heg-hús
A hay-house ⬩ fœnile
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A hay-house; fœnile, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 20; Wrt. Voc. 58, 60
heg-stów
A place enclosed by a hedge[?]
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A place enclosed by a hedge[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 77, 27: 213, 8, 9: 263, 23, 26
HEL
HELL ⬩ the place of souls after death ⬩ Hades ⬩ the infernal regions ⬩ the place of the wicked after death
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For ðam ða deádan ðe on helle beóþ ðín ne gemunan ne ðé andetaþ swá swá wé dóþ quoniam non est in morte qui memor sit tui: in inferno quis confitebitur tibi, Ps. Th. 6, 4. On ðære sweartan helle in the black hell, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 16; Gen. 761.
HÉLA
The HEEL
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Voc. 283, 75. Hél calcaneum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 18. Genim haran hélan [hǽlan MSS. H. B.] take hare's heel [lat. talum ], Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346 16. Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Th. 55, 6.
Linked entry: hǽla
helan
To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover
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To conceal, hide, cover Gif ðú mé hylest ðíne heortan geþohtas if thou dost conceal from me thy heart's thoughts, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 12; Gn. Ex. 3.
helde
Allegiance ⬩ fealty
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Allegiance, fealty Hé ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37.
helde
Tansy ⬩ tanacetum vulgare
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Voc. 79, 24: tanaceta, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 87; Wrt. Voc. 30, 33. Genius heldan take tansy, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 20
helerung
The turning of a balance ⬩ trutinæ inclinatio
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The turning of a balance; trutinæ inclinatio, Cot. 136, Lye
helfling
A halfpenny
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A halfpenny Ne becýpaþ hig fíf spearwan tó helflinge are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, Lk. Skt. 12, 6
helian
To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ cover
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To hide, conceal, cover Mín unriht ic ná ne helede wið ðé injustitias meas non operui, Ps. Th. 31, 5. Heó helode hire nebb ðæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan she had covered her face that he might not know her, Gen. 38, 15.
Linked entry: eorþ-hele
hell-bend
A hell-bond
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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072
hell-cræft
Hellish art,
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Kmbl. 2205; An. 1104
hell-deóful
Orcus, Pluto
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Orcus, Pluto, Cot. 145, Lye
hell-dor
The gate of hell
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The gate of hell Tó helldore in infernum, Ps. Th. 87, 3. Æt heldore, Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 29; Gú. 531: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 20; Gen. 380: 23; Th. 29, 8; Gen. 447
helle-bróga
The terror of hell
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The terror of hell On hellebrógan gesette hí syndon in inferno positi sunt, Ps. Lamb. 48, 15. Of handa hellebrógan de manu inferi, 48, 16
helle-bryne
Hell-fire,
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Hell-fire, Judth. 10; Th. 23, 11; Jud. 116
helle-cinn
The race of hell,
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The race of hell, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 5; Cri. 1620
helle-deóful
- Exon. 75 a; Th. 280, 15; Jul. 629 :
- Elen. Kmbl. 1799; El. 901 :
- Andr. Kmbl. 2598; An. 1300.
helle-dor
- Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 14; Hö. 87.
helle-fýr
- Bt. Met. Fox 8, 101; Met. 8, 51; Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 6 ; Cri: 1270.
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On helle fýr in gehennam ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 9