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mylen-ham

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-ham, mylen-hamm, es; m.

An enclosure in which a mill stands

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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10

mynster-hám

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hám, es; m.

A monastic housemonastery

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A monastic house, monastery Gif hwá ðara mynsterháma hwelcne, for hwelcre scylde geséce, ðe cyninges feorm tó belimpe, oððe óðerne freóne hiéréd, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 23. Ðone oferécan mon gedǽle gind mynsterhámas tó Godes ciricum in Súðregum and

níd-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽs, e; f.

A command which is attended by compulsion

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A command which is attended by compulsion Man for cyning gebidde and hine búton neádhǽse heora willum weorðigen let people pray for the king, and honour him without injunction, of their own accord, L. Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16

Linked entry: hǽs

ongemet-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
ongemet-hát, adj.
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Exceedingly hot Wyl on wætere, beþe hine mid ongemethátum boil in water, foment him with it exceedingly hot, Lchdm. ii. 338, 22

preóst-hád

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-hád, es; m.
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Priest-hood Sumne Godes mane preósthádes clericum quendam, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 476, 36. Gé sint ácoren kynn Gode and kynelíces preósthádes vos autem genus electum regale sacerdotium, Past. 14, 5; Swt. 85, 19. Iulianus nolde gehealdan his preósthád on riht,

rǽg-hár

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽg-hár, adj.
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Grey like the goat (v. rǽge) Oft ðæs wág gebád rǽghár and reádfáh ríce æfter óðrum oft did its wall, grey and redstained, see change of rule, Exon. Th. 476, 19; Ruin. 10

gnorn-hof

(n.)
Grammar
gnorn-hof, es; n.

A house of griefa prison

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A house of grief, a prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2016; An. 1010: 3087; An. 1045

hád-breca

(n.)
Grammar
hád-breca, an; m.
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A violator of holy orders; sacri ordinis violator Hád-brécan violators of holy orders, L. C. S. 6; Th. i. 380, 2 : Lupi Serin. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 3; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 178

Linked entry: breca

hád-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
hád-griþ, es; n.
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Peace, security, or privilege of holy orders; sacri ordinis pax, L. Eth. vii. 19; Th. i. 332, 25

hád-notu

(n.)
Grammar
hád-notu, e; f.
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The employment, ministry, office belonging to holy orders Búton hé forworhte ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste unless he should do amiss so that he might not exercise the office which belongs to his orders, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 16

hád-swǽpa

(n.)
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pronuba, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 79; Wrt. Voc. 52, 29. v. next word

hægsteald-hád

(n.)
Grammar
hægsteald-hád, es; m.
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The unmarried state, bachelorhood, virginity Hehstaldhád virginitas, Rtl, 105, 19 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 36. Hægstealdhád cælibatus, Mone B. 1419

scír-ham

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-ham, adj.
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) tó scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895

hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, <b>;
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III.</b> add Hálwendestum dǽdbóte. Chrd. 106, 31

biscop-hád

(n.)

the office or state of a bishop, the episcopate

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the office or state of a bishop, the episcopate, Cot. 86: Ps. Spl. 108, 7

Bosan-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Bosan-hám, Bosen-hám, es; m. [Flor. A. D. 1114; Sim. Dunelm. 1164 Bosanham: Hovd. 1204 Boseham]

BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussexin agro Sussexiensi

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BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussex; in agro Sussexiensi Ðá gewende Swegen to his scypum [MS. scypon] to Bosanhám Swegen then went with his ships to Bosham, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 34. Gewende ðá Swegen eorl to Bosenhám earl Swegen then went to Bosham, 1048; Erl

ge-hén

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hén, adj.

Fallenlow

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Fallen, low Ða gehéno kaduca, Rtl. 189, 31

ge-hét

promised

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promised

geóguþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-hád, geógoþ-hád, es; m.

The state of youth, youthjŭventūtis stătus, jŭventus

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The state of youth, youth; jŭventūtis stătus, jŭventus Ðú hafast geóguþhádes blǽd thou host youth's prosperity, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 25; Jul. 168: Elen. Kmbl. 2531; El. 1267. Ðú me lǽrdest of geóguþháde dŏcuisti me a jŭventūte, Ps. Th. 70, 16. On geógoþháde

Linked entry: geógoþ-hád

Snotinga-hám

(n.)
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Nottingham Hér fór se ilca here innan Mierce tó Snotengahám (Snotinghám, MS. E.), Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 21. Fór hé tó Snotingahám and gefór ða burg and hét hié gebétan and gesettan ǽgðer ge mid Engliscum mannum ge mid Deniscum, 922; Erl. 108, 30. Hér Eádmund