án-hende
One-handed ⬩ lame ⬩ imperfect ⬩ weak ⬩ unimanus
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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58
be-hédan
To watch ⬩ heed ⬩ guard ⬩ cavere ⬩ curare
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To watch, heed, guard; cavere, curare, Leo 178
be-héfe
Gain ⬩ advantage ⬩ benefit ⬩ BEHOOF ⬩ lucrum
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Gain, advantage, benefit, BEHOOF; lucrum
be-held
availed
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availed Chr. 1123; Th. 374, 23
ecg-hete
Sword-hate, hostile hate ⬩ ŏdium glădiis manifestātum, bellum
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Sword-hate, hostile hate; ŏdium glădiis manifestātum, bellum Ne gesacu óhwǽr ecghete eóweþ nor strife shews anywhere hostile hate, Beo. Th. 3480; B. 1738
efen-heáh
Equally high ⬩ æque altus
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Equally high; æque altus, Salm. Kmbl. 85, 28
Linked entry: heáh
eorþ-hele
A heap ⬩ tŭmŭlus
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A heap; tŭmŭlus Wæs ðæt deáw abútan ða fyrdwíc, swilce hit hagoles eorþhele wǽre the dew was about the camp, as it were a heap of hail, Ex. 10, 14
Linked entry: hele
for-helan
To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre
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To cover over, hide, conceal; celāre, occultāre, abscondĕre Ðe hit forhelan þenceþ who seeks to conceal it, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 25; Gn. Ex. 116. Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele
forþ-here
The front or van of an army ⬩ frons exercĭtūs
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The front or van of an army; frons exercĭtūs Hie getealdon on dam forþherge féðan twelfe they numbered twelve bands in their van, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 1; Exod. 225
gang-here
A foot-army ⬩ infantry ⬩ pedester exercĭtus
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A foot-army, infantry; pedester exercĭtus Pirrus him com to mid ðam mǽstan fultume, ǽgðer ge on ganghere, ge on rádhere Pyrrhus came to them with the greatest force, both in infantry, and in cavalry, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 40
gár-heáp
A spear-band ⬩ armed band ⬩ hastĭfĕra turma
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A spear-band, armed band; hastĭfĕra turma Hæfdon him beácen arǽred in ðam gárheápe they had a signal reared in the armed band, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 11; Exod. 321
hefe-líc
Weighty ⬩ heavy ⬩ grievous ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ tedious ⬩ wearisome
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Weighty, heavy, grievous, serious, grave, tedious, wearisome Ðǽr nán hefelíc gefeoht ne wearþ no serious fighting took place there, Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 28. Se cyng lét beódan mycel gyld and hefelíc the king had a great and grievous tax proclaimed, 1083
hefe-líce
Heavily ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ seriously ⬩ with difficulty
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Heavily, exceedingly, seriously, with difficulty Hig hefelíce mid eárum gehýrdon auribus graviter audierunt, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 15. For ðære ilcan eádmódnesse hé ofermódgaþ innan micle ðý hefelícor de hac ipsa humilitate graviter interius superbitur, Past
Linked entry: hefig-líce
hefe-tíme
Troublesome ⬩ displeasing ⬩ tedious
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Troublesome, displeasing, tedious Hit þuhte Moise swíðe hefetíme Moses was displeased, Num. 11, 50
Linked entry: hefig-tíme
hell-bend
A hell-bond
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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072
helle-heáf
- Cd. 2; Th. 3, 19; Gen. 38.
heofon-heáh
Heaven-high ⬩ reaching to heaven
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Heaven-high, reaching to heaven Heofonheánne beám a tree the height whereof reached unto heaven [Dan. 4, 11], Cd. 202; Th. 250, 29; Dan. 554
heoloþ-helm
A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer,
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A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 31; Wal. 45
Linked entry: heoloþ-cynn
here-wæsmun
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Nó ic méan herewæsmun hnágran talige gúþgeweorca ðonne Grendel hine, Beo. Th. 1358; B. 677. Thorpe reads wæstmum [see the use of wæstm in the plural] and translates 'in martial vigour.' Grein translates by vis bellica and refers the word to a nominative
Linked entry: wǽsma