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heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Add: in a local sense, on high Pilatus ásette ðis gewrit to ðǽre róde bufon Crístes heáfde heálíce, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 27. Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr hé heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372. Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna

Linked entry: heá-lic

hér-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hér-lic, hǽr-lic.

Laudablenoble

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Laudable, noble Hé hét Jóhannes, gódne pápan, heáfde beheáwon; næs ðæt hærlic dǽd. Met. i. 43. Næs þæt herlic dǽd ꝥ hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste, 9, 18. Substitute:

her-pæþ

Similar entry: here-pæþ

hea-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hea-líce, adv.

Highly, on high, excellently

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Highly, on high, excellently Is ðín mildheort mód áhafen heálíce magnificatur misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 107, 4: 137, 6. Heálíce ða Cyricean reccende ecclesiam sublimiter regens, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 12. Seó gódnys is of ðam Scyppende se ðe is heálíce gód

heá-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
heá-lícness, e; f.

Loftiness, sublimity, greatness

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Loftiness, sublimity, greatness Heálícnyss sublimitas, Hymn Surt. 74, 26. Seó heofenlíce heálícnyss wearþ geopenod the greatness of heaven was revealed, Homl. Th. i. 106, 31

ge-hín

Grammar
ge-hín, v. ge-heán.

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heaþor

(n.)

restraintconfinement

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restraint, confinement Cyning . . . healdeð mé (a sword) on heaðore, Rä. 21, 13. Ǽghwá mec (an onion) reáfað, hafað mec on headre, 66, 3

Linked entry: heador

heófan

Grammar
heófan, also strong forms occur, p. heóf, hóf (an Old Saxon form A. S. heáf?); pl. heófon.

To lamentTo be sorry forgrieve at

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Add: absolute Heófde luxerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 35. Þæt wíf gnornode, heóf hreówigmód, Gen. 771. Ongan ic of inneweardre heortan heófonde forðbringan þá geómorlican siccetunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. with acc. To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp

-sunn

(suffix)
Grammar
-sunn, (?), v. heáh-sunn (?).

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS. C.] ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan Fabius

Linked entry: heáf

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exaltedexaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

ge-hípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hípan, to heap together.
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Take here <b>ge-hýpan</b> in Dict. and cf. ge-heapian

Linked entry: ge-hýpan

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, a cavechamberThe breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind;pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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He wæs ðe blíðra on breóstcófan > he was the blither in his heart, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 64; Met. 9, 32: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 19; Gen. 574: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 22; Wand. 18

Linked entry: in-cofa

regn-

(prefix)
Grammar
regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used

ge-hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrtan, p. -hyrte; pp. -hyrted, -hyrt [hyrtan to hearten, encourage; heorte the heart]

To encourageanimaterefreshconfortareanimarerefrigerare

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To encourage, animate, refresh; confortare, animare, refrigerare Beó ðú húru gehyrt, and hicg þegenlíce be thou only encouraged, and strive nobly, Jos. 1, 18. Ðæt ðínre wylne sunu sý gehyrt that the son of thy slave may be refreshed; ut refrigeretur

Linked entry: hyrtan

Gátes héued

(n.)
Grammar
Gátes héued, es; n. [Goat's head]

GATESHEAD, near Newcastle, Durhamoppĭdi nōmen juxta Nŏvum Castrum in agro Dunelmensi, capræ căput signĭfĭcans

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GATESHEAD, near Newcastle, Durham; oppĭdi nōmen juxta Nŏvum Castrum in agro Dunelmensi, capræ căput signĭfĭcans, Som. Ben. Lye: Bd. 3, 21; S. 125, note 37

a-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-helpan, p. -healp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen

To helpassistauxiliariadjuvatesubvenire

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To help, assist; auxiliari, adjuvate, subvenire Ahelpe mín se hálga Dryhten may the holy Lord help me, Exon. 117b; Th. 452, 13; Hy. 4, 1

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Heora heortan onfóð mægene (leofað heorte heara, Ps.

heorþ

a hearthfire place

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Add: a hearth, fire place Fyrpannae vel herth arula, Txts. 36, 5. Hearth, 123, 17. Heort foculare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 38. Íren hiorð arula, 10, 21. Heorðe fornacula, log, 7: 35, 77.

ge-heóran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heóran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudire

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To hear; audire Geheór nú hear now, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 116, 21. Ne geheórþ hears not, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 3. Ne geheórdon heard not, 18, 2 ; Fox 64, 12