fóre-wesan
To be before ⬩ to preside ⬩ præesse
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To be before, to preside; præesse Ðyssum tídum fórewæs Norþan Hymbra ríce se strangesta cyning his tempŏrĭbus regno Nordanhymbrōrum præfuit rex fortissĭmus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 18: 5, 18; S. 635, 35
Linked entry: fóre-eom
hell-weorod
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The host of hell Bið ástyred ge heofonwered ge eorðwered ge hellwered, Wlfst. 25, 21
hell-wiht
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A creature of hell Engla þrym and helwihta hryre and eorðan forwyrd, Wlfst. 186, 2
hege-rǽwe
A hedge-row
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A hedge-row Ðanon on ða hegerǽwe thence to the hedge row, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 54, 11. Hegeréwe, iii. 48, 15
here-cumbol
A military signal
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A military signal Wordum and bordum hófon herecombol with shouts and shields they raised the war-signal, Elen. Kmbl. 49; El. 25. Cf.[?] Tacitus, Germania c. 3: 'As their line shouts, they inspire or feel alarm. It is not so much an articulate sound,
here-man
A soldier
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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8
here-serce
A coat of mail.
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A coat of mail. Beo. Th. 3027; B. 1511
dúfan
DIVE, sink ⬩ mergi
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Mid ðam ðe he deáf when he was sinking, ii. 392, 2: 390, 21
Linked entry: dýfan
hell-sceaða
A hell-harmer ⬩ fiend ⬩ devil
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A hell-harmer, fiend, devil, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 22; Gen. 694: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 5; Cri. 364: Byrht. Th. 137, 2; By. 180
heord-rǽden
watching over ⬩ a guard ⬩ watch
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L. 89, 4. watching over as a protector or guide, watchful care to prevent another suffering or doing wrong Se abbod mid ealre emhýdignesse carige embe þá gyltendan gebróðru . . . on eallum gemete hý scylun lǽca þeáwe on heora heordrǽddenne notian, R.
Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden
here-strǽt
A military road ⬩ one allowing the passage of an army ⬩ highway ⬩ high road
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Ger. heri-stráza via publica.] Cf. here-paþ, -weg
Linked entry: fird-strǽt
hýr-
Obedient ⬩ compliant
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Obedient, compliant Se ðe him hýrsum beón wolde hé gehét qui sibi obtemperantibus promitteret, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 26. Him hýrsum beón ei obtemperare, 2, 12; S. 574, 16. Hit biþ his láreówum hýrsum it is obedient to its teachers, Salm.
bilgst
art angry, is angry
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art angry, is angry; Similar entries 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of belgan to be angry
crýpest
creepest ⬩ creeps
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creepest, creeps; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of creópan
here-reáf
Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty
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Hé tódǽlþ his herereáf spolia ejus distribuit, Lk. Skt. 11, 22. Ic geseah betwux ðam herereáfum sumne gildene dalc I saw among the spoils a wedge of gold, Jos. 7, 21
Linked entry: wæl-reáf
hell-dor
The gate of hell
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The gate of hell Tó helldore in infernum, Ps. Th. 87, 3. Æt heldore, Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 29; Gú. 531: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 20; Gen. 380: 23; Th. 29, 8; Gen. 447
here-teám
plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil
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plundering, spoiling, devastation, taking part in a 'here,' i. e, a predatory band of more than thirty-five members [v. here] Se ðe hereteáme betogen sý he who is accused of taking part in a 'here,' L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 2, MS. H.
hetol-ness
violence ⬩ severity ⬩ ferocity ⬩ rapacity
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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse.
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ge-lendan
To approach ⬩ come ⬩ arrive ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ applĭcāáre ⬩ accēdĕre ⬩ procēdĕre
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He wæs on hergaþ gelend on ðæt ilce ríce he had arrived on a plundering expedition in the same kingdom, 894; Erl. 92, 3. Heo on Norþhumbrelond gelændon mid æscum they came to Northumbria with their boats, Th. An. 120, 17 : Shrn. 191, 15
Linked entries: -lendan ge-lænde lendan ge-landian
un-híre
Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful
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Ne gémde hé ná swá swýðe hú hé áræfnede ðæs unhýran cwelres hand, Shrn. 129, 9. Ða unhiéran torvam (gypsam), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 12.