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hiw-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-beorht, hiow-; adj.

Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour

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Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265

hoc-leaf

(n.)
Grammar
hoc-leaf, es; n.

Mallow

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Mallow Hocleáf malva, Wrt. Voc 79, 11. Hocleáf. Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated

weód-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
weód-hóc, es; m.

A weed-hooka hoe

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A weed-hook, a hoe Uueódhóc (uueád-, Ep. Erf. ) sarculum Txts. 95, 1764. Weódhóc (printed weodhoclu sarcum) Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 2 : Anglia ix. 263, 5

Linked entry: hóc

(int.)
Grammar
hí, hig

an interjection

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Hyg lá, Ps. L. 119, 5. Hí lá hí, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 13

Linked entry: hig-lá

hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrian, p. ode: hýran; p. de; pp. ed

To hire

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Nán man ús ne hýrde, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 5. Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19

Linked entry: hýran

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ne hýrde ic idese lǽdan mægen fægerre I have not heard of a queen leading a fairer force, Elen. Kmbl. 480; El. 240. Hýrde ic ðæt hé ðone healsbeáh Hygde gesealde I have heard that he gave the collar to Hygd, Beo.

ofer-hýran

(n.; v.; adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hýran, -hýre, -hýrness.

ge-heán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heán, ge-hín, ge-hýn, ge-hién, ge-hígan (?); pp. ge-heád, ge-hýd, ge-híged.
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in a physical sense, to elevate, raise high Gehýdne porrectam (in edito turrem ), An. Ox. 8, 237. Gehígde edita, i. alta, Wülck. Gl. 226, 8. to exalt Ðá wæs Bryten swíðe geheád in miclum wuldre Godes geleáfan and andetnesse denique etiam Brittaniam

ag-lác-hád

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lác-hád, es; m. [ag nequitia; lác ludus, donum; hád conditio, status]

Misery-hooda state of miseryafflictionis conditio

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Misery-hood, a state of misery; afflictionis conditio.Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 24; Rä. 54, 5

ge-hát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hát-land, es; n.

Land of promise

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Land of promise Be inngonge ðæs gehátlondes about the entrance of the promised land, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 12

Buccinga ham-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Buccinga ham-scír, e; f.

BUCKINGHAMSHIREager Buccinghamensis

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE; ager Buccinghamensis Hí wendon ðanon on Buccinga hamscíre they turned thence to Buckinghamshire, Chr. 1010; Th. 264, 11: 1011; Erl. 144, 35: 1016; Erl. 154, 6, 24

horu

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Micel tódǽlð betwuh clǽnnysse fǽmnenlicre sáwle and horwu ( sordes ) hyre, seó þe manegra gǽlsum underlæg, Scint. 69, 14. Þá áfeormadan fram horwum expiatos sordibus, Hy. S. 4, 22: Dóm. L. 156: Cant. M. ad fil. 5.

hrér

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Sule hym súpan gebrǽddan hrére ǽgeran, Lch. iii. 106, 17. Add

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ða eorþlícan sorga hie forléton and ða ingehýd heora heortan ful fæstlíce on ðone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon they dismissed earthly cares, and fixed full firmly the intents of their heart on the heavenly hope, 135. 29. Ingehýd conscientias, Hymn.

be-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hýdan, bi-hýdan; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd, -hýd

To hideconcealcoverabscondereoccultareoperire

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To hide, conceal, cover; abscondere, occultare, operire Se ðe hine behýdde fram hǽton his qui se abscondit a calore ejus Ps. Spl. 18, 7 : Salm. Kmbl. 604; Sal. 301. Ðæt wæs lange behýded which was long concealed Elen. Kmbl. 1582; El. 793. Heolstre behýded

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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þá biscopas and þá geréfan þe tó Lundenbyrig hýrað, Ll. Th. i. 228, 7. Þá burh æt Ligraceastre, and se mǽsta dǽl þæs herges þe ðǽr tó hýrde wearð underþeóded, Chr. 918; P. 105, 23. Æt þám túne þe hé tó hýne, Ll.

hol

(adj.)
Grammar
hol, adj.

Hollow

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beóþ innan hole they are hollow within, Herb. 180, 1; Lchdm. i. 316, 2. Gif heó hæfþ hole eágan if she be hollow-eyed, Lchdm. iii. 144, 7

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Hóh hyne hóh hyne: Ðá cwæþ pilatus tó him Nime gé hine and hóþ, Jn. Skt. 19, 6. Hóh on earm hang it on to the arm, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 12; Lchdm, i. 362, 27. Ðone óðerne hé hét hón on gealgan alterum suspendit in crucem, Gen. 40, 22.

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, ; gen. hós; m.

A heel, hough

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Áhefþ hys hó ongeán me levabit contra me calcaneum suum, Jn. Skt. 13, 18: Gen. 3, 15. Him on hóh beleác heofonríces weard merehúses múþ God closed the door of the ark behind him, Cd. 69; Th. 82, 16; Gen. 1363. Mínra hóa calcanei mei, Ps. Th. 48, 5.

Linked entries: hó-banca

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blasphemedespisecondemntreat illoppressvexharass

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Ne hyrw ðú úre godas blaspheme not our gods, Homl. Th. i. 424, 13. Ne hyrwe gé útancymenne man non exprobretis advenæ, Lev. 19, 33.

Linked entry: herwan