heáh-þegen
A great, high or chief minister or servant
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A great, high or chief minister or servant On ðam wǽron gecorene twelf heáhþegenas in that were chosen twelve chief ministers [the twelve apostles], Homl. Th. ii. 520, 24
heáh-þegnung
High service
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High service Heáhþegnunga háliges gástes the high services of the holy Spirit, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 23; Exod. 96
heáh-tíd
A high time, high day, festival, solemnity ⬩ a high day, festival
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A high time, high day, festival, solemnity Tó ǽghwilces apostoles heáhtíde fæste man and freólsige at every apostle's festival let there be fasting and feasting, L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 15. Héhtíde solemnia, Rtl. 8, 23: 9, 27
heáh-weorc
Lofty work
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Lofty work Æfter heáhweorce heofenes ðínes secundum altitudinem cæli, Ps. Th. 102, 11
heáh-þrymness
Great glory
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Great glory, Hy. 7, 51; Grn. ii. 288, 51: 9, 43; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 43
heal-reced
A palace
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A palace Hé healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68
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heán-spédig
Scantily, poorly endowed
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Scantily, poorly endowed Ðý læs hé forhycge heánspédigran lest he despise the more scantily endowed, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 1; Crä. 26
heán-líc
Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor ⬩ infamis, fœdus, ridendus, dedecor, indecor
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Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor Tó heánlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé mid úrum sceattum tó scype gangon unbefohtene too shameful methinks that ye with our treasures should go to your ships without a struggle, Byrht. Th. 133, 25. Swíðe nearewe sent and swíðe
heal-wudu
The woodwork of a hall
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The woodwork of a hall, Beo. Th. 2639; B. 1317
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hédd-ern
A storehouse
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A storehouse Hýddern cellarium, Wrt. Voc. 83, 5. Héddern penu, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 30: poenum, 13; Som. 16, 7. Besceáwiaþ ða hrefnas ðæt hig ne sáwaþ ne ne rípaþ nabbaþ hig héddern ne bern considerate corbos quia non seminant neque metunt quibus non
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riht-heort
Upright in heart
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Upright in heart Mid rihtheortum qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 93, 14. Ðǽm rihtheortum rectis corde, Ps. Surt. 111, 4
hors-here
A mounted force; ⬩ exercitus equestris,
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A mounted force; exercitus equestris, Lye
ofer-heáh
Excessively high
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Excessively high Æsc byþ oferheáh, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 23; Rún. 26
spere-healf
The male side or line
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The male side or line (in speaking of inheritance. Cf. swert-, gér-máge, Grmm. R. A. 470) Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe, Chart. Th. 491, 20
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spinel-healf
The female side or line
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The female side or line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21
cyne-helm
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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 underfón, Hml. S. 23, 209. Cinehelm coronam, R.
hen
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Hen gallina, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 35. Henn, 281, 29: 41, 18. Án henne ǽg unum ovum gallinaceum, Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 301, 18. Dó henne ǽges ꝥ hwíte tó, Lch. ii. 110, 2. Hænne flǽsc næs swíþe gesoden, 194, 7. Oþ hénne stigele Cht. Crw. 7, 53. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde
HÉR
HERE ⬩ in this world ⬩ at this time
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Hér gehýrþ Drihten ða ðe hine biddaþ and him sylleþ heora synna forgyfnesse. Hér is his mildheortnes ofer ús ac ðér is se éca dóm in this world the Lord heareth those that ask him and giveth them forgiveness of their sins.
hem
A hem ⬩ border
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A hem, border Hem limbus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 7; Wrt. Voc. 26, 6
ambeht-héra
An obedient minister
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An obedient minister
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