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heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

heard-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-sǽlig, adj.

Having hard fortune, unfortunate, unhappy

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Having hard fortune, unfortunate, unhappy Sum biþ wonspédig heardsǽlig hæle one is indigent, an unfortunate man, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 12; Crä. 32: Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 20: Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 27; Kl. 19

heard-sǽlness

(n.)
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heard-sǽlness, e; f.

Misfortune, calamity

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Misfortune, calamity Ðá com eác seó ofermǽte heardsǽlnes then came also the excessive calamity, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 17

Linked entry: -sǽlness

heard-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-rǽd, adj.

Steadfast, firm,hardiness

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Steadfast, firm, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 21; Gen. 2348

hearm-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cweðan, p. -cwæþ

To revile, speak ill of

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To revile, speak ill of Mið ðý menn iuih harmcueðaþ cum homines vos exprobaverint, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 22. Hearmcuǽdon him convitiabantur ei, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 32

heard-neb

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-neb, -nebb; adj.

Having a hard beak

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Having a hard beak [epithet of the raven] Ðá cwæþ se hálga tó ðám heardnebbum then said the saint to the ravens, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 15

heard-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-lícness, e; f.

Hardness, severity, strictness

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Hardness, severity, strictness Sume hí sǽdonða heardlícnysse his lífes some of them told the severity of his life, Guthl. 27; Gdwin. 70, 15

hearm-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

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Grievous destruction, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 18; Cri. 1609

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-wendlíce, adv.

Severely, strictly

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Severely, strictly Heardwendlíce [MS. B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful song, lamentation

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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

hearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-líc, adj.

Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous

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Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous Hearmlíc him wǽre ðæt hé wurþe ðá éce it would have been hurtful for him to become eternal then, Hexam. 18; Norm. 26, 17. Ðæt wæs hreówlíc and hearmlíc that was sad and grievous, Chr. 1057; Erl. 192, 21

hearm-sprǽcolness

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-sprǽcolness, e; f.

Slandering, traducing,

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Slandering, traducing, Som

hearm-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-stæf, es; m.

Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction

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Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction Wé nú gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan we now hear whence troubles arose for us, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 1; Gen. 939. Ne móstun hý Gúþláces gæste sceððan ... ac hý áhófun hearmstafas they might not injure Guthlac's

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison Wræcstówe under hearmlocan gefóran they reached their place of exile in hell, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 19; Gen. 91. Hé his maguþegne under hearmlocan hǽlo ábeád he announced safety to his servant

hearp-sang

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-sang, es; m.

A song to the harp, a psalm

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A song to the harp, a psalm Hearpsang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34: Som. 62, 56; Wrt. Voc. 28, 36

hearm-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-sprǽc, e; f.

Slandercalumnia

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Slander; calumnia, Som

Linked entry: hearm-cwide

hearm-sprǽcol

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-sprǽcol, adj.

Calumnious

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Calumnious, Som

hearm-heortness

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-heortness, e; f.

Murmuring, grievingmurmuratio

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Murmuring, grieving; murmuratio, Cot. 187, Lye

heaðu-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-reáf, es; n.

War-dress, armour

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War-dress, armour, Beo. Th. 807; B. 401

heaðu-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-róf, adj.

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