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gold-hord

Grammar
gold-hord, [In Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 63 the MS. has gold-hold. v. Wülck. Gl. 187, 17.]
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On þám þe wæs behýdd se heofonlica goldhord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 2. Se goldhord þe þú geméttest, Hml. S. 23, 603. Swíðe ealdne goldhord, 570. Unárímedlicu goldhord innumeri thesauri, Nar. 5, 10. Hér Rómáne gesomnodón al þá goldhord þe on Bretene wǽron,

hearp-slege

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:

stíþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stíþ-weg, es ; m.
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A hard, rough way Strong on stíðweg. Exon. Th. 384, 29 ; Rä. 4, 35

hearp-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-swég, es; m.

The sound of the harp

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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss

bród

(n.)
Grammar
bród, e; f.

a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio.a BROOD proles

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a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio. Cot. 55. a BROOD proles, v. bródig ;

Linked entry: bródig

heard-heortness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-heortness, e; f.

Hard-heartedness

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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.

girel-gyden

(n.)
Grammar
girel-gyden, the goddess of dress, Vesta (the name has been connected by the glosser with
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vestis) Gyrlgyden Uesta, Germ. 397, 511

Linked entry: gyden

trég

(n.)
Grammar
trég, (treg ?), tríg (cf.? hég, híg hay, for the form), es; n.

A traytrough

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A tray, trough Trég alueolum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 70. Nim ðæt reáde ryden, dó on tríg; hǽt stánes swíþe háte, lege on ðæt trig innan, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5-6. Bye us vessel . . . Dysschys, cuppys, and sawsers, Bolles, treyes, and platers, Rich. 1490

Linked entry: tríg

clacu

(n.)
Grammar
clacu, e; f.
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Hurt, harm, injury Sceal áspringan wíde and síde sacu and clacu, hól and hete, Wlfst. 86, 10

Linked entry: clæc-leás

wíf-hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hearpe, (?), an; f.

A woman's harp

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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4

Linked entry: hearpe

for-heardian

(v.)
Grammar
for-heardian, p. ode; pp. od

To hardenbecome hardindūrăre

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To harden, become hard; indūrăre He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6

earfoþ-cirre

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-cirre, adj.
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Hard to turn, difficult to convert Hé wæs swíðe earfaðcierre tó Godes geleáfan, Shrn. 100, 17

Linked entry: tór-cirre

þearlwís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearlwís-líc, adj.
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Severe, hard Drihten hyne þreáde myd þearlwýslícere swingle the Lord punished him with a severe flogging, Shrn. 98, 15

earfoð-fynde

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoð-fynde, adj.
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Hard to find Earfoðfynde wæs ðár se man þe swilc ne mihte hreówan, Hml. S. 23, 82

Linked entry: fynde

earfoþ-lǽre

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Substitute: Hard to teach, indocile Benedictus forlét þá earfoðlǽran bróðro Benedictus indociles deseruit, Gr. D. 110, 19

for-heard

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Þú mé forhæardne lǽrst thou dost teach me a very hard doctrine, Solil. H. 42, 18. Add

sceacel

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add: an instrument for causing vibrations (v. sceacan; ), an implement for striking the strings of a harp

earfeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfeðe, earfoþ; adj.

Hard, difficult, troublesome diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus

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Hard, difficult, troublesome; diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus Nis me earfeðe to geþolianne willan Dryhtnes mínes it is not hard for me to endure the will of my Lord, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 6; Gú. 1038.

ofer-sécan

(v.)

to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard

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Beowulf struck so hard that any sword would be broken, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 2686

ge-sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: to do harm Deófol bið á ymbe þæt án, hú hé on manna sáwlum gescaðian mæge, Wlfst. 191, II