be-held
availed
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availed Chr. 1123; Th. 374, 23
be-héng
hung round
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hung round
efen-heáh
Equally high ⬩ æque altus
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Equally high; æque altus, Salm. Kmbl. 85, 28
Linked entry: heáh
feól-heard
File-hard ⬩ hard like a file ⬩ instar ⬩ līmæ 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
Fire-hard ⬩ igne 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
A spear-band ⬩ armed band ⬩ hastĭfĕra 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
heges-sugge
a hedge-sparrow
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a hedge-sparrow, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 5; Wrt. Voc. 29, 28
hell-bend
A hell-bond
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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072
helle-dor
- Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 14; Hö. 87.
helle-grund
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Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 4; Cri. 265: 16 a; Th. 35, 23; Cri. 562: Elen. Kmbl. 2608; El. 1305
Linked entry: hell-grund
helle-hæft
- Cd. 227; Th. 304, 16; Sat. 631.
helle-líc
Infernal
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Infernal Helelíc deópnes barathrum, vorago, profinder, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 97; Wrt. Voc. 36, 20
helle-níþ
- Cd. 37; Th. 48, 13; Gen. 775.
helle-þegn
- Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 14; Gú. 1042.
heofon-heáh
Heaven-high ⬩ reaching to heaven
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Heaven-high, reaching to heaven Heofonheánne beám a tree the height whereof reached unto heaven [Dan. 4, 11], Cd. 202; Th. 250, 29; Dan. 554
heoloþ-helm
A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer,
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A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 31; Wal. 45
Linked entry: heoloþ-cynn
hrímig-heard
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Hard with frost, hard frozen, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 25; Rä. 88, 7
ídel-hende
Empty-handed ⬩ empty
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Empty-handed, empty Ne cum ðú tó mínum húse ídelhende nec apparebis in conspectu meo vacuus; none shall appear before me empty, Ex. 34, 20. Gif hé cume ídelhende tó si vacuus appropinquat, Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 379, 21. Hé biþ ealra his ǽhta ídelhende he
íren-heard
Iron-hard
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Iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1112
íren-helm
An iron helmet
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An iron helmet Írenhelm[or íren helm; but cf. preceding compounds] cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 4