here-feld
A field ⬩ battle-field
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A field, battle-field, Elen. Kmbl. 537; El. 269: 251; El. 126: Andr. Kmbl. 19; An. 10: 35; An. 18
here-feoh
Booty
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Booty Eal ðæt herefeoh forléton prædam amiserunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 5
Linked entry: feoh
here-fong
An osprey ⬩ ossifragus
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An osprey; ossifragus, Wrt. Voc. 280, 6
here-geatu
military equipment ⬩ heriot
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military equipment Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan ǽttrynne ord and ealde sword ða heregeatu ðe eów æt hilde ne deáh they will give you as tribute spears, the poisoned point and the swords they inherit, equipment for war that will not profit you
here-gríma
A helmet
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A helmet, Beo. Th. 797; B. 396: 4104; B. 2049: 5203; B. 2605
here-hand
A hostile hand or power
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A hostile hand or power Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem, aut monasteriis manus parceret hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8
here-mæcg
A man of war ⬩ warrior ⬩ man
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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483
here-níþ
Hostility ⬩ enmity which is felt by those at war with one another
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Hostility, enmity which is felt by those at war with one another, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2474
here-pád
A coat of mail
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A coat of mail, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258
Linked entry: pád
here-rǽswa
A chieftain,
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A chieftain, Elen. Kmbl. 1987; El. 995
here-rinc
A warrior,
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A warrior, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 141; Met. 1, 71: [hereric, MS.] Beo. Th. 2356; B. 1176
here-sceaft
A war-shaft ⬩ spear
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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335
here-sceorp
War-dress
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War-dress, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45
here-síþ
The journey of an army ⬩ a military expedition ⬩ march
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The journey of an army, a military expedition, march, Elen. Kmbl. 265; El. 133: Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 24; Rä. 30, 4: 84a; Th. 317, 3; Mód. 60
here-spéd
Success in war
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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64
here-stræl
An arrow
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An arrow, Beo. Th. 2874; B. 1435
here-wǽpen
A weapon of war
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A weapon of war, Ps. Ben. 34, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 3
here-weorc
A warlike deed or work
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A warlike deed or work, Elen. Kmbl. 1308; El. 656
here-wóp
The shout raised by an army
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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460
Linked entry: wóp
here-wulf
A war-wolf ⬩ warrior
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A war-wolf, warrior, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 25; Gen. 2015