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horn-boga

(n.)
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horn-bora

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Hornbora cornicen. Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 21 : ii. 17; 35. In El. 54 the MS. has hleópon not hleówon. Add

horh

(n.)
Grammar
horh, horg,es; m. n.

A clammy humour, phlegm, rheum

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Wið langum sáre ðara tóþa þurh horh, 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 4. Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte ðonne spíwaþ hie ðæt horh . . . ðæt ofstandene þicce horh, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 15-21.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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A HORSE Geþracan hors mannus vel brunnicus : hors of stéden vel of asrenne burdo, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 18, 19; Wrt. Voc. 17, 23, 24. Hors hófum wlanc, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 5; Rún. 19. Ne beó gé ná swylce hors nolite fteri sicut equus, Ps.

HORD

(n.)
Grammar
HORD, es; n. m.

HOARD, treasuren. thesaurus

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Ðæs ðe heáh hlioþe horde onféngon after the lofty hills had received the treasure [the ark ], Cd. 71; Th. 86, 32; Gen. 1439. Hǽðnum horde, Beo. Th. 4438; B. 2216. Hord eald enta geweorc, 5540; B. 2773. Ðæt hord, 6244; B. 3126.

Linked entries: hord-cófa hord-loca

horu

(n.)
Grammar
horu, gen.-wes; m.

Dirt, filth, foulnessdirtlimus, cenum, lutum, palustre

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Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan ye foully spat on his face, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. Mín flǽsc is ymscrýd mid dustes horwum my flesh is clothed with the filth of dust, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 10.

Linked entries: ge-horian horh hor-pyt

hóre

(n.)
Grammar
hóre, an; f.

A whore, harlot;meretrix,

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

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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To hang, suspend, crucify Gé hig hóþ crucifigetis, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 34. Hine man héng ille suspensus est in cruce, Gen. 41, 13. Hig hine héngon crucifixerunt eum, Lk. Skt. 23, 33. Ðóne héngon on heáne beám fæderas ússe, Elen. Kmbl. 847; El. 424. Hóh hine

Horsa

(n.)
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Horsa, an; m.
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Horsa On hiera dagum Hengest and Horsa gesóhte Bretene, Chr. 449; Erl. 12, 1. Hér Hengest and Horsa fuhton wið Wyrtgeorne ðam cyninge in ðære stówe ðe is gecueden Agælesþrep and his bróður Horsan man ofslóg, 455; Erl. 12, 13

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.

hón

(n.)

tendrils of a vine [?]

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tendrils of a vine [?] Ðá geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne and ða twígo his hongodon geond ða columnan. ða wundrode ic ðæs swíðe. wǽron in ðæm wíngearde gyldenu leáf and his hón and his wæstmas wǽron cristallum and smaragdus eác ðæt

holh

(n.)
Grammar
holh, holg, es; n.

A hollow, cavity, hole

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A hollow, cavity, hole Hwæt tácnaþ ðæt holh on ðæm weobude búton gódra monna geþyld? Forðam ðonne mon his mód geeáðmódgeþ ðæt he wiðerweardnesse and scande forbere ðonne geeácnaþ hé sum holh on his móde swá swá ðæt weobud hæfþ on him uppan. Holh wæs

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hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Care, anxiety, solicitude Habbon hí hoge ðæt hí sýn swilce ðæt hí wurþfullíce herigan mágon let them have a care that they be such that they may worthily praise, Homl. Th. i. 446, 32. Hé næfþ nán andgit ne hoga embe Godes beboda he hath no understanding

Linked entry: heort-hogu

HOPA

(n.)
Grammar
HOPA, an; m.

HOPE

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HOPE Geleáffullum mannum mæg beón micel hopa tó ðam menniscum Gode Criste believing men may have great hope on the human God, Christ, Homl. Th. i. 350, 24. Ne bepǽce Ezechias eów mid leásum hopan let not Hezekiah deceive you with false hope, 568, 8

hors

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Add: a horse, as a general term Hors sonipes, wildecynnes hors equifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 3-4. Hors hnǽgð equus hinnit, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 129, 2. Gif hors on hricge oððe on þám bógum áwyrd sý, Lch. i. 290, 10.

hófe

(n.)
Grammar
hófe, an; f.

Hove, alehoofglechoma hederacea

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Hove, alehoof [v. English Plant Names. E. D. S.]; glechoma hederacea Hófe viola, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 132; Wrt. Voc. 31, 13. Genim hófan take hove, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 20, 5. Brúne hófe, Lchdm. iii. 292, 9. Genim ða reádan hófan, L. M. i. 2; Lchdm

Linked entry: mersc-hófe

hord

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Se gúðsceaða hord gesceát, dryhtsele dyrnne, 2319. Gong hord sceáwian under hárne stán, 2744.

hóre

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Add: — Leás fyrnhicge, hóre prostituta pellax, i. meretrix quae prostat, i. mendax, An. Ox. 2940. Hórena meretricum, 3329

horu

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Þurh ælfremede horwan gefýled, Hml. S. 7, 129