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here-hand

(n.)
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here-hand, a; f.

A hostile hand or power

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A hostile hand or power Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem, aut monasteriis manus parceret hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8

hand-hwíl

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Add: cf. span used of time On ánre handhwíle uno momenta, R. Ben. I. 24, 3. Tídum and handhwílum horis et momentis, Hy. S. 145, 5

hand-mitta

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Substitute Handmitta exagia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 13

hand-scálu

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hand-scálu, l.
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-scalu

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hand-spitel

(n.)
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a kind of spade Mattoc vel handspitel fovessoria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 25

Linked entry: spitel

hand-tam

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-tam, adj.
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So tame that it may be handled; mansuetus Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé nú bǽtan wylt hí beóð sóna handtame, Hml. Skt. 8, 86

Linked entry: tam

hand-þweál

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Handþweál manulauium, Wülck. Gl. 146, 9. (Omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 16.) Add: —

hand-weorc

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hand-wyrst

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Handwyrst articulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 24. Elnboga vel hondwyrst cuba, 137, 40. Se earm betweónan elnbogan and handwyrste cubitus, 22, 62. Add

hand-cræftig

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Dele

hand-cweorn

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Nime þonne clǽnne lengtenbere and grinde, on handcwyrna ; nime siþþan mæderan and dríge on handcwyrna, Archiv. lxxxiv. 326 (d). Add

hand-dǽd

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Dele

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C. D. ii. 399

wǽpned-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-hand, a; f.

The male sidemale line

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The male side, male line Hý fóð tó mínum ðe ic syllan mót swá wífhanda swá wǽpnedhanda, swaðer ic wylle, Chart. Th. 491, 32

hand-full

(n.)
Grammar
hand-full, e; f.

A handfulmanipulus

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A handful; manipulus Nimaþ handfulle axan of ðam ofene tollite plenas manus cineris de camino, Ex. 9, 8. Nime áne handfulle tollet pugillum plenum, Lev. 2, 2. Nim micle handfulle secges take a great handful of sedge, L. M. 3, 67; Lchdm. ii. 354, 26.

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.

Power

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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

hand-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
hand-griþ, es; n.

Peace, protection, security,

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Peace, protection, security, L. E. G. 1; Th. i. 166, 21: L. Eth. vi. 14; Th. i. 318, 24: vii. 2; Th. i. 330, 5; L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 20

hand-gecliht

Similar entry: ge-cliht

hand-nægl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-nægl, es; m.

A finger-nail

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A finger-nail Ðonne beóþ him ða handnæglas wonne then will his finger-nails be livid, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 22