissimum ⬩ Scilla autumnalis ⬩ Symphytum album
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In Lchdm. ii. Gloss. are given the following plant-names Campanula trachelium, Dan. halsurt: Ger. halswurz, halskraut: Du. halskrind. Hare's ear; bupleurum tenuissimum. Scilla autumnalis. Symphytum album
heals-gund
A swelling in the neck ⬩ struma
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A swelling in the neck; struma, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 10, 13, 15, etc
heals-beorh
A protection for the neck, gorget, hauberk, ⬩ a gorget ⬩ pectoria, lorica
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A protection for the neck, gorget, hauberk, Hpt. Gl. 521, 423
heaðu-reáf
War-dress, armour
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War-dress, armour, Beo. Th. 807; B. 401
heaðu-róf
Famed for excellence in battle
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Famed for excellence in battle, Beo. Th. 767; B. 381; 1732; B. 864; 4388; B. 2191: Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 21; Ph. 228; Menol. Fox 27; Men. 14
heaðu-swát
War-sweat, blood shed in battle
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War-sweat, blood shed in battle, Beo. Th. 2924; B. 1460: 3216; B. 1606: 3340; 1668
heaðu-rǽs
A battle-rush, charge, onslaught
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A battle-rush, charge, onslaught, Beo. Th. 1056; B. 526: 1119; B. 557: 2099; B. 1047
heaðu-lind
A linden war-shield
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A linden war-shield, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 6; Æðelst. 6
heaðu-deór
Brave, stout in war
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Brave, stout in war, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688: 1548; B. 772
heaðu-fremmende
Doing battle, fighting
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Doing battle, fighting, Elen. Kmbl. 258; El. 130