hem
A hem ⬩ border
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A hem, border Hem limbus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 7; Wrt. Voc. 26, 6
hel
a pretext
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a pretext Mid yfelan helan earme men beswícaþ with evil pretexts defraud poor men, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 18. [?]
HEALM
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HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a plant Healm culmus, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 127; Wrt. Voc. 38, 49. Healmes láf stipulæ, Som. 67, 129; Wrt. Voc. 38, 51. Gán and gadrion him sylfe ðæt healm let them go and gather straw for themselves, Ex
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hell
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hele
a covering
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a covering (?)
helan
To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover
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Ða ðe willaþ helan ðæt hí tó góde dóþ qui bona clam faciunt, Past. 59; Swt. 447, 23. Nele hé ús nánwiht helan se ðe ús lǽt hyne sylfne cunnan he will not conceal anything from us who lets us know himself, Shrn. 202, 12.
hefe
importance ⬩ a burden ⬩ a weight
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Add: the property of being heavy Ǽnne swer ormǽtes hefes, Hml. S. 31, 1248. Se hálga gást hí heóld and mid hefe gefæstnode, ꝥ þá mánfullan ne mihton ꝥ mǽden ástyrian, 9, 98. God is bútan hefe and hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on gemete, and on getele,
hére
Dignity ⬩ majesty ⬩ greatness
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Dignity, majesty, greatness Hwæt hiora hére búton se hlísa án what is their greatness but report alone, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 107; Met. 10, 54. The prose, Fox 70, l0, has 'Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten
helan
to conceal from
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Gif ðú hyt ongitten hæbbe, ne hel hyt mé, Solil. H. 53, 7. Ne mæg ic ðé náuht helan þæs þe ic wát, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13: Gen. 1583: El. 703.
héra
One who obeys another ⬩ a servant ⬩ follower
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One who obeys another, a servant, follower Héra ł embehtmonn minister, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 43. Héra ł þegn minister, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 26. Héro ministros, Rtl. 11, 35. Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of
heán
to elevate
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to elevate. Ðú úp hést mec of geatum deáðes exaltas me de portis mortis, Ps. Srt. 9, 15. Þá staðolas þǽre cyrican . . . hé ongann hýn (heán, v. l.) and miclian, Bd. 2, 4; Sch. 127, 10. Add:
HEGE
A HEDGE ⬩ fence
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A HEDGE, fence Hege sepes, Wrt. Voc. 84, 56: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 24. Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betíned and ðǽræfter mid wealle Bamborough was first enclosed with a hedge and afterwards with a wall, Chr. 547; Erl. 17, 9. Gá geond ðás wegas
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hege
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To ðǽm mǽrhege; ondlong ðæs mǽres heges, C. D. iii. 32, 30. Tó bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, 77, 11: 78, 6. Oð ðone cwichege; súð andlang heges, 380, 13. Longan méd iacit be norðan hege, ii. 26, 27. Tó ðám ráhhege; æfter ðám hege á be ðám ófre, iii
helde
tansy
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Helde tanicetum, An. Ox. 56, 395: tenedisse, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 24. Add:
helpe
Help
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Help Gif ðás fultumas ne sýn helpe if these remedies are no help, L. M. 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 15. [Or should this be placed under help?] Hé him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448
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helto
Haltness, ⬩ lameness
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Haltness, lameness Áfyrr ðú dríhten from ðære stówe blindnesse and helto and dumbnesse remove O Lord from the place blindness and lameness and dumbness, Shrn. 101, 35
healt
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Healt (heolt, MS.) catax, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 52. Sió healte catax (Vulcanus, Ald. 172, 32), ii. 93, 51: 19, 51. Gif mon þá greátan sinwe forsleá . . . Gif se mon healt sié, . . . geselle .xxx. sciłł . tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 100, 5. Hé wæs healt claudicabat