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sceáp-heord

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-heord, e; f.

A flock of sheep

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A flock of sheep Nimaþ eówre hrýðerheorda and eówer sceápheorda and eówer orf oves vestras et armenta assumiie, Ex. 12, 32

be-heówe

might deprive

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might deprive Cd. 128; Th. 163, 21; Gen. 2701

un-heóre

Linked entry: heóre

heófe-líce

(adv.)
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Dele

heort-ece

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Cardiacus dicitur qui patitur laborem cordis vel morbus cordis heortcoþa vel [heort]ece, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 66. Wiþ heortece, gif him oninnan heard heortwærc sié, Lch. ii. 60, 6. Wiþ heorotece, ii. Wiþ hiorotece, 14. Add

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guardguardianshipcarekeeping

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Guard, guardianship, care, keeping Him is sinderlíce betǽht hyrdrǽden ofer eallum cristenum monnum to him is especially committed the guardianship over all christian men, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 26. Geþyld is wyrtruma and hyrdrǽden ealra háligra mægna patience

Linked entry: hyrd-rǽden

ge-heóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-heóld, ðú -heólde; pl. heóldon

keptobserved

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kept, observed, Gen. 20, 6 : Ps. Th. 114, 8 : Andr. Kmbl. 691; An. 346;

heófe-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
heófe-líce, adj.

Lamentablegrievousfunebris

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Lamentable, grievous; funebris, Som

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole it behoves a keeper of bees, if he hold a taxable hive [stock of

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

here-toga

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Add the acting leader of an army Scotta sumdǽl gewát on Brittene, and þes landes sumdǽl geeódon, and wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, Chr. pref.; P. 5, l. Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 475, 18

heóf-sang

(n.)
Grammar
heóf-sang, es; m.

An elegy,

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An elegy, Lye

heóf-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
heóf-síþ, (?), es; m.
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A lamentable condition Nú mín hreþer is hreóh, heówsíþurn (heóf-? Cf. heowaþ = heófaþ, Ps. Th. 46, l) sceóh, Reim. 43

Linked entry: heów-síþ

heó

(pronoun.)

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hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty Hiw species, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 45; Wrt. Voc. 42, 53. Hiw figura, scema, specimen, forma, species, Ælfc. Gr. 2: 9: 14; Som. 2, 45, 46: 8, 22: 9, 31: 17, 19, 20. Hiw

heóþu

(n.)
Grammar
heóþu, e; f.

A roomhall

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A room, hall Hé on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404

Linked entry: hell-heóþo

here-beácen

a war-signala beaconan ensigna lighthouse

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Substitute: a war-signal (lit. or fig.) Herebaecon, -bécon, -bénc simbulum, Txts. 96, 919. Herebǽcun, 101, 1971. Hé sealde háligra fædera herebeácen him, id est, credo sanctorum patrum tradidit symbolum, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 432, 4. a beacon: Úpstandende

here-geatu

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here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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Add: Eahta hund eóredmanna ealle mid heregeatwum gegerede, Nar. 4, 13. Twégen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heregeatwum (heora geatwum, v. l.; but see Bl. N. 24), Bl. H. 221, 28. Beón þá heregea a (-e.v.l.) swá hit mǽðlic sý, Ll. Th. i. 414

heorra

Grammar
heorra, heorre, hearre, hyrre, an; f.

a hinge

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Substitute: glossing cardo Hic cardo þeós heorre (heorr, v.l.), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 37, 9. Heorre (hearre, v.l.) cardo, 317, 2. a hinge; the bar which forms part of a hinge Swé forhwerfed bið on hiore hyrran sicut (ostium) vertitur in cardine suo, Kent. Gl

Linked entry: heorr

án-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-hende, adj.

One-handedlameimperfectweakunimanus

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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58

cald-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
cald-heort, adi.
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Cold-hearted, unfeeling, cruel; frigidus cordis, inhumanus, crudelis Cirmdon caldheorte the cold-hearted cried out, Andr. Kmbl. 275 An. 1, 8