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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-stoc

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Substitute: A sleeve Gylecan tácen his þæt þú strece forð þín wenstre handstoc and plyce innan mid þínre wynstran hande, Tech. ii. 127, 14. Ymbe þæt útan þe þæs scapularæs handstoca áteóriað, 20. Handstocu mid godewebbum gestefnede manicę sericis clauatę

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

hand-gang

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Substitute: Submission, surrender. Cf. on hand gán. v. hand; 5 b δ Hondgong deditio, Txts. 56, 337. Handgong, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 23. Handgang deditio, i. traditio, 139, 66. Freódóm emancipatio, handgang manus impositio (cf. (?) manus impositio reconciliatoria

hand-gemaca

(n.)
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hand-gemaca, an; m.
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A close companion Þá hyrdecnapan mid heora handgemacan ymbe ꝥ wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 421. Cf. hand-gesella, hand-gestealla

Linked entry: ge-maca

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
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hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

hand-griþ

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Add: security granted by a person in authority, cf. hand; 2 Cyricgrið binnan wágum and cyninges handgrið, Ll. Th. i. 166, 21. Godes cyricgrið and crístenes cynincges handgrið, 358, 261. Gehálgodes cyninges handgrið, Wlfst. 266, 11

spere-hand

(n.)
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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.)
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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-bana

(n.)
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hand-bana, -bona, an; m.

A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand[αύτόχειρ]the actual slayer

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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502

Linked entry: hand-bona

hand-geweorc

(n.)
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hand-geweorc, es; n.

Work of the hand, handiwork

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Work of the hand, handiwork Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa sind gyldene and sylfrene manna handgeweorc the idols of the heathen are of gold and of silver, the work of men's hands, Homl. Th. i. 366, 26: Deut. 4, 28. His handgeweorc the work of his hands [Adam

Linked entry: hand-weorc

hand-gewinn

(n.)
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hand-gewinn, es; n.

Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting

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Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting Ða munucas lifdon on hira ágenum handgewinne the monks lived by the labour of their own hands, Shrn. 37, 2. Be heora ágenum handgewinne lifigeaþ proprio labore manuum vivant, Bd. 4, 4; S. 571, 22: 4, 28

hand-full

(n.)
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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.