heáh-timber
A lofty building
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A lofty building Heáhtimbra gehwæs of every lofty building, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 2; Crä. 45
heáh-torras
Alpes
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Alpes Hpt. Gl. 454
heáh-treów
An excellent, noble compact
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An excellent, noble compact, Cd. 162; Th. 202, 14; Exod. 388
heal-ærn
A house with a hall, palace
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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78
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heal-sittende
People sitting in a hall
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People sitting in a hall, Beo. Th. 4035; B. 2015: 5728; B. 2868
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heán-líce
Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,
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Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,humbly Fauius heánlíce hámweard óþfleáh Fabius ignominiously fled homewards, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 13. Ne lǽt swá heánlíce ðín haudgeweorc forwurþan let not thine handiwork so miserably perish, Hy
heáp-mælum
In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flocks ⬩ catervatim
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In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flocks Telle ðú and Aaron heápmǽlum thou and Aaron shalt number them by their armies, Num. 1, 3. Ne wæs ðá ylding tó ðon ðæt hí heápmǽlum, cóman máran weorod of ðám þeódum ðe wé ǽr gemynegodon non mora ergo confluentibus
heard-ecg
Hard of edge
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Hard of edge Ðá wæs on healle heardecg togen sweord then in the hall was drawn the sword hard of edge, Beo. Th. 2581; B. 1288: 2984; B. 1490: Elen. Kmbl. 1513; El. 758: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8
heal-þegen
A hall-thane, one who resides or is occupied in a hall,
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A hall-thane, one who resides or is occupied in a hall, Beo. Th. 287; B. 142: 1443; B. 719
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heard-mód
Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave ⬩ obstinatus ⬩ constantia, obstinatio, duritia
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Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave Eádig biþ se man ðe symle biþ forhtigende and sóþlíce se heardmóda befylþ on yfel blessed is the man that is ever fearing; and verily the self-confident man shall fall into evil, Homl
cniht-hád
The period between childhood and manhood ⬩ youth ⬩ boyhood ⬩ KNIGHTHOOD ⬩ pubes
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The period between childhood and manhood, youth, boyhood, KNIGHTHOOD; pubes Cnihthád pubes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 50. Óþ cnihtháde to youth pube tenus 47; Som. 48, 8
ongemet-hát
Exceedingly hot
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Exceedingly hot Wyl on wætere, beþe hine mid ongemethátum boil in water, foment him with it exceedingly hot, Lchdm. ii. 338, 22
flot-herge
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Se flothere (the Danes that had killed Edmund) férde eft té scipe, Hml. S. 32, 130. and add
hilt
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Helt capulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 15: capulum, 103, 30. Oð hielt capulotenus, 86, 68. Wolde hé þurhþýn hí mid þám swurde, ac se ord bígde upp tó þám hiltum, Hml. S. 12, 226. Oð ðá hylta hé behýdde þæt swurd capulotenus abdidit ensem, Ælfc. Gr.
hentan
to seize ⬩ take ⬩ to arrest ⬩ to capture ⬩ strike ⬩ to try to get
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S 35, 280. to take and carry off Ágeóte man heora blód on ðá eorðan, and swá hwá swá þæs blódes hent and him tó mete macað, hé losað of his folce, E. S. viii. 62, 39. to get at with a blow, strike with a weapon Dioclitianus hét hine (St.
hǽst
Violence, fury
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Violence, fury Ic þurh hést hríno láðgewinnum I violently touch my foes, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 31; Rä. 16, 28.
helm-berend
One who wears a helmet
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One who wears a helmet Ne róhte hé helm-berendra he recked not of helmeted warriors, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 18; Hö. 37. Gegrétte hwate helmberend he greeted the bold warriors, Beo. Th. 5027; B. 2517: 5277; B. 2642
hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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Herga simulacrorum, idolorum. Hpt. Gl. 440, 63. In hergum heara in simulacris suis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 183, 29. Ꝥ hé þeówige unclǽnum deóflum, and þám unwittigum heargum, Hml. S. 30, 52.
heáh-sǽ-þeóf
A chief pirate ⬩ archi-pirata
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A chief pirate; archi-pirata, Cot. 9, 171
heófan
To lament ⬩ To be sorry for ⬩ grieve at
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Þæt wíf gnornode, heóf hreówigmód, Gen. 771. Ongan ic of inneweardre heortan heófonde forðbringan þá geómorlican siccetunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. with acc.