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hæn

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hæc

(n.)
Grammar
hæc, gen. hæcce; f.

A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticeworka wicket, or hatch of a doore

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A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework [?] Of ðare ealdan hæcce, Th. Chart. 394, 15, 21 : 395. 10, 22, 28 : 396, 4, 5, 14

háte

(adv.)
Grammar
háte, adv.

Hotly

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Hotly Háte glówende hotly glowing, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383: 38; Th. 50, 18; Gen. 810: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 94. Swá hé hátost mǽge as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 34, 10: Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison Gif hé nite hwá hine áborgie hæfton hine if he knows not who will be his surety let them arrest him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 8. Seó stów ðe ðú nú on hæft eart the place in which you are now imprisoned

un-hǽlu

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un-hǽlu, un-hǽlo.
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Deáh hit wið ǽghwylcre innancundre unhǽlo, Lch. i. 86, 19. Add

be-hæftan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hæftan, p. -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, contr. -hæftd, -hæft q. v. captus = gehæft

To betaketakebindcaptarevincire

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To betake, take, bind; captare, vincire Be-hæft held Gen. 22, 13.

un-hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlu, indecl.: un-hǽl, e; f.

bad healthdiseasesicknessinfirmityunsoundnessmisfortunemishap

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bad health, disease, sickness, infirmity, of persons Se oferdrenc fordéð ðæs mannes gesundfulnysse and unhǽl becymð of ðam drence, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 38. Oferfyll bið ðæs líchaman unhǽl, Wulfst. 242, 4. Búton ðé unhǽl oððe yld derige, 247, 34. Ða diófla

Linked entries: hǽlu un-hǽl

hærn-flota

(n.)
Grammar
hærn-flota, an; m.

A wave-floater, ship

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A wave-floater, ship, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 9; Gú. 1307

scyld-hǽta

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hǽta, an; m.
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Scyldlǽta (-hǽta?) exactor, i. postulator, 144, 54

hǽþ-cole

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Substitute: haeþ-cole a plain-name Haelcolae colomata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 16. Hǽícole colomate, 15, 20. Hǽþcole stena, i. 68, 68 (in a list of plant-names)

wan-hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hǽþ, e ; f.
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Defective health, weaknes, sickness ]þurh wanhǽlðe per inbecillitatem, Scint. 54, 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. wana-heilí debilitas.]

ge-hæft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæft, e; f.
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A taking captive Sé þe ne sealde ús on gehæfte ł tó fæncge tóðum heora qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum, Ps. L. 123, 6

ge-hæft

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæft, adj.
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Gif wífe hæftnýd gelympe, gif se wer onfó óðrum wífe and ꝥ gehæfte ( captiva ) ymbe .v. winter cume, Ll. Th. ii. 152, 6. Ðæt dumbe and ðæt gehæfte neát subjugale mutum, Past. 257, 11. Hé mót gehæftne man álýsan, Wlfst. 294, 32. Add

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Take here hæft-néd in Dict. aud add : custody, durance, confinement Hé álǽdde mé of þám drósnum ǽlces ðeówdómes and ǽlcere hǽftnýde, Ps. Th. 39, 1. His gingran dohtor hé nolde búton hæftniéde habban parvulas filias crudeli captivitate retinebat, Ors.

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

hæft-nídling

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-nídling, es; m.
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A captive Wæs þǽr sum hæftnédling (captivus). Gr. D. 293, 14. Hæftnýdlincg, Hml. S. 30, 194. <b>XL.</b> hæft-nýdlinga, xl captivos. Gr. D. 232, 24. Of ðám hæftnýdlingum, 233, 3. Hí lǽddon mid him micele herehúþe and manige hæftnýdlingas,

Linked entry: níd-ling

hæft-encel

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>hæftinoel,</b> es; n. An enslaved captive, a captive bought and made a slave. Cf. hæft; Hæftincel empticius (cf. emptilius geboht þeówa, i. 50, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 34

hæft-méce

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mór-hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mór-hǽþ, e; f. l. es; m. n.

hæft-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-noþ, -neþ, es; m.

Custody, keeping, imprisonment

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Custody, keeping, imprisonment On hæftnoþe biþ gehæfd he will be imprisoned, Lchdm. iii. 200, 34. On hæftneþe gebringan to imprison, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 21. Ðǽr hé on hæftneþe wæs where he was imprisoned, 1101; Erl. 237. 40

hæft-méce

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-méce, es; m.

A hilted sword

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A hilted sword, Beo. Th 2918; B. 1457