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heard-fyrde

(adj.)
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heard-fyrde, adj.
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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

heard-heáwa

(n.)
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heard-heáwa, an; m.
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A chisel; scalprum, Som

Linked entry: -heáwa

heard-heortness

(n.)
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heard-heortness, e; f.
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Hard-heartedness Hwæt is seó stǽnige eorþe búton heardheortnyss what is the stony ground but hard-heartedness, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 35. Þurh ðone wah seó heardheortnes ðara hiéremonna per parietem duritia subditorum, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 153, 24. Ic can eówre

heard-hicgende

(adj.)
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heard-hicgende, adj.
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Bold in purpose, Beo. Th. 793; B. 394: 1602; B. 799

heard-líc

(adj.)
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heard-líc, adj.
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Severe, fierce, hard, strict Heardlíc eornost severe seriousness, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 37: Andr. Kmbl. 3100; An. 1553: Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 10; Dóm 37. Heardlícu wítu severe punishments, 69 b; Th. 258, 11; Jul. 263

heard-lícness

(n.)
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heard-lícness, e; f.
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Hardness, severity, strictness Sume hí sǽdonða heardlícnysse his lífes some of them told the severity of his life, Guthl. 27; Gdwin. 70, 15

heard-neb

(adj.)
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heard-neb, -nebb; adj.
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Having a hard beak [epithet of the raven] Ðá cwæþ se hálga tó ðám heardnebbum then said the saint to the ravens, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 15. v. other compounds of neb

heard-rǽd

(adj.)
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heard-rǽd, adj.
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Steadfast, firm, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 21; Gen. 2348

heard-sǽlig

(adj.)
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heard-sǽlig, adj.
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Having hard fortune, unfortunate, unhappy Sum biþ wonspédig heardsǽlig hæle one is indigent, an unfortunate man, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 12; Crä. 32: Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 20: Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 27; Kl. 19

heard-sǽlness

(n.)
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heard-sǽlness, e; f.
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Misfortune, calamity Ðá com eác seó ofermǽte heardsǽlnes then came also the excessive calamity, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 17

Linked entry: -sǽlness

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
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heard-wendlíce, adv.
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Severely, strictly Heardwendlíce [MS. B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

hearm-cwalu

(n.)
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hearm-cwalu, e; f.
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Grievous destruction, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 18; Cri. 1609

hearm-cweðan

(v.)
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hearm-cweðan, p. -cwæþ
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To revile, speak ill of Mið ðý menn iuih harmcueðaþ cum homines vos exprobaverint, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 22. Hearmcuǽdon him convitiabantur ei, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 32

hearm-heortness

(n.)
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hearm-heortness, e; f.
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Murmuring, grieving; murmuratio, Cot. 187, Lye

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
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hearm-leóþ, es; n.
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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

hearm-líc

(adj.)
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hearm-líc, adj.
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Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous Hearmlíc him wǽre ðæt hé wurþe ðá éce it would have been hurtful for him to become eternal then, Hexam. 18; Norm. 26, 17. Ðæt wæs hreówlíc and hearmlíc that was sad and grievous, Chr. 1057 ; Erl. 192,

hearm-loca

(n.)
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hearm-loca, an; m.
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An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison Wræcstówe under hearmlocan gefóran they reached their place of exile in hell, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 19; Gen. 91. Hé his maguþegne under hearmlocan hǽlo ábeád he announced safety to his servant

hearm-sprǽc

(n.)
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hearm-sprǽc, e; f.
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Slander; calumnia, Som

Linked entry: hearm-cwide

hearm-sprǽcol

(adj.)
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hearm-sprǽcol, adj.
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Calumnious, Som

hearm-sprǽcolness

(n.)
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hearm-sprǽcolness, e; f.
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Slandering, traducing, Som