heáh-þeód
A great, chief people
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A great, chief people Was sum æþela man on ðære héhþeóde Myrcna ríce there was a certain noble man in the great kingdom of Mercia, Guthl. 1; Gdwin. 8, 2
heáh-sǽ
High, deep sea
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High, deep sea Wealdend heofones and eorþan and heáhsǽ ruler of heaven and of earth and of deep sea, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 6; Met. 11, 3
heáh-þungen
Of high rank, distinguished, noble
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Of high rank, distinguished, noble Heáhþungen wer the noble man [Moses], Cd. 169: Th. 210, 18; Exod. 517. Hé befæste ðæt ríce heáhþungenum menn Harolde he committed the kingdom to a noble man, to Harold, Chr. 1065: Erl. 198, 11; Edw. 30. Ða kyningas
Linked entry: heáh-geþungen
heáh-wita
A chief councillor
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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10
heáh-timber
A lofty building
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A lofty building Heáhtimbra gehwæs of every lofty building, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 2; Crä. 45
heáh-torras
Alpes
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Alpes Hpt. Gl. 454
heáh-treów
An excellent, noble compact
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An excellent, noble compact, Cd. 162; Th. 202, 14; Exod. 388
Linked entry: treów
heán-líce
Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,
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Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,humbly Fauius heánlíce hámweard óþfleáh Fabius ignominiously fled homewards, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 13. Ne lǽt swá heánlíce ðín haudgeweorc forwurþan let not thine handiwork so miserably perish, Hy
heán-mód
Dejected, cast down, humiliated
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Dejected, cast down, humiliated Ic sceal sárigferþ heánmód hweorfan with sorrowing spirit and with dejected mind must I go, Exon, 52 b; Th. 184, 32; Gú. 1353. Ic sceal feor ðonan heánmód hweorfan I must go far thence with humiliated heart, 71 a; Th.
heáp-mælum
In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flocks ⬩ catervatim
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In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flocks Telle ðú and Aaron heápmǽlum thou and Aaron shalt number them by their armies, Num. 1, 3. Ne wæs ðá ylding tó ðon ðæt hí heápmǽlum, cóman máran weorod of ðám þeódum ðe wé ǽr gemynegodon non mora ergo confluentibus
on-heáw
A block to hew on
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A block to hew on Onheáwas codices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 38: 135, 60: 14, 62
hǽl
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Th. i. 474, 30. of a person's health Þǽre ǽran hǽle incolomitati pristine (ualetudinem reítitwit ), An. Ox. 4354. healing, care Hyt ꝥ sár gelíþegað and þá hǽle gegearwað (effects the cure), Lch. i. 122, 9.
heófan
To lament ⬩ To be sorry for ⬩ grieve at
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Add: absolute Heófde luxerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 35. Þæt wíf gnornode, heóf hreówigmód, Gen. 771. Ongan ic of inneweardre heortan heófonde forðbringan þá geómorlican siccetunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. with acc. To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp
heáh-sǽ-þeóf
A chief pirate ⬩ archi-pirata
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A chief pirate; archi-pirata, Cot. 9, 171
healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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Genim ðás ylcan wyrte and heald hý mid ðé take this same plant and keep it with you, Herb. 111, 3; Lchdm. i. 224, 22. Gif hé næbbe ǽhta ðonne healde hine man tó dóme if he have no property, then let him be held to judgment, L.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
heópa
A briar ⬩ bramble
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A briar, bramble Ætt ðæm heápe [heópe, Rush.] secum rubum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)
leóht
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Add: of little weight Hwílum ꝥ leóhte fýr úp gewít and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12. Hét ic .cc. mínra þegna leóhtum wǽpnum (levibus armis) hié gegyrwan, Nar. 10, 27. of a vessel or receptacle, adapted for light loads Leóht
hát
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Hát ácólað ardor frigescit, Angl. i. 285, § 2: ii. 374, 3. Nánwiht þæs hátes ne þæs cealdes, Wlfst. 184, 19. Wið wunda hátum, Lch. i. 84, 20. Add:
hǽt
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For forms that might be taken as oblique cases of such a nominative see hǽtu