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hús-fæst

(adj.)
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hús-fæst, adj.
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Having a house, being a householder Ǽlc man húsfæst on his ówe land every man having a house on his own land, Chart. Th. 438, 5

hús-heofon

(n.)
Grammar
hús-heofon, es; m.

A ceiling

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A ceiling Húshefen lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

hús-hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hús-hleów, es; n.
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Shelter afforded by a house Gif[e] his húshleów and mete and munde ðam ðe ðæs beþurfe let him give the shelter of his house and food and protection to him that needs it, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 25

húsian

(v.)
Grammar
húsian, p. ode

To house

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To house, give shelter in a house Féde þearfan and scrýde and húsige let him feed the needy and clothe and house them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 15

Linked entry: ge-húsed

hús-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hús-rǽden, e; f.

A housefamily

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A house, family Húsrǽden israhéles domus israel, Ps. Lamb. 113 [2nd], 9. Húsrǽdenne hire domus ejus, 47, 14

húðe

(n.)
Grammar
húðe, [v. herehúðe], e; f.

Preyspoilbooty

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Grn. 8, 23: Cd. 174; Th. 220, 2; Dan. 65. Habbaþ ða húðe and ðæt orf eów gemǽne prædam vero et omnia animantia diripiens vobis, Jos. 8, 2: Cd. 97; Th. 127, 19; Gen. 2113: 98; Th. 129, 24; Gen. 2149.

hux-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hux-líce, adv.

Ignominiouslydisgracefullyunbecomingly

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Ða ðe huxlíce hér on lífe gedrehton those who shamefully afflicted them in this life, Jud. 5; Thw. 156, 10. Gelǽdde ðone kining mid him swíðe huxlíce carried the king with him very ignominiously, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 20

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Gr. 18; Som. 21, 12-27. Hwá hwylc mann swá Drihten ondrǽt quis est homo qui timeat Dominum? Ps. Th. 24, 10. Hwá is moncynnes ðæt ne wundrie what man is there that does not admire? Bt. Met. Fox 28, 10; Met. 28, 5. Hwá þegna, 86; Met. 28, 43.

hwæcca

(n.)

a chesthutch

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a chest, hutch Corn-hwæcca area frumentaria, Lye

Linked entry: corn-hwæcca

hwæg

(n.)
Grammar
hwæg, hwæig, hweg, es; n. [?]

Whey

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Voc. 290, 36. Ðeówan wífmen hwæig on sumera to a servant maid shall be given when in summer L. R.S S. 9; Th. i. 436, 32 Sceáphyrdes riht is ðæt hæbbe ... blede fulle hweges oððe syringe ealne sumor 14; Th. i. 438, 25

Linked entry: hweg

hwǽl

(n.)
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On hwǽl hreópon [hwreopon, MS.] herefugolas the birds of war screamed as they wheeled round, Cd. 150; Th. 188, 1; Exod. 161

hwæla

(n.)
Grammar
hwæla, an; m.

A whale

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A whale is on middon hwælan hiwes he is of a whale's shape in the middle, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263

hwæl-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-hunta, an; m.

whale-fisherwhaler

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A whale-hunter, whale-fisher, whaler Hwælhunta cetarius, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 55; Wrt. Voc. 55, 59. Ðá wæshé swá feor norð swá ða hwælhuntan firrest faraþ was as far north as the whalers ever go, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 12

Linked entry: hunta

hwæl-huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-huntaþ, es; m.

Whale-fishingwhaling

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Whale-fishing, whaling On his ágnum lande is se betsta hwælhuntaþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 5

Linked entry: huntaþ

hwæl-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-mere, es; m.

The sea

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The sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 2; . 3, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 739; An. 370

hwæm

(n.)

a corner.

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a corner

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Where. in direct questions Gyf ic cweþe ubi posuisti meum librum, hwǽr lédest ðú míne bóc ðonne is se ubi interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 60. Hwǽr ys se Judéa cyning ðe ácenned ys ubi est qui natus est rex Judæorum? Mt.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

hwær

(n.)

a vessel

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a vessel

Linked entry: hwær

hwæt-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-eádig, adj.
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195

hwǽte-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-cynn, es; n.
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Wheat-kind ðé gesadade mid ðý sélestan hwǽtecynnes holde lynde adipe frumenti satiat te, Ps. Th. 147, 3