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on-hǽtan

(v.)

to heatof violent emotion, to inflame

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to heat Hét hé ðone stán onhǽtan, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 19. Blód onhǽtan, Salm. Kmbl. 88; Sal. 43. Ofn onhǽtan, Cd. Th. 229, 31; Dan. 225. Onhǽted, 231, 7; Dan. 243. Ðá ðæt ( the brazen bull ) onhǽt wæs, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 54, 28. of violent emotion, to

Linked entry: in-hǽtan

helle-hæft

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hæft,
  • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 16; Sat. 631.

scyld-hǽta

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hǽta, an; m.
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One who demands a due or debt, a bailiff Sculthéta exactor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 70. Scyldlǽta (-hǽta?) exactor, i. postulator, 144, 54

ge-hǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽre, adj.

Hairy

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Hairy Wǽron hie swá gehǽre swá wildeór pilosus in modum ferarum, Nar. 22, 5

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hǽle, ; adj.
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál

ge-hæft

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæft, es; m.
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A captive Ðæt ðá bendas sumes gehæftes ( captiui ) tólýsende wǽron, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 454, 9. v. hæft a captive; ge-hæft; adj

ge-hæge

Grammar
ge-hæge, l. ge-hæg, q. v.

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ge-hǽre

Grammar
ge-hǽre, l. (?) <b>ge-hǽr.</b> Cf. ge-feaxe.

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hæft-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hæft-lic, adj.
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Captious, sophistical Of hæftlicon loces betýningum captiosis sillogismi conclusionibus, An. Ox. 3208

hæft-néd

Similar entry: hæft-níd

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)

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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Open uncultivated land, a heath Tó mǽde, and se hǽðfeld eal gemǽne, C. D. v. 78, 32. On ðone hǽðfeld, 177, 27. Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25. Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50,

Linked entry: feld

-hæft-nes

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-hæftnys

hæft-noþ

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Ofer ðíére reádan sǽ eóde Israéla folc of Egipta hæftnoðe, Sal. K. 198, 18. Hæftnoð captiuitatem. Ps. L. 52, 7. Add

hæft-nýd

Similar entry: hæft-néd

hæft-néd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-néd, -niéd, -nýd, e; f.

Captivity, thraldom, custody

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Captivity, thraldom, custody Israhéla folc on hæftnéde Babiloniscum cyninge þeówde the people of Israel served the king of Babylon in captivity, Homl. Th. ii. 84, 27. Lýsan of hæftnéde to release from captivity, Elen. Kmbl. 593; El. 297. On hæftnéde

Linked entry: hæft-nýd

hæft-encel

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-encel, -incel, es; m.

A slaveemptitius

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A slave; emptitius, Cot. 74, Lye

hǽþ-cole

(n.)

Cassis, galea

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Cassis, galea, Cot. 32, 36, Lye

Linked entry: -cole

ge-hæft

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæft, adj. [-hæft; pp. of ge-hæftan]

Boundcaptivecaptus

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Bound, captive; captus Óþ ðære gehæftan wylne to the captive slave, Ex. 12, 29. Nyle he gehæfte ná forhycgan vinctos suos non sprevit, Ps. Th. 68, 34. Ða gehæftan vinctos, 67, 7. Gehæftum captivis, Lk. Bos. 4, 18

Linked entry: hæft

ge-hæge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæge, es; n.

Land hedged ina paddockgardenhortuspratum

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Land hedged in, a paddock, garden; hortus, pratum,Mone B. 618 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 439