hwirf-pól
A whirl-pool
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A whirl-pool Hwyrfepóle vorago, syrtis, Cot. 59, Lye
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hwisprian
To mutter ⬩ murmur ⬩ WHISPER
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To mutter, murmur, WHISPER Alle hwispredon omnes murmurabant, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 7. Hwispradun, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 41: murmurarent, 61. Nallaþ gé hwispriga nolite murmurari, 43
hwistlian
to hiss ⬩ whistle
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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle Hé hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]
HWÍT
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 40; Wrt. Voc. 37, 29. Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.
hwítan
to polish
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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62
Hwít-cirice
WHITCHURCH
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A local name, WHITCHURCH Æt Hwítciricean, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 7
hwít cwidu
hwítel
A WHITTLE ⬩ a cloak ⬩ mantle ⬩ blanket
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A WHITTLE, a cloak, mantle, blanket Hwítel sagum, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 111; Wrt. Voc. 25, 51. Hnysce hwítel linna, 63; Som. 68, 112; Wrt. Voc. 40, 23.
hwíting-treów
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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 25; Wrt. Voc. 33, 25. v. Lchdm. iii. 334. col. 1
hwít-leác
Onion ⬩ allium cæpe
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Gl. 41; Som. 63, 118: Wrt. Voc. 30, 61
hwít-loc
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Having white or bright, shining hair Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 12; Rä. 48, 3
hwít-stów
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is the translation of Libanus, Ps. Spl. 71, 16
hwón-líc
Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small
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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.
hwón-líce
Little ⬩ slightly
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Little, slightly Ða hwílwendlícan geþincþu ðe hé hwónlíce lufode the temporal dignities that he loved but little, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 94. Nú gé habbaþ hwónlíce tó geswincenne, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 14.
hwón-lotum
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A little while Huónlotum parumper, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 46
hwósta
A cough
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A cough Hwósta tussis, Wrt. Voc. 289, 5; Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 33. Hwósta and nearones breósta, L. M. 2, 21; Lchdm. ii. 204, 26.
hwóstan
To cough
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To cough Hwóstaþ [hwosaþ, MS.] gelóme they cough frequently, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 7
HÝDAN
To HIDE ⬩ conceal
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To HIDE, conceal Ic mé wið heora hete hýde absconderem me ab eo, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25.
hýdels
hiding-place ⬩ cavern
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A place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern Hýdels þeafana spelunca latronum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 11, 17. Gif hit on hýdelse funden sý if it be found in a place of concealment, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 226, 4
hýd-gild
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A payment made to escape the punishment of flogging