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riht-híwa

(n.)
Grammar
riht-híwa, an; m.

A legitimate consort

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A legitimate consort Monige beóþ ðara ðe hié gehealdaþ wið unryhthǽmed and swáðeáh his ágenra ryhthíwena ne brýcþ swá swá hé mid ryhte sceolde multi sunt, qui scelera quidem carnis deserunt, nec tamen in conjugio positi usus solummodo debiti jura conservant

Linked entry: híwan

ge-sam-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sam-híwan, gen. -híwena, pl. m.

Married personsconjugati, conjugia

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Married persons; conjugati, conjugia Unriht gewuna is arisen betwih gesamhíwum prava in conjugatorum moribus consuetudo surrexit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 34, note: Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 14, note

gylden-híw

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-híw, gylden-híwe; adj.
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Golden-hued Gyldenhíwe auricolor, An. Ox. 43, 5

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Add: of a house or family, domestic. of persons Híwcúþum domesticis (sodalibus), An. Ox. 5132. Se cyngc betwux his híwcúðum mannum blissode, Ap. Th. 3, 4. figuratively: Hwæt is ꝥ þǽm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne þonne embe his sáuwle þearfe, ... and

híw-fæger

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæger, adj.
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Fair of form, Verc. Först. 166

Linked entry: fæger

híw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
híw-ness, (?), e; f.

Beautyfairness

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Beauty, fairness Sindon óðre wíf ... heora líc bið on marmorstánes hwítnysse (híwnesse, v. l.) aliae sunt mulieres ... specioso corpore quasi marmore candido, Nar. 38, 10

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Add: Híwrǽden oððe híred familia, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 28: ii. 147, 30. Híwhrǽdenne domui, 141, 75. a family, household of a private person 'Ic hálsige ðé þæt eal mín híwrǽden gefullod wurðe.' Hé nigontýne wera and wífa his híwisces gefullode, Hml. Th.

ǽ-híw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-híw, es; n.

Pallor

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Pallor Ǽhíwum palloribus, An. Ox. 4897

Linked entry: hiw

híw-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
híw-gedál, es; n.

A separation of man and wife, divorce:

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A separation of man and wife, divorce: Hé sylle hyre hyra híwgedáles bóc det illi libellum repudii, Mt. Bos. 5, 31; 19, 7; Mk. Skt. 10, 4

hiw-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-leás, adj.

Wanting in form or in, colour

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Wanting in form or in, colour Hiwleás deformis, Wrt. Voc. 72, 16. Hú hiwleáse hie beóþ how colourless the patients are, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 2

feala-hiw

(n.)
Grammar
feala-hiw, es; n.

A varied colour

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A varied colour Feala-hiwes hrægel pŏlymĭta, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Wrt. Voc. 40, 14

Linked entry: hiw

wyrm-híw

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-híw, es; n.
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The form of a reptile or serpent Hé sceolde hí áwendan of ðam wyrmhíwe (cf. serpentia terrae, Acts 10, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 104

dim-híw

(adj.)
Grammar
dim-híw, adj.
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Dark-coloured, gloomy Eal bið úpheofon sweart and gesworcen, deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart tristius coelum tenebris obducitur atris, Dóm. L. 106: Wlfst. 137, 9

feala-híw

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Dele

híw-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cund, adj.

Domestic

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Domestic Híwcundum (híf-, MS. for híf = híw see An. Ox. 2530: 3784 given under híw) domesticis, Hpt. Gl. 413, 16

Linked entry: hifcund

híw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæst, adj.

Beautiful

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Beautiful Híwfæst formosa, i. speciosa, An. Ox. 1054. Híwfæstre formosior, i. speciosior, 453

híw-gedál

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Híwgedál divortium, i. divisio conjugiorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 54: 28, 27. Híwgedále divortio, 14. Add

híw-scipe

a housefamily

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Add: a house, family On eardungstówe húses ł híwscipes mínes in tabernaculo domus meae, Ps. L. 131, 3. Wæs sum híwscipes man erat quidam vir paterfamilias, Guth. Gr. 172, 1. a hide of land. Similar entries v. híwisc; II. Hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda

scín-híw

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Hé wénde ꝥ hit wǽre sumes gástes scínhýw, Hml. S. 23 b, 170. Se swicola deófol hine gesewenlicne on manegum scínhíwum þám hálgan æteówde, 31, 712. Add

híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.

Familiar, well known

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Familiar, well known Híwcúþ familiaris, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 62; Wrt. Voc. 61, 36. Ic ne eom him suá híwcúþ familiaritatis ejus notitiam non habemus, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 5; Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 13. Se ðe hine selfne híwcúþne ne ongiet Gode

Linked entry: híred-leóf