hand-bell
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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6
hand-bóc
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A hand-book, manual Hand-bóc manualis, Wrt. Voc. 81, 46. Ða hálgan béc saltere and pistolbóc ... sangbóc and handbóc the holy books: psalter and epistle-book ... book of canticles and manual, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 14
hand-brǽd
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A hand's breadth Handbréd vel span palmus, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 127; Wrt. Voc. 43, 52
hand-cops
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A handcuf, manacle Handcops manice, Wrt. Voc. 86, 33. Tó gewrídenne cyningas heora on fótcopsum and æðele heora on handcopsum ísynum ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus et nobiles eorum in manicis ferreis, Ps. Spl. C. 149, 8
hand-cræftig
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Mechanicus, Lye
hand-cweorn
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A hand-mill Héton hine grindan æt hira handcwyrne ordered him to grind at their mill, Jud. 16, 21
hand-dǽda
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One who does a deed with his own hand Ðonne wille ic ðæt eall seó mǽgþ sý unfáh bútan ðam handdǽdan then I will that all the kindred be free from the feud except the actual doer of the deed, L. Edm. S. 1; Th, i. 248, 6, 12: L. Eth. 2, 5; Th. i. 286,
Linked entry: -dǽda
hand-fæstan
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To pledge by giving the hand, Lye
hand-fæstung
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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
hand-gang
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Laying on of hands Handgang manus impositio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 94; Wrt. Voc. 60, 3
hand-gemǽne
Linked entry: ge-mǽne
hand-gemót
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A hand-meeting, battle, Beo. Th. 3056; B. 1526
hand-gesceaft
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That which is formed by the hand, a creature, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 24; Gen. 455
hand-gesella
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A companion who is close to one's side, comrade, Beo. Th. 2966; B. 1481
hand-gestealla
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One whose place is close at one's hand, a comrade, an associate, Beo. Th. 5186; B. 2596
hand-gewrit
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What is written by the hand, a deed, contract; chirographum Handgewrit cirographum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 113; Wrt. Voc. 20, 51. Hondgiwrit chyrographum, Rtl. 32, 39. Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract
hand-gewriðen
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Hand-twisted, Beo. Th. 3878; B. 1937
hand-gift
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A wedding-gift, Hy. 10, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 18
hand-gripe
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Grasp, Beo. Th. 1934; B. 965