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holm-weard

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weard, es; m.

One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder

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One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder, Andr. Kmbl. 718; An. 359

holm-weg

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weg, es; m.

A way over the sea

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A way over the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 764; An. 382

holm-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
holm-wylm, es; m.

The surge of the sea

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The surge of the sea, Beo. Th. 4814; B. 2411

holm-weall

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weall, es; m.

A wall formed by the sea

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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467

horsc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
horsc-líce, adv.

Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudentlynaviter, strenue, agiliter

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Hors[c]líce prudenter, Cot. 138, Lye

heáfod-gewǽde

Grammar
heáfod-gewǽde, [The Latin of Gen. 20, 16 is : Hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum.]
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God bereáfað eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda (v. Isaiah iii. 18, sqq. ), Wlfst. 46, 1. Add

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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-hofon] ætlŭtode Gregory concealed himself in hiding-places, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 33

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

wór-hana

(n.)
Grammar
wór-hana, an; m.

A pheasant

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A pheasant Wórhona, uuórhana, -hona fafianus, Txts. 61, 830. Wórhana, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 71: fusiaims, i. 280, 29: fursianus (fursianus is glossed by mórhana. Hpt. Zeit. 33, 240, 27), 62, 24

Linked entry: mór-hana

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Hine gelæhte án hors mid tóðum and hefde him upp, Hml. S. 8, 212. Hyse hóf his ágen hrægl hondum úp, Rä. 55, 3. Þecene hebban, 46, 2.

holm-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
holm-þracu, g. -þræce; f.

The violence of the sea, the tossing of the waves, the ocean,

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The violence of the sea, the tossing of the waves, the ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 933; An. 467. Ðú geworhtest heofon and eorþan and holmþræce thou didst make heaven and earth and the sea with its tossing waves. Elen. Kmbl. 1453; El. 728; Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 25

leþer-hose

Grammar
leþer-hose, leþer-hosu ?. l. leþer-hosu, and add: — Leberhosa ocreae uel
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tibiales, Wülck. Gl. 125, 31

hama

(n.)
Grammar
hama, homa, an; m.

A coveringa snake's sloughcamisa, vestimentum

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A covering

Linked entries: flǽsc-hamian ham

hosu

(n.)
Grammar
hosu, e (an ?); f. (and <b>? hosa,</b> an; m.; but perhaps hosa, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48, might be pl., or a mistake for hose (cf. eága for eáge, 70, 42,
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See hosa in Dict. v. leþer-hosu, scin-hosu; lǽs-hosum

Linked entry: hosa

án-haga

(n.)
Grammar
án-haga, -hoga, an; m.

One dwelling alonea reclusesolitariussolitarie habitans vel degens

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One dwelling alone, a recluse; solitarius, solitarie habitans vel degens Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ ibi solitarius natalem locum tenet, Exon. 57a; Th. 303, 20; Ph. 87. Íc eom ánhaga I am a recluse, 102b; Th. 388, 1; Rä. 6, 1: Beo. Th. 4725; B. 2368

Linked entries: án-hoga -haga

gár-holt

(n.)
Grammar
gár-holt, es; n. [holt lignum]

A javelin-shaftjavelinhastæ lignumhasta

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A javelin-shaft, javelin; hastæ lignum, hasta Ðæt ic ðé to geóce gárholt bere that I may bear the javelin-shaft for thy succour, Beo. Th. 3673; B. 1834

díran

(v.)
Grammar
díran, to hold dear. v. deóran
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in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: dýran

hord-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hord-burh, -burg, e; f.

A city containing treasure,

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A city containing treasure, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 9; Gen. 2007: Beo. Th. 938; B. 467

feðer-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-hama, -homa, an; m.

Feather-coveringfeathersplumagewingsplūmārum tegmenplūmapennæālæ

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Feather-covering, feathers, plumage, wings; plūmārum tegmen, plūma, pennæ, ālæ Geseó ic him his englas ymbe hweorfan mid feðerhaman I see his angels encompass him with feathery wings, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 6; Gen. 670. Eall biþ geniwad, feorh and feðerhoma

Linked entry: fæðer-homa

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-coveringthe bodya carcasecarnis tegmencorpus

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Flesh-covering, the body, a carcase ; carnis tegmen, corpus Læg mín flǽschoma in foldan bigrafen my body lay buried in earth, Exon. 29a; Th. 89, 32; Cri. 1466: 47b; Th. 163, 35; Gú. 1004. Bil eal þurhwód fǽgne flǽschoman the falchion passed ah through

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

horn

(n.)
Grammar
horn, [horh?]-ádl ,e; f.

A disease of foul humours in the stomach,

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A disease of foul humours in the stomach, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 31