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a-hefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefan, p. -hefde; pp. -hefed

To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ raise ⬩ levare ⬩ elevare ⬩ extender

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To heave up, lift up, raise; levare, elevare, extender Ahefdon upp ðone arc elevaverunt arcam, Gen. 7, 17. He ahefde upp his hand extendit manum, Ex. 17. He ahefde up he lifted up, 14, 27

heorot-clæfre

Grammar
heorot-clæfre, l. heorot-clǽfre,
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Heortclǽfre cynocephaleon, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 4: Lch. iii. 301, 27: camedus, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 6. Heortclǽfre. Ðeós wyrt þe man chamedris and óþrum naman heort-clǽfre nemneð, heó bið cenned on dúnum, Lch. i. 120, 18. and add

hefige

under pressure ⬩ grievously ⬩ painfully

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Add: with difficulty: Swiðe uneáðe ł hefige ðá ðe gestrióne habbas in ríce Godes ingáð quam difficile qui pecunias habent in regnum Dei introibunt, Mk. R. 10, 23. Hefge, Lk. R. 18, 24. with slow or reluctant action, under pressure Gástnéd ł hefia (néde

hegian

(v.)
Grammar
hegian, hegegian

to hedge ⬩ fence

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to hedge, fence Hega eáran þíne mid þornum sepi aures tuas spinis, Scint. 80, 3. Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan. . . grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19. Geneát sceal . . . burh hegegian (v. burg-hege), LI. Th. i. 432, 16

Linked entries: hegegian be-hegian

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVEN ⬩ cælum

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HEAVEN; cælum Heofon and heofuna heofun and eorþe and ealle ða þing ðe sind on him sind Drihtnes the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, the earth with all that therein is, Deut. 10, 14. Heofen and eorþe síde sǽflódas cæli et terra, mare,

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

híg

hay ⬩ mown grass

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Take here heg (l. hég) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hefung

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of bees ⬩ grex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole it behoves a keeper of bees, if he hold a taxable hive [stock of

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

wór-hen

(n.)
Grammar
wór-hen, wór-henn, e; f. The word glosses cracinus,
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 75 : 136. 59

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, es; n.
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Grammar fúl, Take here passages under fúl, es; m., and add Áð ðæt hé nyste ne fúl ne fácen . . . Nyste ic on þám þingum þe þú ymbe speast fúl ne fácn, Ll. Th. i. 182, 1-3

helan

to conceal from

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Add: to prevent something becoming known Hí lǽrdon hira synna, and hí hí nánwuht ne hǽlon (absconderunt), Past. 427, 29. Strengre is ꝥ ic morðor hele, scyle mánswara lifian, Cri 193, with dat. of person to whom something is not made known: Míne scylde

heort-ece

(n.)
Grammar
heort-ece, es; m.

Pain at the heart

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Pain at the heart Heó wið heortece well fremaþ it is very beneficial for heartache, Herb. 18, 3; Lchdm. i. 110, 19: ad cardiacos, 89, 3; Lchdm. i. 192, 16

eár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gebland, Take here passage given under ár-gebland.

Linked entry: ár-gebland

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty

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Kindness, favour, affection, friendship, grace, fidelity, loyalty [v. hold.] Ys mé heortan gehygd hyldu Drihtnes Deus cordis mei, Ps. Th. 72, 21. His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo his favour is better for us to gain than his hostility

Linked entry: helde

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

grace ⬩ safe keeping ⬩ preservation ⬩ safety

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grace. Substitute: watchful care, safe keeping exercised by a person with respect to persons Þú eart se gooda gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Hálgum gástum þe his hyld curon, Dan. 481. Hié on friðe Drihtnes of þám grimman

heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, e; f.

A hall, residence ⬩ aula, palatium, templum

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A hall, residence Heall aula, Ælfc. Gl. 61, 107; Som. 78, 89; Wrt. Voc. 58, 4. Mycel and rúm heall atrium, 109; Som. 79, 21; Wrt. Voc. 58, 61. Seó heall ðæs Hálgan Gástes the residence of the Holy Ghost, Blickl. Homl. 163, 13. Heal, Beo. Th. 2307; B.

eom

(pronoun.)
Grammar
eom, = heom

to them ⬩ illis

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to them; illis, Gen. 20, 8

híw-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cúþ, heow-; adj.

Familiar, ⬩ well known

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Ic ne eom him suá híwcúþ familiaritatis ejus notitiam non habemus, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 5; Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 13. Se ðe hine selfne híwcúþne ne ongiet Gode qui familiarem se ejus gratiæ esse nescit, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 8.

Linked entry: híred-leóf

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fry ⬩ roast

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To fry, roast Ic herste frigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 64. Hwæt is þinga ðe bietere síe on ðæs láreówes móde oððe hit suíður hierste quid vero acrius doctoris mentem frigit? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2.

heoru-hóciht

Grammar
heoru-hóciht, l. heoru-hóciht, heoru-hócihte.

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