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heá-dor

Similar entry: heáh-deór

hál-bǽre

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For ' Scint. . . . Lye' substitute: of things Gesceád hálbiére ratio salutaris, Scint. 206, 14. Síþfætes hǽlbǽres itineris salutaris, 206, 17. Him hí syllan andetnesse hálbǽrne lǽcedóm sibi dent confessionis salubre remedium, Angl. xiii. 394, 408. Hálbǽre

hæg-hál

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Linked entry: hál

hád-árung

(n.)
Grammar
hád-árung, e ; f.
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Respect of persons (v. had ; <b>I b</b>), partiality in judgement Dómas sceolon been bútan ǽlcere hádárunge: ꝥ ys ꝥ hé ne murne náðer ne rýcum ne heánum, ne leófum ne láðum folcriht tó recceanne, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 18

Linked entries: árung haderung

hád-griþ

Grammar
hád-griþ, Add: See hád; <b>V b.</b>

hád-swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swǽpa, hád-swápe.
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For these two substitute: <b>hád-swǽpe, hád-swápe,</b> an; f. A woman who attended to the necessary arrangements for a wedding on the part of the bride, a bridesmaid Hádswǽpe (-a, MS. ; but cf. mínra for mínre, 20) pronuba; ipsa est et paranimpha

heán-lic

paltry ⬩ common ⬩ vile ⬩ contemptible ⬩ base

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Add: of little worth or importance, paltry, common; vilis Man wót oft máre be þám heálicran ðonne be þám heánlicran, Solil. H. 17, 14. vile, contemptible, base Heánlic slǽp, Dóm. L. 257. Eów mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht on eów geniman for ánes

heá-lic

lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119. Heálicum sǽnesse edito (alto) promontorio

hél-spure

Grammar
hél-spure, hél-sporu. Ps. Vos. has hélspuran in the two passages quoted.
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heng-wíte

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her-numa

Similar entry: here-numa

hér-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-rihte, adv.

Just here ⬩ at this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

hér-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-tó, adv.

Up to this point

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Up to this point Héreó actenus, An. Ox. 56, 80

Linked entry: tó

hind-cealf

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Hindcaelfm inlus, Wrt. Voc. ii. III, 84. Hind-cealf hinnulus, 43, 41. Eálá ðú liófestæ hind (cerva) and gecwémest hindcealf (hinnulus), Kent. Gl. 110. Add:

hind-fald

Grammar
hind-fald, híne. The word seems constructed as a nominative to the genitive hína (from hígna).
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heóp-bremel

Grammar
heóp-bremel, l. heóp-brémel,
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hér-æfter

Similar entry: HÉR

heg-stæf

Similar entry: hege-stæf

héh-faro

Similar entry: heáh-fore

martyr-hád

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Martyrhád underfón martirium subire, Gr. D. 231, 5. Add

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