ælmes-hand
Linked entry: hand
hand-cops
A handcuf, manacle
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A handcuf, manacle Handcops manice, Wrt. Voc. 86, 33. Tó gewrídenne cyningas heora on fótcopsum and æðele heora on handcopsum ísynum ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus et nobiles eorum in manicis ferreis, Ps. Spl. C. 149, 8
hand-gift
A wedding-gift
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A wedding-gift, Hy. 10, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 18
hand-gesella
A companion who is close to one's side, comrade
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A companion who is close to one's side, comrade, Beo. Th. 2966; B. 1481
hand-gemǽne
Linked entry: ge-mǽne
hand-gripe
Grasp ⬩ pugillus
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Grasp, Beo. Th. 1934; B. 965
hand-cræftig
Mechanicus
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Mechanicus,Lye
hand-hwíl
A moment ⬩ in a moment of time
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A moment Nis ná eów tó gewitenne ða tíd oððe ða handhwíle ðe mín Fæder gesette þurh his mihte it is not for you to know the hour or the moment that my Father hath appointed through his might, Homl. Th. i. 294, 26
hand-plega
Fighting
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Fighting Heard handplega hard fighting, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 23; Exod. 327: 95; Th. 124, 3; Gen. 2057: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 25. Hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton ðonne Ulfcytel him tóbrohte they had never had more disastrous fighting in
hand-rǽs
Onset, attack,
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Onset, attack, Beo. Th. 4150; B. 2072
hand-róf
Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands
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Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands [used of warriors], Cd. 155; Th. 193, 15; Exod. 247
hand-mitta
The sixth part of an ounce ⬩ exagium
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The sixth part of an ounce; exagium, Lye
Linked entry: an-mitta
hand-scólu
A retinue
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A retinue Mid his hondscóle with his retinue, Beo. Th. 3931; B. 1963. Handscále, 2638; B. 1317
hand-sceát
A napkin ⬩ manutergium, sudarium
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A napkin; manutergium, sudarium, Lye
wíf-hand
The female side ⬩ female line
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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð
hana
A cock
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A cock Se hana creów gallus cantavit, Mk. Skt. 14, 68, 30, 72
Linked entry: hona
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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person; persona Ðú ne besceáwast nánes mannes hád non respicis personam hominum, Mt. Bos. 22, 16. Cyninges naman hæfde and wæs ðæs hádes well wyrþe regis nomine ac persona dignissimus, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 40, MS. B. Weorþian wé ða cláþas his hádes let
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
hana
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On hanan welle, C. D. iii. 403, 11. Seó leó þone lytlan hanan hyre ondrǽt, gif heó him on besyhð, and ealra swíðost gif se hana hwít bið, Hml.