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leðer-helm

(n.)
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leðer-helm, es; m.

galea

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A leather helmet; galea, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3

lyft-helm

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-helm, es; m.

The airatmospherecloud

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The air, atmosphere, cloud Lyfthelm and laguflód air [or cloud?] and water, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60

mægen-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-heáp, es; m.

A powerful band

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A powerful band Mægenheápum, Cd. 151; Th. 190, 11; Exod. 197

níd-help

(n.)
Grammar
níd-help, m. f.

Help in needneedful help

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Help in need, needful help On wísum scrifte biþ swíðe forþ gelang forsyngodes mannes nýdhelp, L. Pen. 1; Th. ii. 278, 3

ofer-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-heáh, adj.
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Excessively high Æsc byþ oferheáh, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 23; Rún. 26

of-hende

(adj.)
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of-hende, adj.
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Out of one's hand, taken away, lost to one Gif him ǽnig ðara ofhende wyrþ if any one of them is lost to him, Met. 25, 34

Linked entries: on-hende æf-hende

on-hende

(adj.)
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on-hende, adj.
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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

Linked entry: of-hende

gúþ-helm

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-helm, es; m.

A helm

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A helm, Beo. Th. 4967; B. 2487

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.

Neighbouringnextvicinus

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Neighbouring, next; vicinus On gehende túnas in proximos vicos, Mk. Bos. 1, 38 : 6, 36. Ðá férdon hí to gehendre byrig then they went to a neighbouring city, Homl. Th. i. 456, 5. Ðæt hý ðǽr, gehendaste wǽron on gehwylc land ðanon to winnanne that they

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.

Nearat handprope

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Near, at hand; prope Sumor is gehende æstas est prope, Lk. Bos. 21, 30. Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14. Hí wǽron swá gehende ðet ǽgðer heora on óðer háwede they were so near that each of

ge-heáw

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heáw, es; n.

A striking togethera gnashinggrindingconcussiostridor

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A striking together, a gnashing, grinding; concussio, stridor Tóþa geheáw a gnashing of teeth, Cd. 221; Th. 285, 18; Sat. 339

Linked entry: -heáw

ge-helt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

preserves

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preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37;

ge-heáne

(v.)

servire

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servire, Rtl. 42, 40

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep. dat.

Nighnearjuxta

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Nigh, near : juxta Me gehende juxta me, Gen. 45, 10 : 12, 11. He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34

scúr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
scúr-heard, adj.
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Made hard by blows (v. scúr, <b>I b;</b> and cf. heoru hamere geþuren, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285) Sweordes ecg, scerp and scúrheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2267; An. 1135. Ðæt him féla láf ( the sword ) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo. Th. 2070; B. 1033

spær-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
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

Linked entry: spær

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.)
Grammar
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;