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hádor

(adj.)
Grammar
hádor, hǽdor; adj.

Clear [applied both to light and to sound], bright, sereneclarus, splendidus, serenus, micansbright (of the sky, stars)

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Clear [applied both to light and to sound], bright, serene Hádor heofonleóma the clear heaven-light, Andr. Kmbl. 1675; An. 840 : 2918; An. 1458 : 178; An. 89 : Bt. Met. Fox 22, 47; Met. 22, 24.

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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God bebéad Moyse ðæt hé and eall Israhéla folc sceoldon offrian æt ǽlcum híwisce Gode án lamb ánes geáres God commanded Moses that he and all the people of Israel should offer a lamb of the first year to God from every family [a lamb for an house, Ex.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

here-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
here-mægen, es; n.

A warlike forcean armya hostmultitude

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A warlike force, an army, a host, multitude, Exon. 116b; Th. 447, 10; Dóm. 37: Andr. Kmbl. 1172; An. 586: 1456; An. 728: 2597; An. 1300: 3299; An. 1652: Elen. Kmbl. 339; El. 170

hreówsian

(v.)
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Ðonne hié for ánre hwelcre hreówsiað, ðonne hreówsiað hié for ealle dum per unumquodque erroris sui inquinationem deflent simul se ac totos lacrymis mundent, Past. 413, 24. <b>II a.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Hér Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon on wuda and feldon in this year earl Edwin and earl Morcere fled away and went different ways through wood and open country, 1072; Erl. 210, 26.

ge-byrd

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Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3. of a child, the being born Ǽr þon þe hé þǽre gesýnelican gegaderunge menniscre gebyrde onfénge, Bl. H. 165, 36.

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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A mancus, the eighth of a pound, the sum of thirty pence Fif penegas gemacigaþ ǽnne scillingc and xxx penega ǽnne mancus (other MSS. manccus, mancs), Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 52, 8.

ildra

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ildra, m. ildre; f. n. comp.

elderoldergrandgreatersuperior

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For míne sáwle and for mínes fæder and for mínes ieldran fæder for my soul, and for my father's, and for my grandfather's, Chart. Th. 496, 21 : 497, 15.

Linked entries: eldra eldre ildest

openlíce

(adv.)
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Add Openlíce ( as all might see ) Godes englas lǽddon hine tó heofonum, Shrn. 59, 15. Man cíde him openlíce publica obiurgatione corripietur, Chrd. 61, 16: Hml. S. 31, 187. Sé þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25.

dóm

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Dómas magistratus, i. principatus, An. Ox. 260. <b>IV a.</b> an authority, a judicial body, court (cf. Icel. dómr a court for judgement) :-- Dóme senatu (a Romano senatu capitalem sortitus sententiam), An.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Wit ðus barn ne magon wesan tó wuhte (at any price, on any account), Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Eallum tó hleó as a refuge for all, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 29; Cri. 1197: Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.

líf

(adv.)
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Hú monna gehwylc ǽr earnode éces lífes, Cri. 1052. Tó þám úplican lífe, An. Ox. 2214. Se rinc sóhte óðer líf, Gen. 1627. (2 a) with reference to states separated by conversion :-- þæs ealdan lífes yfelnesse ueteris uitae malitia, An.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Hí hláf ne ǽton (cf. næs þǽr (Mermedonia) hláfes wist werum, An. 21) ... ac ǽton manna líchaman, Bl. H. 229, 8. bread as a food for penitents, &amp;c.: Gif hwá ordáles weddige ... féde hé hine sylfne mid hláfe and mid wætere and sealte and wyrtum.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

ge-swícan

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Búton hé eft geswíce and winne wiþ þá unþeáwas, Bt. 36, 6 ; F. 182, 4. Man forgá þ ýfðe be eallum þám þe hé age. And sé þe be wítum geswícan nylle, Ll.

ge-mána

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iugalitatis consortia (acc.) i. contubernia. An. Ox. 3912. Þ lust uífes gemána uolunt[at]em nubere, Jn. p. I. 3. Tó werlicum gemánan ad maritale consortium, i. matrimonium, An. Ox. 4076: 1549 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 69 (printed geman).

manig-feald

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Ǽlc deáþlic man swencþ hine selfne mid mistlicum and manigfealdum ymbhogum, and þeáh willniaþ ealle þurh mistlice paþas cuman tó ánum ende omnis mortalium cura, quam multiplicium studiorum labor exercet, . . . ad unum finem nititur pervenire, 24, 1 ;

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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Ðæt se stemn and se helm móte ðý fæstor and ðý leng standon that the stem and top may stand the foster and longer, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 33: Fox 150, 3.

Linked entry: helmiht

HELP

(n.)
Grammar
HELP, e; f: also es; m.

HELPaidsuccour

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Ðǽr is help gearu æt mǽrum manna gehwylcum there is help ready at the hand of the mighty one for every man, Andr. Kmbl. 1814; An. 909. Gionn helpe præsta subsidium, Rtl. 71, 37. Ða ðe hine helpe biddaþ who ask him for help, Ps. Th. 118, 2: Andr.

Linked entry: hylp

rídan

(v.)
Grammar
rídan, p. rád, pl. ridon.

to ride on horsebackequitareto rideto rideto swingrock

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Ðæt hé (a vessel) scyle fǽmig rídan ýða hrycgum, Exon. Th. 384, 24; Rä. 4, 32. without the idea of progress, to ride (as into ride at anchor), to swing, rock Licgaþ mé ymbe írenbendas rídeþ racentan sál the chain swings (or presses?) on me, Cd.

Linked entries: a-rídan rid rídusende