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hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽtan, p. te; pp. ed

To heat, make hot

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To heat, make hot Ðæt fýr ðe man ðæt ordál mid hǽtan sceal the fire with which the ordeal is to be heated, L. Ath. 4, 7; Th. i. 226, 11 : 14. Tó hǽtanne magan to heat the stomach, L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188, 16. Hit gelamp sume dæige ðæt ðæs swánes

Linked entry: ge-hǽt

hǽðen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-mann, -monn, es; m.

A heathen

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A heathen Hǽðinmonn samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 33

Hagustaldes

(n.)
Grammar
Hagustaldes, , , hám

Hexham

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Hexham, Chr. 681m : 685 : 766: 780 : 789 : 806 : Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 30

hálig-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-mónaþ, -mónþ, es; m.

Holy month, September

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Holy month, September On ðæm nigoþan mónþe on geáre biþ xxx daga se mónaþ hátte on léden septembris and on úre geþeóde háligmónaþ for ðon ðe úre yldran ðá ðá hí hǽðene wǽron on ðam mónþe hí guldon hiora deófolgeldum in the ninth month in the year there

hand-gang

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gang, -gong, es; m.

Laying on of handslaying on of hands

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Laying on of hands Handgang manus impositio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 94; Wrt. Voc. 60, 3

hand-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sliht, -slyht, es; m.

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

heal

(n.)
Grammar
heal, hal, es; m. n.

A corner, an angle, a secret place

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Ǽlc wag biþ gebiéged twiefeald on ðæm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 13.

brigd

(n.)
Grammar
brigd, es; n. [bregdan
to change
]

to changeA changevarietyvarietas

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A change, variety; varietas Ðæs deóres hiw brigda gehwæs wundrum lixeþ the animal's hue of every variety wondrously shines, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 9; Pa. 26

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle reinfrenum

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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

bryne-welm

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-welm, -wylm, es; m.

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heatincendii fervor vel æstus

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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644. In helle heó brynewelme bídan

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divinationheathen practice

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Divination, heathen practice Wíglum cere-monias (the passage is: Ad tortas simulacrorum ceremonias, Ald. 41), Anglia xiii. 33, 162. [Þurh Merlines wiȝel (craft, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19250.] [He (devil) makeð be unbilefulle man to leven swilcne wigeles, swo

ofer-hygdig

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig, es; n.

Pride

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Pride Ðonne hí oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58

Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig

collon-cróh

(n.)
Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg, es; m.

A water-lily nymphæa

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A water-lily; nymphæa = νυμφαία Colloncróh nymphæa Wrt. Voc. 68, 20; Mone A. 461 Colloncróg nymphæa Cot. 140

slic

(n.)
Grammar
slic, [c](?),es; n.

A hammer

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A hammer Sleánde slicc(slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes Kent. Gl. 723, see the note Hé sceal habban . . . slic (in a list of weaver's implements; slíc (?) an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon Wülck. Gl. 563

Linked entry: sliccan

sprǽte

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽte, (?), spræt(?), es; n.

A sprout, shootthe jointed-leaved rushbarley with very long beardssmall wood,

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A sprout, shoot Sprǽtu (spræcu? v. spræc) labruscas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 16

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, bæcering, es; m.

A gridiron

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A gridiron Bæcering craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53: 42, 6. Substitute:

fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
fultuman, fultumian, fultomian, fulteman, fultemian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassistaidsupportjŭvāreadjŭvāreauxĭliārifăvēre

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Fultumode Beorhtríc Offan Beorhtric assisted Offa, Chr. 836; Erl. 64, 32. Ðet hí him fultumedon that they would aid them, 868; Erl. 73, 22

Linked entries: fulteman fultomian

enge

narrowconfinedpainfulgrievouscruel

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Se Hǽlend mé in þám engan hám getýnde, El. 921. painful, grievous, cruel Se enga deáð mors crudelis, Ph. 52. Under enge treówe sub ipso stipite, Germ. 395, 24. Nearusorge dreáh, enge rúne, El. 1262

trág

(adj.)
Grammar
trág, adj.

Evilbad

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Evil, bad Tó trág, Exon. Th. 354, 37; Reim. 57. Se feónd and se freónd, tíreádig and trág, synnig and gesǽlig, Elen. Kmbl. 1906; El. 955. Ðæt hió ðære cwéne oncweðan meahton swá tiles swá tráges swá hió him tó sóhte, 649; El. 325

Linked entries: trág tráge

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes fisces, and beóbreád illi obtŭlērunt ei partem piscis assi, et făvum mellis, Lk. Bos. 24, 42: Mt. Bos. 7, 10: Deut. 4, 18.

Linked entry: fen-fixas