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bi-heonan

on this side

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on this side

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhidecover upcēlāreoccŭleretĕgĕre

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To conceal, hide, cover up; cēlāre, occŭlere, tĕgĕre Se ðe dearnenga bearn gestriéneþ and gehileþ [geheleþ MSS. B. H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite

ge-héran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-héran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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To hear; audīre Ic ne sceal ǽfre gehéran ðære byrhtestan béman stefne I shall never hear the brightest trumpet's sound, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171 : 220; Th. 284, 27; Sat. 328. Ic gehére helle scealcas grundas mǽnan I hear hell's ministers bemoaning

sin-here

(n.)
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sin-here, gen. -her(i)ges ; m.
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An immense army Besæt sinherge sweorda láfe he besieged the fugitives with an immense army, Beo. Th. 5864 ; B. 2936

stán-hege

(n.)
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stán-hege, es; m.
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A stone fence, a wall Tó hwý tówurpe ðú his stán-hege quid destruxisti maceriam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 79, 13

unfriþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-here, es; m.

A hostile armyan army that is carrying on hostilities

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A hostile army, an army that is carrying on hostilities Com se ungemetlíca unfriðhere tó Sandwíc, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 16. On ðissum geáre wæs ðet gafol gelǽst ðam unfriðehere, 1007; Erl. 141, 13

un-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-heáh, adj.

Not highlow

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Not high, low Unhéh (printed unhela, but see Anglia viii. 450) þrepel eculeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 18. Unhére sceós talares, i. 26, 23. Faraþ tó feldlandum and dúnlandum and tó unhéheran landum venite ad campestria atque montana et humiliora loca, Deut.

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á-held

Similar entry: á-hildan

be-héfe

(n.)
Grammar
be-héfe, es; m.
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Dele

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Add: useful, needful Behéfe ( utilis ) ic eom eal-lum folce, Coll. M. 26, 25. Cræft behéfe and neódþearf ars utilis et necessaria, 27, 27: 18, 16. Sibling þé swá behéfe swá ðín hand, Hml. Th. i. 516, 15. Mé þingð behéfe þing ꝥ ic gecýðe, Angl. viii.

be-heonan

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Add: prep. dat. On this side of Biheonan cis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 5. Beheonan, 14, 31. Behionan Humbre, Past. 3, 14. Behienan Wendelsǽ, Chr. 885; P. 78, 31. Behinon (-heonan, v. l. ) sǽ 878; P. 76, 9. Ge beheonan sǽge begeondan, Shrn. 114, 5

cyne-helm

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Add: a crown Cynehelme palma, i. corona, An. Ox. 3093. Ꝥ Vashti cóme tó him mid hire cynehelme, swá swá heora seodu wæs ꝥ seó cwén werode cynehelm on heáfode, Hml. A. 93, 37. Þriwa hé bær his cynehelm ǽlce geáre, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 32. Ðone écean cynehelm

deór-hege

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Deórhege heáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 8. Add

efen-heáh

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Add: equally exalted Hé dyde hine efenheáhne Gode, and get hégran wolde dón

efen-heáp

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Substitute: A band of comrades Efenheápas commanipulares, efenheápum commanipularibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 21, 27. Cf. efen-weorod

eorþ-hele

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A covering of the ground(?) Wæs þæt deáw swilce hit hagoles eorðhele wǽre the dew was as if there were a covering of hail upon the ground; ros jacuit. . . in similitudinem pruinae super terram, Ex. 16, 14. Substitute:

forþ-here

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forþ-here, -herge.
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Dele <b>-herge,</b> and substitute: A host that marches forth Hié getealdon on ðám forðherge féðan twelfe ... on ánra gehwám ... fíftig cista, hæfde cista gehwilc gárberendra týn hund ( the passage corresponds with Exodus12, 37: Profecti

ge-heád

Similar entry: ge-heán

ge-heáne

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Dele: the MS. of Rtl. 42, 40 has gihére

ge-hégan

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