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crucet-hús

(n.)
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crucet-hús, es; n.

A torment house afflictionis domus

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A torment house; afflictionis domus Sume hí diden in crucet-hús, ðæt is in án ceste ðæt was scort, and nareu, and undép, and dide scærpe stánes ðérinne, and þrengde ðe man ðǽrinne, ðæt him brǽcon alle ðe limes some they put into a crucet-house, that

drenc-hús

(n.)
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drenc-hús, es; n.

A drinking-housepotionārium

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A drinking-house; potionārium Ǽlces cinnes drenc-hús potionārium, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 30; Wrt. Voc. 59, 4

gyst-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Hwár is mín gyst-hús where is my guest-house? Mk. Bos. 14, 14

hunig-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-æppel, es; m.

Pastillus

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Pastillus, Cot. 155, Lye

hunig-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-bǽre, adj.

Mellifluus

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Mellifluus, Hpt. Gl. 408, 457

hunig-flówende

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-flówende, adj.

mellifluous

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Flowing with honey, dropping honey, mellifluous Wyrta geblówene hunigflówende, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 26; Gú. 1250

hunig-smæc

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-smæc, gen. -smæcces; m.
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Taste or flavour of honey Hafaþ on gehátum hunigsmæccas use honeyed words in their promises, Frag. Kmbl. 53; Leás. 28

Linked entry: smæc

hunig-súce

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-súce, -súge, an; f.

Privet

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Privet, a plant from which honey may be sucked Hunisúge ligustrum, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 31; Wrt. Voc. 33, 30. Hunisúce, Wrt. Voc. 68, 3

Linked entry: súce

hunig-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swǽs, adj.

melleus

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Like honey; melleus. Hpt. Gl. 481

húru-þinga

(adv.)
Grammar
húru-þinga, adv.

Especiallyat leastat any rate

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Especially, at least, at any rate Húruþinga presertim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 65. Hú ne scolde hine húruþinga sceamian seofon dagas nonne debuerat saltem septem diebus rubore suffundi? Num. 12, 14. Hyne bǽdon ðæt hig húruþinga his reáfes fnæd æthrinon

hwæl-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-hunta, an; m.

whale-fisherwhaler

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A whale-hunter, whale-fisher, whaler Hwælhunta cetarius, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 55; Wrt. Voc. 55, 59. Ðá wæshé swá feor norð swá ða hwælhuntan firrest faraþ was as far north as the whalers ever go, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 12

Linked entry: hunta

ge-húsed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-húsed, part.

Housedhaving a housedŏmum hăbens

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Housed, having a house; dŏmum hăbens Gehúsed snægl a housed or shelled snail; testūdo, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 1; Wrt. Voc. 24, 5

Linked entry: -húsed

un-húfed

(adj.)
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un-húfed, adj. (ptcpl.)

With the head made barewith the head shaved

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With the head made bare, with the head shaved Unhúfed decalvata(the passage is: Quamvis flava caesaries raderetur et per publicum decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), Hpt. Gl. 510, 13

hunig-swǽs

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Dele

hunig-swéte

Grammar
hunig-swéte, For Th. An. 45, 4' substitute: Hml. Th. ii. 118, 22,
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and add: lit. Gutta, ꝥ ys hunigswéte dropa, Angl. viii. 299, 48. Huniswéttre mellite (dulcedinis gustum), An. Ox. 336. fig. Huniswé[te] lippan mellea labia, An. Ox. 3183. Orþiende wyrtbráþa swétnyssa líflicra hunigswéte spirans odorum balsama vitalium

hunig-teáren

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For 'Gl. . . . 140' substitute Germ. 389, 24

husc-lic

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Take here hux-lic in Dict. and add: of material things, unseemly Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas Gode . . . of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle þá ealdan and geceápige níwe, ꝥ hí tó huxlice tó his lácum ne beón, Hml. A. 35, 287. of conduct, action, treatment

Linked entry: hux-lic

ymb-húung

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Substitute for the citation Móises salde iúh ꝥ ymb-húungun (ymbhycgende, R. ) Moists dedit uobis circumcisionem, Jn. L. 7, 22

hunig-camb

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-camb, e; f.

Honey-comb

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Honey-comb Hunigcamb teáres favum nectaris, Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 1

Linked entry: camb

hunig-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-gafol, es; n.
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Rent paid in honey Syllan huniggafol to pay rent in honey, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 31