hæn
A hen
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A hen Hæn gallina, Recd. 36, 56; Wrt. Voc. 63, 10. Seó henn gallina, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 37 : Lind. Rush. henne. Hænne æges geolocan the yolk of a hen's egg, L. M. 1, 2, 23; Lchdmii. 38, 6 : 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 40, 10
hæfern-bite
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a crab's claw Cancer crabba, forceps hæfer[n]bite. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 7
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hǽðena
A heathen, gentile
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A heathen, gentile Hǽðnana gentium, Lk. Skt. Rush. 21, 25
lín-hǽwen
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Flax-coloured[?] Þurh línhǽwenne cláþ, Lchdm. iii. 2, 23: 4, 22
blǽ-hǽwen
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Blǽhǽwenre glauco, An. Ox. 528. Add
gréne-hǽwen
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Greenish Grénehǽwen ceruleus, i. glaucus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 34. Ðá hǽwengrénan oððe þá grénhǽwenan ceruleas, 22, 39
wæter-hæfern
A water-crab
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A water-crab Genim wæterhæfern gebærnedne, Lchdm. ii. 44, 19
wel-hǽwen
Beautifully blue
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Beautifully blue Ðæt bleóh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo Past. 52; Swt. 411, 28
hǽðen-dóm
Heathendom, paganism
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Heathendom, paganism Hí gecwǽdon ðæt hí ǽnne God lufian woldon and ǽlcne hǽðendóm georne áweorpan they agreed that they would love one God and zealously put away every kind of heathendom, L. E. G. pref; Th. i. 166, 12. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc cristendóm
hǽðen-gilda
A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater
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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9. Se ofslóh ðæs hǽðengyldan
hǽðen-gild
Heathen worship, idolatry ⬩ idol
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Heathen worship, idolatry; also an idol Ðis hǽðengyld deófles biggeng is this idolatry is worship of the devil, Homl. Th. i. 72, 4. Hǽðengield, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 23; Jul. 15. Tó ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2
blǽ-hǽwen
Of a blue hue, bluish, violet or purple colour ⬩ cæruleus, perseus
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[bleó blue, hǽwen hued] Of a blue hue, bluish, violet or purple colour; cæruleus, perseus Moises scrídde ðone bisceop [Aaron] mid línenum reáfe, and girde hine, and dyde ymbe hine blǽhwene tunecan, and léde eaxlcláþ ofer hine Moses clothed the bishop
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sweart-hǽwen
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Dark purple, violet-coloured Ða sweart-hǽwenan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 67
hǽwen-gréne
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Bluish green Ðá hǽwengrénan ceruleus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 38
hæfer-blíte
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hǽðen-cyning
A heathen king
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A heathen king Herige hǽðencyninga a band of heathen kings, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 13; Dan. 54
hǽðen-cynn
A heathen race
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A heathen race, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 29; Gen. 2546
hǽðen-nes
Heathenism, paganism ⬩ gentilitas
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Heathenism, paganism; gentilitas Ðá ongunnon monige hǽðennysse þeáw forlǽtan relicto gentilitatis ritu, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 12. Hé tó hǽðennysse wæs gehwyrfed ad apostasiam conversus est, 3, 30; S. 561, 39
hǽðen-scipe
Heathenism, paganism
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Heathenism, paganism Wé, forbeódaþ eornostlíce ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ídola weorðige ðæt is ðæt man weorðige hǽðene godas and sunnan oððe mónan fýr oððe flód wæter-wyllas oððe stánas we earnestly forbid all heathenism : heathenism is
hǽðen-styrc
A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites
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A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites Hí on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et