hord-mádmum
A valuable present, jewel
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A valuable present, jewel Healsbeága mǽst, hordmádmum, Beo. Th. 2400; B. 1198
hord-wela
Hoarded, stored-up wealth
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Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344
horn-píc
[?] A pinnacle
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[?] A pinnacle Sette hine ofer hornpíc temples statuit eum supra pinnam templi, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 9
Linked entry: píc
horn-fisc
A garfish, a kind of pike ⬩ garfish, ⬩ esox belone
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A garfish, a kind of pike Hornfisc plegode glád geond gársecg, Andr. Kmbl. 740; An. 370
hord-wynn
The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon],
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The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon], Beo. Th. 4533; B. 2270
hors-þegn
a groom ⬩ the title of an officer of the royal household
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a groom Horsþén agaso, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 42; Wrt. Voc. 23, 5: mulio, Hpt. Gl. 438: Gl. Mett. 516. the title of an officer of the royal household[cf. mare-scalcus among the Franks] Ecgulf cynges horsþegn, Wulfríc cynges horsþegn. Chr. 897; Erl.
hors-gærstún
A meadow for the pasturing of horses
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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25
Linked entry: gærs-tún
hors-ern
A horse-house, stable
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A horse-house, stable Horsern æquiale, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 33; Wrt. Voc. 16, 7
Linked entry: hors-ærn
hors-syðða
holt-hana
A wood-cock; ⬩ acegia,
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A wood-cock; acegia, Gl. Mett. 41: Gl. Ampion. 138
Linked entry: hana
hold-áþ
An oath of fealty
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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7. Hé
Linked entry: hyld-áþ
hors-wægn
A chariot
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A chariot Horswǽn carpentum, currus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 68; Wrt. Voc. 34, 3
helle-dor
- Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 14; Hö. 87.
drync-horn
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A drinking-horn Ic ann Æþelwerdæ ánæs gerǽnodes drincæhornæs, Cht. Th. 555, 6. Cf. drinc-horn
horsc-lic
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Foul Horxlic fędus, An. Ox. 2, 499. Horxlices squalentis, i. sordentis (eremi ), 2430. Heora heortan horxlice wyrmas (cf. Dante's 'fastidiosi vermi') ceorfað, Dóm. L. 167. Horslice wítehúsa squalentium ergastulorum, An. Ox. 4752. Horslice fýlþu putidos
hord-cófa
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and add Ic ( the devil) wolde . . . þæt hý (the wicked) wunedon on mínum hordcouan (hwæt woldon hý on mínum hordcleofan, v. l. ) and þíne circean forgeáton, Wlfst. 255, 14
hord-weard
A guard of a hoard or treasure
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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of
hord-weorþung
The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,
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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952
Linked entry: hring-weorþung
hord-mægen
Abundance of wealth, riches,
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Abundance of wealth, riches, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 13; Dan. 675
horn-sceaða
A pinnacle
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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5
Linked entry: sceaþa