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heoru-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-sweng, es; m.

A blow with a sword,

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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954

heoru-wearh

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wearh, gen. -wearges; m.

A savage, bloody wolf,

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A savage, bloody wolf, Beo. Th. 2538; B. 1267

Linked entry: wearg

henne-belle

(n.)
Grammar
henne-belle, an; f.

Henbane

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Henbane Hennebelle simphoniaca, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 42: 79, 4: An. Ox. 56, 374. Hennebelle. Ðeós wyrt þe man symfhoniacam nemneð, and óðrum naman belone, and eác sume men hennebelle (hænne-, v. l.) hátað, Lch. i. 94, 3-6. Beolonan sǽd, ꝥ is hænnebelle,

heordan

(n.)
Grammar
heordan, heorde, an; f.

towoakum

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The coarse part of flax, tow, oakum; in pl. hards of flax Of heordan wearpe de sluppe [i. lini] stamine, An. Ox. 3726: Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 30. (For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14. Heordena (altered from heorþena) tendre naptarum

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Add: watching as a sentinel on guard Swylce hyrdrǽdenu on nihte þá þe for náhte beóþ gehæfde tamquam custodia in nocte quae pro nihilo habentur. Ps. L. 89, 4. watching over as a protector or guide, watchful care to prevent another suffering or doing

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

heort-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
heort-gryre, es; m.
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Terror of heart, mortal terror Fela cynna egesan geweorþað on eorðan folce tó heortgryre, Wlfst. 86, 15

Linked entry: gryre

heort-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
heort-scræf, es; n.
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The heart-cavern, the heart with its dark recesses Ne þǽr ówiht inne ne belífe on heortscræfe heánna gylta nec lateat quidquam culparum cordis in antro, Dóm. L. 39

sceáp-heord

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-heord, e; f.

A flock of sheep

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A flock of sheep Nimaþ eówre hrýðerheorda and eówer sceápheorda and eówer orf oves vestras et armenta assumiie, Ex. 12, 32

heóp-bremel

(n.)
Grammar
heóp-bremel, es; m.

A dog-rose wild rosebramblebriar

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A dog-rose, wild rose, bramble, briar Heópbrymel rubus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 22; Wrt. Voc. 33, 22. Heópbremles leáf leaves of the dog-rose, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 8

heort-hama

(n.)
Grammar
heort-hama, an; m.

A covering of the heart

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A covering of the heart Heorthama bucleamen, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 102; Wrt. Voc. 45, 9. Ðú nymst ðone hearthaman thou shalt take the fat that covers the inwards, Ex. 29, 22

Linked entry: heort-gesída

heort-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
heort-wærc, es; m.

Pain in the heart

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Pain in the heart Wið heortwærce for pain in the heart, L. M. 1, 17; Lchdm. ii. 60, 4

heoru-cumbul

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-cumbul, es; n.

A warlike ensign,

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A warlike ensign, Elen. Kmbl. 213; El. 107

heoru-dolg

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-dolg, es; n.

A sword-wounddeadly wound

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A sword-wound, deadly wound, Andr. Kmbl. 1883; An. 944

heoru-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-dreór, es; m.

Blood coming from wounds made by the swordgore

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Blood coming from wounds made by the sword, gore, Beo. Th. 978; B. 487: 1703; B. 849

heoru-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon of wara sword

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A weapon of war, a sword, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263

heoru-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wulf, es; m.

A fierce wolf a warrior

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A fierce wolf, a warrior, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 7; Exod. 181

Linked entry: wulf

hýr-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hýr-, heár-sum; adj.

Obedientcompliant

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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. Kmbl. 798; Sal.

mǽr-heg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-heg, es; m.

A boundary (?) hedge

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A boundary (?) hedge Ondlong ðære burnan óþ hit cymeþ tó ðæm mǽrhege; ondlong ðæs mǽres heges ðæt hit cymeþ up on ða dúne. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 29

heort-gesída

Grammar
heort-gesída, heort-gesidu(-a); pl.

The vitalsentrails

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The vitals, entrails Þone rysle þe þá heortgesida mid beóð oferwrigen adipem qui operit vitalia (v. heorte, I. and cf. uitalia, uiscera, Corp. Gl. H. 120, 209: uitalia, uiscera, renuncule i. lundlagan, Wülck. Gl. 29, 37), Lev. 3, 3. Substitute:

Linked entry: heort-hama

leáh-tric

Grammar
leáh-tric, l. leahtric, take here <b>leác-tric</b>
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in Dict., and add Be þǽre nunfǽmnan þe bát þone leahtric, Gr. D. 30, 33