Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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múl-hirde

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Þín múlhyrde tuus mulio (custos mutorum ), Hpt. 31, 12, 267. Add

oxan-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-hirde, es; m.
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An oxherd Eálá, oxanhvrde, hwæt wyrcst þú? Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode,

-sin-híwen

(suffix)

Linked entry: -híwen

sceáp-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-hirde, es; m.

A shepherd

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A shepherd Abel wæs sceáphyrde fuit Abel pastor ovium, Gen. 4, 2. Hwílum wearð geworden sceáphyrde tó cynge, L. Eth. vii. 22 ; Th. i. 334, 10. Scéphyrde oppilius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 10. Scýphyred (-hyrde ? cf. gáta hierde titurus, 288, 21) titirus. Wrt

hors-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hirde, -hyrde, es; m.

A horse-keeper, groom

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A horse-keeper, groom Horshyrde pabulator, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 123; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6. Horshyrde agaso, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 37

hilde-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bord, es; n.

A war-shield

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A war-shield, Beo. Th. 799; B. 397: 6270; B. 3139

hilde-calla

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-calla, an; m.

A war-herald

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A war-herald, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252

hilde-corðor

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-corðor, es;n.

A warlike troop

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A warlike troop, Apstls. Kmbl. 82; Ap. 41

hilde-bil

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bil, -bill; es; n.

Battle-blade, ⬩ sword,

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Battle-blade, sword, Beo. Th. 3337; B. 1666: 1118; B. 557: 3044; B. 1520: 5351; B. 2679

hilde-gicel

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gicel, es; m.

A drop of blood

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A drop of bloodBeo. Th. 3217; B. 1606

hilde-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-grǽdig, adj.

Eager for battle

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Eager for battle, Cd. 150; Th. 188, 3; Exod. 162

hilde-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gráp, e; f.

Hostile grasp

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Hostile grasp, Beo. Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage Thorpe and Kemble take gráp to be a verb

hilde-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rǽs, es; m.

A warlike onset

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A warlike onset, Beo. Th. 605; B. 300

hilde-rand

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rand, es; m.

A shield

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A shield, Beo. Th. 2489; B. 1242

hilde-píl

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-píl, es; m.

A dart, ⬩ bolt, ⬩ javelin

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A dart, bolt, javelin, Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 5; Rä. 18, 6: 104 b; Th. 397, 33; Rä. 16, 28

hilde-serce

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt, ⬩ corslet

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A war-shirt, corslet, Elen. Kmbl. 468; El. 234

hilde-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-mæcg, es; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799

hilde-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-geatwe, pl. f.

War equipments

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War equipments, Beo. Th. 1353; B. 674: 4713; B. 2362

hilde-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-sæd, adj.

Wearied with battle

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Wearied with battle, Beo. Th. 5439; B. 2723

Linked entry: sæd

hilde-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wulf, es; m.

A war-wolf, ⬩ warrior,

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A war-wolf, warrior,Cd. 95; Th. 123, 25; Gen. 2051

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