hring-setl
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535
hring-sittend
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A spectator in a circus Hrincsittendra circensium [v. hring-set (second example )], An. Ox. 65. Ringsittendra circentium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 31
hríþ-fald
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A cattle-fold Ríþfald buccetum (cf. hrýðra fald bucetum, i. 15, 22), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 68
hríþ-hirde
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A herdsman Hríðhiorde bobulcus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 9. Hríðhierde, 11, 25. Hríðheorde armentarius, Gr. D. 300, 4
Linked entry: hríþer-hirde
ífig-twig
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An ivy-twig Wiþ sunbryne; merwe ífigtwigu, wyl on butran, smire mid, Lch. ii. 324, 16
imb-stocc
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A stump with a swarm of bees in it On ðæne ymbstocc; of ðám ymbstocce, C.D. v. 234, 26
lǽwe
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A betrayer Him wǽre betere ꝥ hé geboren nǽre þonne hé his lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l.) wǽre. Nǽron þa Iúdéiscan ne se dyrna lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l. ) þurh God geneádode, Hml. S. 27, 163-166. Cf. (?) ge-fére, ge-síþ for declension
hypebán-ece
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Sciatica Wiþ hypebánece, Lch. i. 170, 8. Cf. hype-wærc. þeóh-ece
hyse-rinc
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A young man Adam wæs swíðe weorðlic hise-rinc þá hine God ǽrest gehíwad hæfde tó mænniscum gesceape on þrý-tiges wintres ylde, Angl. xi. 2, 25. Wæs sum hysering ( adolescens ) in þám mynstre . . . Þysum cnihte seócendum, Gr. D. 338, 22
í
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A letter i Án getitelad I getacnað án þúsend, and twégen ías getitelode, i, getácnað twá þúsend, and swá forð tó ǽlcum getele, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 282, 10-12
ídel
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Add: that which is useless, vain, or frivolous Swá hwylc ídel swá him tó geþance yrnð and him gecoren bið, þæt hié taliað hálig, R. Ben. 9, 18. Ðá ðe willað tó fela ídles and unnyttes gespræcan verbosi. Past. 271, 7. Ídle casso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 37
in-wyrm
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An internal worm, worm in the intestines Wiþ inwyrmas (cf. Gif men innan wyrmas eglen, 82, 22), Lch. i. 4, 25
Linked entry: wyrm
íren
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Add: iron Ylda oferstígeð stýle, heó ábíteð íren mid óme, Sal. 300. an instrument, tool, appliance, &c., made of iron Swá ǽscǽre beó hé ꝥ íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 21. <b>II a.</b> a sword :-- Gúðbill geswác
ísen-græf
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An ironstone quarry On tsengrafas ; oi isen-grafan, C. D. v. 234, 30. Cf. Isern-ðre
lǽce-íren
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A lancet Hé ásette his lǽceíren ( medicinale ferramentum, id est phlebotomum ) on míne tungan, Gr. D. 32, 25
hwít
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whiteness Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit Angl. i. 285, § 2 : ii. 374, 3. something white, the white of an egg. Cf. hwít; ¶ Mid ǽges þý hwíte. Lch. ii. 82, 9. Dó ǽges hwít tó, 342, 18. Nim ǽgra hwít, iii. 134, 10. certain kinds of food, cheese, eggs, butter
hweól-weg
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A cart-road On hweogelweg, C. D. iii. 386, 4
hwíl-fæc
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For 'Lye' substitute Hwílfæc interuallum An. Ox. 1178. Cf. hwíl-stycce, hwíl-þrág, hwíl-tídum
hwirfe-pól
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A whirl-pool Hwyrfepólum charybdibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 56
Linked entry: hwyrfe-pól
in-gyte
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Infusion Þurh ingyte háliges gástes per infusionem sancti spiritus, Angl. xiii. 395, 424