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be-hédan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hédan, p. -hédde; pp. -héded

To watch ⬩ heed ⬩ guard ⬩ cavere ⬩ curare

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To watch, heed, guard; cavere, curare, Leo 178

hel

(n.)

a pretext

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a pretext Mid yfelan helan earme men beswícaþ with evil pretexts defraud poor men, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 18. [?]

Linked entries: hell hyll

héf

Similar entry: HÝF

heá

Similar entry: HEÁH

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to lift ⬩ to lift ⬩ to raise ⬩ lift ⬩ make a sound ⬩ to exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ to extol ⬩ exalt ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ to raise ⬩ bring up ⬩ to direct ⬩ bear ⬩ To rise ⬩ mount

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Add: A weak past hefde Hml. S. 8, 212. trans. to raise material to a higher level or towards a vertical position Se esne his ágen hrægl ofer cneó hefað, Rä. 45, 5. Hine gelæhte án hors mid tóðum and hefde him upp, Hml. S. 8, 212. Hyse hóf his ágen hrægl

hilde

(n.)
Grammar
hilde, an; f.

A slope ⬩ declivity

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A slope, declivity Helde, burhsteall clivium (cliuium, ascensus singularis uiae, Ld. Gl. H. s.v. glebum) i. discensum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 72. On Owunes hyldan ufewyrde, C. D. v. 293, 25. Oð ðæs clifes norðhyldan . . . on æccan dene norðhyldan, iii. 418

Linked entries: holde helde

heg-stów

Grammar
heg-stów, hege-stów, e; f.

A place enclosed by a hedge[?]

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A place enclosed by a hedge[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 77, 27: 213, 8, 9: 263, 23, 26

heaþor

(n.)

restraint ⬩ confinement

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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

helpan

to succour ⬩ to be serviceable ⬩ to profit ⬩ avail

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Uton clypian tó heofonum ꝥ God úre helpe and tóbrýte þisne here, Hml. S. 25, 349. Ic wolde helpan þæs þe ðǽr unscyldig wǽre and hénan þone þe hine yfelode, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 17.

hírend

(n.)
Grammar
hírend, es; m.

a hearer

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a hearer Ðá hérend (gihérend, R.) gehérað audientes audiant, Mk. L. 4, 12, Hérdon ł hérend wéron audientes, 3, 8. one who is subject. Similar entries v. híran; VII. 4 Synne hýrendra (or pres. part.?) Hismahelitum, Ps. Rdr. 82, 7

hiéwe-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hiéwe-stán, es; m.

A hewn stone

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A hewn stone Ǽlcne hiéwestan tóbeátan. beat to pieces every hewn stone, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100. 10

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, ⬩ suspend, ⬩ crucify

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To hang, suspend, crucify Gé hig hóþ crucifigetis, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 34. Hine man héng ille suspensus est in cruce, Gen. 41, 13. Hig hine héngon crucifixerunt eum, Lk. Skt. 23, 33. Ðóne héngon on heáne beám fæderas ússe, Elen. Kmbl. 847; El. 424. Hóh hine

mǽr-heg

Grammar
mǽr-heg, l. -hege,
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and add Tó ðám mǽrhege, C. D. iii. 79, 13. Ollonc þæs gemǽreheges (cf. gemǽrheges, 1) onbútan Hreódlége; ðæt swá on þone mǽrhege ðe sceót tó ðǽre hálgan ǽc, vi. 234, 12 : v. 126, 26

fird-faru

Grammar
fird-faru, Take here fyrd-faru,
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Frig ǽlces woruldlican weorces búton ðám ðe eallum folce gæméne is, ðót is fyrdfara, sig hit on scipfyrde, sig hit on landfyrde, C. D. iv. 51, 18. and add

ersc-hen

(n.)
Grammar
ersc-hen, ærsc-hen, -hæn, -henn, e; f.

A quail ⬩ cŏturnix, perdix

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A quail; cŏturnix, perdix Erschen cŏturnix, Wrt. Voc. 77, 36. Hi bǽdon and com erschen pétiērunt et vēnit cŏturnix, Ps. Spl. M. C. 104, 38. Erschæn cŏturnix. Wrt. Voc. 63, 22. Drihten gesende swá micel fugolcyn on hira wícstówe swilce erschenna, ðæt

Linked entries: aersc-hen edisc-hen

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus

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Heó is hefegon swæce it is of unpleasant smell, Herb. 151, 1; Lchdm. i. 276, 9:143, 1; Lchdm, i. 264, 20. Wermód drincan sace hefige hit getácnaþ to drink wormwood betokens a serious dispute, Lchdm, iii. 198, 24:Herb. 132, 7; Lchdm. i. 248, 11.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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in Dict., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27. Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt

heonu

Grammar
heonu, eonu, enu, ouu
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Heonu (henu. R.) ecce, Mk. L. 1, 2. Heonu (heono, R.), 2, 24: 3, 32. Heono (henu, R.), M. . L. 11, 10: 17, 5. Heona, 24, 25. Henu, 2, 1. Heunu, 12, 47. Heno, 2, 9. [H]eono, Lk. L. 23, 15. [H]eono (heono, R.), Jn. L. 3, 26: 4. 35. [H]eno (henu. R.), Mt

hæn-fugul

(n.)
Grammar
hæn-fugul, hen-, es; m.

A hen

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B.] fugule throw it to a hen, Herb. 4, 10; Lchdm. i. 92, 16.iiii hænfugulas four hens, Th. Chart. 509, 18. Ðǽr æfter swulten ða henne fugeles after that the hens died, Chr. 1130; Erl. 259, 25

helpan

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

To help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist ⬩ succour

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followed by gen. or dat. To help, aid, assist, succour Ðú monegum helpst thou helpest many, Hy. 7, 44; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 44. Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Hé helpeþ þearfan

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan