hrycg-hǽr
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Hair on the back of an animal Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr and tæglhǽr ða ýtemestan on síðfæte bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð if you have with you on a journey hairs from a wolf's back and from the tip of its
hrycg-hrægel
A dorsal ⬩ mantle
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A dorsal, mantle Ic geann ánes hricghrægles ðæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe I give one dorsal the best that I have, Chart. Th. 529, 10, where Thorpe appends this note in explanation of the word, '"manteau très riche d'ornemens, qui n'étoit porté que par les
hunig-gafol
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Rent paid in honey Syllan huniggafol to pay rent in honey, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 31
hún-þyrel
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The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went Húnþyrlu carchesia, Wrt. Voc. 63, 49
Linked entry: hún-spuran
huntig-spere
A hunting-spear
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A hunting-spear, boar-spear Bárspere vel huntigspere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 23; Wrt. Voc. 35. 12
husc-word
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An insulting, scornful word or speech Huscworde ongan ealdorsacerd hyspan, Andr. Kmbl. 1338 ; An. 669
húsel-bearn
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A person who may partake of the Eucharist Hálig húsulbearn [Guthlac] Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 28; Gú. 531
húsel-fæt
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A sacrificial vessel, [in Christian times] a sacramental vessel Húselfatu vasa sacra, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 9. Subdiaconus is underdiácon se ðe ða fatu byrþ forþ tó ðam diácone and þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weófode mid ðam huselfatum, L. Ælfc
hús-incel
a habitation ⬩ domicilium ⬩ tabernaculum
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A small house, a habitation; domicilium, tabernaculum Husincil tabernaculum, Rtl. 181, 5, 15. In húsincle in domicilio, Ps. Surt: húsincyle, Ps. Spl. C. 101, 7
hús-ting
a meeting ⬩ court ⬩ tribunal
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A word taken from the Scandinavians [Icel. hús-þing a council or meeting to which a king, earl or captain summoned his people or guardsmen], a meeting, court, tribunal, apparently so called from its being held within a building when other courts were
hwǽte-corn
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A grain of wheat Genim hnutcyrnla and hwǽtecorn take nut-kernels and grains of wheat, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 19
Linked entry: corn
in-gefolc
A native race
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A native race, Cd. 149; Th. 186, 22; Exod. 142
Linked entry: ge-folc
in-irfe
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Household stuff or goods Se ðe micel inerfa [MS.Cott. innierfe] and mislíc ágan wile hé beþearf eác micles fultumes pluribus adminiculis opus est ad tuendam pretiosæ supellectilis varietatem, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 10
INN
A dwelling ⬩ house ⬩ chamber ⬩ lodging
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A dwelling, house, chamber, lodging Næs Beówulf ðǽr ac wæs óðer in ǽr geteohhod Beowulf was not there, but other lodging had before been assigned to him, Beo. Th. 2604; B. 1300. Ðá eode hé tó his inne ðǽr hé hine restan wolde intravit cubiculum, quo
Linked entry: in
in-récels
Incense
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Incense Inrécels, incensum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 9
in-segel
A seal ⬩ signet
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A seal, signet Insegel sigillum vel bulla, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 31; Wrt. Voc. 26, 30. Insegl sigillum, Wrt. Voc. 83, 4. Geþenc nú gyf ðínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and his insegel tó ðé cymþ hwæðer ðú mǽge cweþan ðæt ðú hys willan ðǽr on gecnáwan ne
in-sigle
A seal ⬩ signet
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A seal, signet Hé brohte insigle tó mé ... Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11. Wyrðe arð onfóa bóc and untýne insigloe his dignus es accipere librum et aperire signaculum ejus
Linked entry: in-segel
in-spinn
a spindle
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An instrument for spinning, a spindle Inspinn netorium, Ælfc. Gl. 110 ; Som. 79, 46; Wrt. Voc. 59, 17. Inspin, Wrt. Voc. 66, 15
Linked entry: -spinn
inwit-net
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A net of treachery or malice, Beo. Th. 4340; B. 2167
inwit-spell
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A tale of evil, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 9; Gen. 2024