niht-helm
The covering of night ⬩ night's curtain
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The covering of night, night's curtain Niht-helm geswearc deorc ofer dryhtgumum night's curtain dark was drawn over men, Beo. Th. 3583; B. 1789
dýhst
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dyest, dyes; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of deágan
hegian
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
heorþ
a hearth ⬩ fire place
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Add: a hearth, fire place Fyrpannae vel herth arula, Txts. 36, 5. Hearth, 123, 17. Heort foculare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 38. Íren hiorð arula, 10, 21. Heorðe fornacula, log, 7: 35, 77.
dýfst
divest, dives
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divest, dives; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of dúfan
dilfst
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diggest, digs; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of delfan
mód-hete
Hate
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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756
hearma
A field-mouse ⬩ dormouse
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Herma, Txts. 116, 225. Substitute:
drǽtest
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dreadest, dreads; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of drǽdan
ge-býrian
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Hé sceall gehádode men ǽrest gewissian ꝥ heora ǽlc wite hwæt him mid rihte gebyrige tó dónne, Ll.
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.
cyrfst
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carvest, carves; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of ceorfan
cýwst
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chewest, chews; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of ceówan
cwilst
diest, dies
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diest, dies ; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cwelan
drýpst
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droppest, drops; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of dreópan
climst
climbest, climbs
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climbest, climbs;
dyrfst
labourest, labours
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labourest, labours; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of deorfan
fird-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
heonu
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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.
heorot-clæfre
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Ðeós wyrt þe man chamedris and óþrum naman heort-clǽfre nemneð, heó bið cenned on dúnum, Lch. i. 120, 18. and add