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spær-hende

(adj.)
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spær-hende, adj.
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Of sparing hand, frugal, sparing Spærhende frugi vel parcus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 6. Uncystig oþþe spærhynde (-hende) frugi, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 74, 12. Spærhynde parcus, Germ. 392, 66

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strang-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-hende, -hynde; adj.
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Strong of hand Dauid is gecweden fortis manum, ðæt ys stranghynde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 14

sund-helm

(n.)
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sund-helm, es; m.
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A water-covering, the sea which coversExon. Th. 488, 4; Rä. 76, 1.382, 13; Rä. 3, 10. Mec sundhelm þeahte and mec ýþa wrugon, Ic sundhelme ne mæg losian

stede-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
stede-heard, adj.
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Of enduring hardness(?), very hard Strǽlas stedehearde, Judth. Thw. 24, 34; Jud. 223

þroht-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
þroht-heard, adj.

strong under afflictionshaving fortitude or endurance in troublegrievously hard

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strong under afflictions, having fortitude or endurance in trouble Ne geald hé (Stephen) yfel yfele, ac his ealdfeóndum þingode þrohtheard he requited not evil with evil, but strong to bear his sufferings he interceded for his foes, Elen. Kmbl. 985;

þræc-heard

(adj.)
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þræc-heard, adj.
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Brave in battle Þrungon þræchearde, Elen. Kmbl. 245; El. 123

án-hende

(adj.)
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Ánhendi, -haendi mancus, Txts. 76, 626. Ánhende. Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 44: ii. 71, 18: 54, 73. Gód is þé ánhende tó lífe þonne twá honda hæbbende siǽ sended in écce fýr, Mt. R. 18, 8. Blinde, ánhende caecos, debiles, 15, 30. Add

eóred-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-heáp, es; m.

A troophost

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A troop, host Þonne cumað upplice eóredheápas, stíþmægen ástyred tum superum subito veniet commota potestas, Dóm. L. 113

feól-heard

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hardened by the file. For 'hard like a file' substitute:

for-heard

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Þú mé forhæardne lǽrst thou dost teach me a very hard doctrine, Solil. H. 42, 18. Add

ge-heáw

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Þár bið eágna wóp and tóða geheáw, Hml. A. 168, 128. Add

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.
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Add Sume adverbia syndon frumcennede . . . prope gehende is frumcenned, and propius gehendor cymð of ðám, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 232, II. local Hai þe þǽr gehende wæs, Jos. 7, 2. temporal Ne bið seó geendung þyssere worulde ná gyt, ðeáh ðe heó gehende sý, Hml

heáh-beorg

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Add: cf. heáh-clif, heáh-torr

heáh-bytlere

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Dele

heáh-cásere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cásere, es; m.
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The supreme emperor : Þú gewurðod eart on heofonríce heáhcásere, Hy. 7, 60. Cf. heáh-cyning

heáh-cléofa

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heáh-cléofa, l.
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heáh-cleofa

heáh-cyning

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Add of Deity. God the Father: — Heáhcyning, freá ælmihtig, Gen. 172. Siððan heáhcyning, wuldres wyrhta, woruld staðelode, Ph. 129. God the Son Þú sylfa cum, heofones heáhcyning, . . . Críst nergende, Cri. 150: Ps. Th. 118, 146. Heofena heáhcyning, Cri

heáh-freá

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-freá, an ; m.
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A high and mighty lord Heofona heáhfreá ( Christ ), Cri. 253: 424. Cf. heáh-cyning ; 2

heáh-gást

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gást, es; m.
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The Holy Ghost Inc ( the Father and the Son ) is gemǽne heáhgǽst hleófæst, Cri. 358. Cf. heáh-cyning

heáh-geréfa

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Add: as an English title Ósulf ad bebƀ héhgr [ = ad Bebbanburh héhgeréfa], C. D. ii. 292, 34. rendering foreign titles Olibrius se heáhgeréfa ( praefectus, 209, 41), Hml. A. 171, 51. Ǽghwilc heáhgeréfa on Iúdéum, Bl. H. 177, 14. Ðæs cáseres heáhgeréfa