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-hogd

(suffix)

Similar entry: for-hogd

hold

Grammar
hold, (a title).
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Symbel worhte ðǽm aldormannum and holdum and forwostum Galileæs cenam fecit principibus ei iribunis et primis Galileae Mk. L. R. 6, 21. Add

hom

Similar entry: ham

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Homl. 73, 1.

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

breóst-hord

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-hord, es; n. m.

the heart, minda hoard, treasure The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor

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[breóst the heart, mind, hord a hoard, treasure] The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart; pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor Óþ-ðæt wordes ord breóst-hord þurhbræc until the point [or issue] of the word broke through his mind, Beo.

Similar entry: hóh

fǽmnan hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmnan hád, fǽmn-hád, es; m. [fǽmne a virgin, woman]

Virginity, maidenhood, womanhoodvirgĭnĭtas

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Virginity, maidenhood, womanhood ; virgĭnĭtas Ic fǽmnan hád mínne geheóld I preserved my maidenhood, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 31; Cri. 92. Þurh fǽmnan hád through womanhood, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 1; Sat. 495. On fǽmnan háde in virginity, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5.

lind-hóh

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hóh, gen. -hós; m. A hóh [q. v.]
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where lime-trees are growing[?] On lindhóh; of lindhó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 33

hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Mæst hlifade ofer Hroþgáres hordgestreónum the mast towered above the riches that had come from Hrothgar's hoard, 3803; B. 1899. Næs him hyht tó hordgestreónum no hope had they in hoarded wealth, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116

hord-cleófa

Grammar
hord-cleófa, hord-clýfa. l. hord-cleofa, -clyfa,
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ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom; gen. hammes; m.

A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.

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A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession. 'It is so frequently coupled with words implying the presence of water as to render it probable that, like the Friesic hemmen, it denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

hóh-fót

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-fót, es; m.

The heel

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The heel ł hóhfót calcaneum, Ps. Lamb. 55, 7

Linked entry: fót

hóc-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
hóc-ísern, es; n.

A reaping-hooksickle

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A reaping-hook, sickle Hócísern falcicula Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 78

hord-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
hord-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding treasure

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Homl. 105, 15: Hy. 11, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 18. Hí geopenodon heora hordfatu [cf. Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and him lac geoffrodon. Homl. Th. i. 78, 27: 116, 3. On heora hordfatum behíddon absconderunt inter vasa sua, Jos. 7, 11

hold-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hold-rǽden, e; f.

Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior

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Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior Hire hyrdeman þurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh her herdsman in the discharge of his duty had ascended an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 30

Linked entry: hyld-rǽden

hord-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hord-geat, -gat,es; n.

A door through which a treasure is reached

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A door through which a treasure is reached Hwylc ðæs hordgates cǽgan cræfte ða clamme onleác which, by the key's art, unlocked the fastenings of the door to the treasure, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 28; Rä. 43, 11

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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Homl. 143, 34. Ðæt hé his ferþlocan fæste binde healde [MS. healdne] his hordcófan that he close fast his mind's coffer and preserve the treasury of his thoughts, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 14 [cf. 22]; Wand. 14.

Cleofes hoo

(n.)

Clif

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Clif, near Rochester, Chr. 822; Th. 110, 14, col. 3