hors-hwæl
A walrus
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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have
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hors-elene
Elecampane; ⬩ inula helenium,
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Elecampane; inula helenium, Lchdm. iii. 333, col. 1. Horshelene helena, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 68; Wrt. Voc. 32, 4. Horselene, Wrt. Voc. 79, 42. See horshele, E. D. S. Plant Names
hors-wægn
A chariot
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A chariot Horswǽn carpentum, currus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 68; Wrt. Voc. 34, 3
hors-camb
A horse-comb, curry-comb; ⬩ strigilis,
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A horse-comb, curry-comb; strigilis, Wrt. Voc. 83, 34
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hors-cræt
A chariot; ⬩ biga,
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A chariot; biga, Lye
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hors-weg
A horse-road
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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2
hors-minte
Wild mint; ⬩ menthastrum,
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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint
hors-here
A mounted force; ⬩ exercitus equestris,
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A mounted force; exercitus equestris, Lye
hosp-cwide
Contemptuous, opprobrious, insulting language,
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Contemptuous, opprobrious, insulting language, Elen. Kmbl. 1044; El. 523
seám-hors
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A pack-horse; sagmarius equus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 13
stód-hors
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A stud-horse Gyf mon mǽte ðæt hé feola stód*-*horsa habbe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 5
stán-hof
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A house of stone Stánhofu stódan, Exon. Th. 478, 10; Ruin. 39
súsl-hof
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A place of torment, hell Of helle, of ðam súslhofe, Hy. 10, 31
tyge-hóc
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A hook to pull with, the word occurs in a list of implements Scafan, sage, cimbíren, tigehóc, Anglia ix. 263, 2
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þeów-hád
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The condition of a servant, service Heó háligryfte onféng and Godes ðeówháde she took the veil and accepted the condition of a servant of God; accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42. Hé Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta
un-hál
In bad health ⬩ sick ⬩ weak ⬩ infirm ⬩ unhealthy ⬩ unsound
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In bad health, sick, weak, infirm, unhealthy, unsound, in reference to persons Ðǽr ðæt heáfod bið unhál languente capite, Past. 18; Swt. 129, 7. Ic eom unhál infirmus sum, Ps. Th. 6, 2. Unhál debilis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 43. Ðe unhála languidus,
wer-hád
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The male sex Werhád oððe wífhad sexus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 78, 16: Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 7: 70, 19. Werhádes man mas vel masculus, 70, 17. Ǽlc werhádes man omne masculinum . . . se werhádes man masculus, Gen. 17, 12, 24. Ealle werhádes men omnes viri, 7, 27
weód-hóc
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A weed-hook, a hoe Uueódhóc (uueád-, Ep. Erf. ) sarculum, Txts. 95, 1764. Weódhóc (printed weodhoclu sarcum), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 2 : Anglia ix. 263, 5
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wíg-hép
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A war-troop, a band of warriors Is mín fletwerod, . wígheáp gewanod, Beo. Th. 958; B. 477
wód-hen
A quail
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A quail Wódhae[n] coturno, Txts. 53, 583. Wódhen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 30