hand-swyle
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A swelling in the hand Handswyle cidaricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 46
hand-gewrit
What is written by the hand, a deed, contract ⬩ chirographum
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Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract with the accursed devil
hand-hwyrft
A turning of the hand, the time occupied by such a turning, a moment
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A turning of the hand, the time occupied by such a turning, a moment, Lye
hand-gesceaft
That which is formed by the hand, a creature
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That which is formed by the hand, a creature, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 24; Gen. 455
hand-mægen
Might, power of hand
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Might, power of hand, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 22; Gen. 247: Andr. Kmbl. 1450: An. 725
hand-gestealla
One whose place is close at one's hand, a comrade, an associate
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One whose place is close at one's hand, a comrade, an associate, Beo. Th. 5186; B. 2596
hand-smæll
A slap with the hand
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A slap with the hand Sealdon him hondsmællas dabant ei alapas, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 3
Linked entry: smæll
hand-belle
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A hand-bell Thǽr synd . . . iiij handbellan and vj hangende bollan (bellan ?), C. D. B. iii. 660, 34
hago-steald
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Young and brave, warrior Æðelum kinge hýrdon holdlíce hagestealde men, Chr. 1065; P. 192, 39. v. hæg-steald; adj
hand-cweorn
A hand-mill
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A hand-mill Héton hine grindan æt hira handcwyrne ordered him to grind at their mill, Jud. 16, 21
hand-cláþ
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A A] Cf. hand-hrægl
hand-fæstung
A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance ⬩ marriage with the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought off ⬩ striking a bargain, the joining hands. ⬩ emunitas, cautio, testamentum, privilegium.
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A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance Handfestnung mandatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 110; Wrt. Voc. 20, 48
scip-hamer
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A hammer carried in the hand, by which a signal is given to the rowers Sciphamor portisculus vel hortator remigum, Wrt. Voc. i. 48, 20
bord-haga
The cover of shields ⬩ clypeorum sepimentum
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[bord II. a shield, haga a hedge] The cover of shields; clypeorum sepimentum Gefeallen under bordhagan fallen under the cover of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 1300; El. 652
mǽr-haga
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D. iii. 437, 1-6. v. gemǽr-haga under ge-mǽre ; <b>II. ¶.</b>
hand-sliht
A slaying with the hand
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A slaying with the hand Ne meahte hé ealdum eorle hondslyht giofan he could not give a deadly blow to the old warrior, Beo. Th. 5937: B. 2972: 5851; B. 2929
here-hand
A hostile hand or power
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A hostile hand or power Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem, aut monasteriis manus parceret hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8
án-haga
One dwelling alone ⬩ a recluse ⬩ solitarius ⬩ solitarie habitans vel degens
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One dwelling alone, a recluse; solitarius, solitarie habitans vel degens Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ ibi solitarius natalem locum tenet, Exon. 57a; Th. 303, 20; Ph. 87. Íc eom ánhaga I am a recluse, 102b; Th. 388, 1; Rä. 6, 1: Beo. Th. 4725; B. 2368
for-hæl
to conceal
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to conceal, Glostr. Frag. 4, 20
heort-hama
A covering of the heart
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A covering of the heart Heorthama bucleamen, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 102; Wrt. Voc. 45, 9. Ðú nymst ðone hearthaman thou shalt take the fat that covers the inwards, Ex. 29, 22
Linked entry: heort-gesída