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hós

(n.)
Grammar
hós, e; f.

A company, bandmultitudocohors

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A company, band Mid mægþa hóse with a band of maidens, Beo. Th. 1853; B. 924

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince] Drihten gedyde ðæt ðæs cwearternes ealdor him wærþ swíðe hold dominus dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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A HOOK Hooc arpago vel palum, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 71; Wrt. Voc. 16, 43. Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33. Ðonne biþ hé geteald tó dære fýrenan eá and to ðam ísenan hóce then shall he be assigned to the fiery river

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

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Add: a hook at the end of a pole, chain, &c. for catching hold, dragging, &c. (lit. or fig.) Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27. Similar entries v. tyge-, web-, wíngeard-hóc. a fish-hook Hóc hamus Wrt

horu-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
horu-seáþ, es; m.

A foul pit, sink

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A foul pit, sink Gesihst ðú nú on hú miclum and on hú diópum and on hú þióstrum horaseáþe [MS. Cote. horoseáþa] ðara unþeáwa ða yfelwillendan sticiaþ videsne igitur quanto in cœno probra volvantur, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1

Linked entry: hora-seáþ

horu-weg

(n.)
Grammar
horu-weg, es; m.

A dirty road, a lane [?]

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A dirty road, a lane [?] Ðar horoweg útt sceát, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 173, 17. Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye

hoga-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hoga-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom

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Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom Hogascip prudentia, Rtl. 81, 14. Hogoscip prudentia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 47. Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17

horh

Grammar
horh, [The hor(g)-, hor(e)w- forms seem to belong to the same original nominative, but they are so far differentiated in meaning that they are taken separately.]
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Horh flegma, i. saliva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 38: flegma 35, 65. Nytta þára lǽcedóma þe þone horh of þám heáfde teó, Lch. ii. 282, 25. Þú forléte on þínne ondwlitan þá earman heora horh (spátl) spíwan, Angl. xii. 505, 13. Horh flegmata Wrt. Voc. ii. 108,

hoc

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Hocc, cottuc vel gearwan leáf malva Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 62. Hoc, 56, 36. Add:

HÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HÓF, es; m.

A HOOF

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A HOOF Hóf ungula, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 71, 6; Wrt. Voc. 43, 59: Wrt. Voc. 71, 76. Hors hófum wlanc the horse proud of hoofs, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 5; Rún. 19

Linked entries: hóh-hwyrfing hoffingas

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.

Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander

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Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander Hól and hete and rýpera reáflác ús derede slander and hatred and the rapine of robbers hath harmed us, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Hól calumnia, Off. Episc. 8, Lye. Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for

Linked entries: hel hoelan hólian

hogung

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Substitute: effort, endeavour. v. hogian; Mid hogungum eallum uton biddan ealle þæne Ælmihtigan nisibus totis rogite-mus omnes cunclipotentem Hy. S. 8, 23

horx-

(prefix)

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hosa

Similar entry: hosu

holm

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Add: [For the use of holm in the sense of hill v. (?) holm- wudu ; and for the later use of the word in this sense cf. þe vox ulih to þam holme (cleoue, 2nd MS.), Laym. 20861.] sea Brym vel holm cataclismus, diluvium Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 42. Sǽýþa vel

holt

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Add: a wood, copse Hár holtes feónd, Rä. 22, 3. For ðǽm wé ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t wé hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml. S. 19,

hóme

Grammar
hóme, v. óme. l.
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hóman

-hopp

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-hopp

hord

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Add: an accumulation of valuable things hidden away or laid by for preservation or future use (see also ). of precious metals, jewels, &c. Sege ús nú hwǽr se ealda hord ( of coins ) sý þe þú dígellíce fundest, Hml. S. 23, 661. Hord sceal in streónum

hóre

(n.)
Grammar
hóre, an; f.

A whore, harlot;meretrix,

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A whore, harlot; meretrix, Hpt. Gl. 475, 484