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eallnunge

(adv.)
Grammar
eallnunge, adv.

Altogether omnīno

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Altogether; omnīno, C. R. Ben. 55

ealdor-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-lang, adj.

Life-long sempĭternus

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Life-long; sempĭternus Hí ealdorlangne tír geslógon æt sæcce they won life-long glory in the battle, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 3; Æðelst. 3

hefe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-líc, adj.

Weightyheavygrievousseriousgravetediouswearisome

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Weighty, heavy, grievous, serious, grave, tedious, wearisome Ðǽr nán hefelíc gefeoht ne wearþ no serious fighting took place there, Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 28.

hefig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hefig-ness, e; f.

Heavinessslownessweightgriefaffliction

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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12.

hege-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
hege-rǽwe, -réwe, e; f.

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

heg-stów

Grammar
heg-stów, hege-stów, e; f.

A place enclosed by a hedge[?]

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, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 77, 27: 213, 8, 9: 263, 23, 26

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Allegiancefealty

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Allegiance, fealty Hé ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37.

Linked entries: hyld hyldu

helerung

(n.)
Grammar
helerung, e; f.

The turning of a balancetrutinæ inclinatio

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The turning of a balance; trutinæ inclinatio, Cot. 136, Lye

helian

(v.)
Grammar
helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

hell-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
hell-deóful, es; m. n.

Orcus, Pluto

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Orcus, Pluto, Cot. 145, Lye

helle-fýr

Grammar
helle-fýr,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 8, 101; Met. 8, 51; Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 6 ; Cri: 1270.
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On helle fýr in gehennam ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 9

helmiht

(adj.)
Grammar
helmiht, adj.

Full of leaves or boughsfrondosus,

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Full of leaves or boughs; frondosus, Cot. 75, 198, Lye

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS.

Linked entry: heáf

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourninglamentationgrieving

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Ǽr he tó heófungum sóðre behreówsunge gecyrran mǽge before he can turn to the lamentations of true repentance, Homl. Th. ii. 124, 13

Linked entry: heófing

heolstrig

(adj.)
Grammar
heolstrig, adj.

Latebrosus

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Latebrosus, Cot. 169, Lye

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 34

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hartstagmale deer

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Swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde hine man sceolde blendian whoever killed hart or hind should be blinded, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27, 28.

Linked entry: heort

heorot-berge

(n.)
Grammar
heorot-berge, an; f.

Berry of the buckthorn

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Berry of the buckthorn, Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1

Heorot-ford

Grammar
Heorot-ford, Heort-ford, es; m.

Hertford

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D.] at Hertford, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 1: 673; Erl. 36, 2; 37, 2

HEORÞ

(n.)
Grammar
HEORÞ, es; m.

A HEARTHfire-placea house

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C. E. 11; Th. i. 366, 29: L. In, 61; Th. i. 140, 14. Beþe hwílum ða sáran stówe æt heorþe warm the sore place at times at the hearth, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 280, 26.