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
heald-nes
Holding, keeping, observance
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Holding, keeping, observance Ealles mǽst ymb eástrena healdnyssa maxime in Pascha observando, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7
healf-clǽmed
Half finished
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Half finished [of house built with mud] Mín ðæt healfclǽmede hús my half-finished mud-hut, Shrn. 39, 20
healf-clypigende
Semi-vowel
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Semi-vowel Healfclypigende semivocales, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 55, 56
healf-reád
Reddish
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Reddish Healfreáde peran crustumie vel volemis vel insana vel melimendrum, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 40; Wrt. Voc. 39, 25
healf-slǽpende
Half asleep
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Half asleep Ætýwde him gamalielus gást healfslǽpendum the spirit of Gamaliel appeared to him when half asleep, Shrn. 113, 5
healf-soden
Half cooked
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Half cooked On healfsodenum mete in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2: Med. ex Quadr. 7, 2; Lchdm. i. 356, 18
healf-trendel
A hemisphere
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A hemisphere Healftryndel, emisperia, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 71: Wrt. Voc. 34, 6
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
heal-ærn
A house with a hall, palace
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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78
Linked entry: heall-ærn
heáls-bóc
A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, ⬩ a book to swear upon
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A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5
Linked entry: háls
heals-mene
A necklace, chain for the neck
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A necklace, chain for the neck Hé dyde gyldene healsmyne ymbe his swuran he put a gold chain about his neck, Gen. 41, 42
Linked entry: mene
heals-ome
A humour in the neck
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A humour in the neck, Lchdm. iii. 4, 26
heall-wahrift
Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall
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Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall Ic geann mínum suna ánes heallwahriftes, Chart. Th. 530, 33
healm-streaw
Straw, stubble
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Straw, stubble Healmstreaw stipulam, Ps. Spl. 82, 12