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heng-wíte

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heges-sugge

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helle-bryne

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Wið hellebryne beorgan his sáwle, Wlfst. 271, 16: Ll. Th. i. 318, 20. Add

níþ-hell

(n.)
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hell where malice and wickedness reign (?) Þú scealt faran intó þǽre nigenda níþhelle (hnígende intó þǽre níþhelle (niþerhelle lower hell ? The MS. is a late one )? Cf. hé tó helle hnígan sceolde. Sat. 375), Hml. A. 174, 150

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of-hende

(adj.)
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wuldor-helm

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Unrím háligra beóð gefylled mid þý gewuldredan wuldorhelme, Verc. Först. 119, 1. Add

sceadu-helm

(n.)
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sceadu-helm, es; m.

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The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650

up-heáh

(adj.)
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up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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tall, lofty Wæs hé .x. fóta upheáh pedum non amplius decem statura altior, Nar. 26, 28. Ða trió meahte beón hundteóntiges fóta upheáh he pedum centum alte erant arbores, 27, 28. Sindon dúna upheá, Exon. Th. 443, 15; Kl. 30. Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan

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a-héng

(v.; part.)
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a-héng, p. of a-hón.

hung

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hung.Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 29; Jul. 305;

án-hende

(adj.)
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án-hende, adj.

One-handedlameimperfectweakunimanus

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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58

be-held

availed

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availed Chr. 1123; Th. 374, 23

be-héng

(v.)
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be-héng, pl. -héngon p. of be-hón.

hung round

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hung round

efen-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-heáh, adj.

Equally high æque altus

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Equally high; æque altus, Salm. Kmbl. 85, 28

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feól-heard

(adj.)
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feól-heard, adj.

File-hardhard like a fileinstarlīmæ dūrus

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File-hard, hard like a file; instar, līmæ dūrus Hí léton of folman feólhearde speru they let the file-hard spears from their hands, Byrht. Th. 134, 63; By. 108

fýr-heard

(adj.)
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fýr-heard, adj.

Fire-hardigne dūrātus

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Fire-hard; igne dūrātus Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305

gár-heáp

(n.)
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gár-heáp, es; m.

A spear-bandarmed bandhastĭfĕra turma

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A spear-band, armed band; hastĭfĕra turma Hæfdon him beácen arǽred in ðam gárheápe they had a signal reared in the armed band, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 11; Exod. 321

heáf-sang

(n.)
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heáf-sang, es; m.
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An elegy, Cot. 118, Lye

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heáh-biscop

(n.)
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heáh-biscop, es; m.
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An archbishop, chief bishop, pontiff Birhtwald Bretone heáhbiscop Birhtwald archbishop of Britain, L. Wih. pref.; Th. i. 36, 8. Mid geþeahte Wulfhelmes mínes héhbisceopes with the counsel of Wulfhelm my archbishop, L. Ath. prm.; Th. i. 194, 13. Se heáhbiscop

heáh-boda

(n.)
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heáh-boda, an; m.
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An archangel Héht sigores fruma his heáhbodan hider gefleógan bade the triumphant Lord his archangel fly hither, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 3; Cri. 295

heáh-bytlere

(n.)
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heáh-bytlere, es; m.
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A chief-builder, architect, Lye