hird-ness
Guard, ⬩ keeping, ⬩ custody
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Guard, keeping, custody Hé betǽhte hig ða þrí dagas tó hirdnysse tradidit ergo illos custodiæ tribus diebus, Gen. 42, 17. Gif hwá befæst his feoh tó hyrdnysse si quis commendaverit pecuniam in custodiam, Ex. 22, 7. Swá hí on niht hyrdnesse begangaþ sicut
Linked entries: hyrd-ness heord-ness
hind-berige
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Hindberiae acinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 9. Hindberige, 8, 42. Hindberge, i. 285, 65: erimio, ii 107, 34. Hind*-*berge erimo, 29, 40. the word seems to be used of the strawberry also: Hindberian flaga, 38, 62. Add
hind-fald
A hind-fold.
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A hind-fold. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 112, 33
híd-gild
A land tax ⬩ tax paid on every hide
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A land tax, tax paid on every hide Ðis mycel is gegolden of ðære cyricean W. cyninge syððan hé ðis land áhte wíðútan ðam hídgelde ðe nán man wiðútan Gode ánum átellan ne mæg this much has been paid from the church [of Worcester] to king William since
ge-hilt
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Substitute <b>ge-hilte</b>; pl. (used like pl. of hilt with singular meaning] ge-hiltu
híg
hay ⬩ mown grass
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hay, mown grass. Hég foenum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 45. Græs oððe hig fenum, ii. 35, 30. Swé swé hég (faenum) hreðlíce ádrúgiað. Ps. Srt. Ps. Spl. 36, 2. Híg, Ps. L. 36, 2. Hýg, 101, 5. Ic sceal fyllan binnan oxan mid híg (foeno), Coll. M. 20, l. 'Hé máweþ
Linked entry: hefung
híréd-mann
A member of a 'híréd:' —
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A member of a 'híréd:' — Pharaones yldestan hírédmen senes domus Pharaonis, Gen. 50, 7. His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the
hilt-sweord
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a hilled sword, sword with a hilt Hiora þegnas bióþ mid fetlum and mid gyldenum hyltsweordum gehyrste Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 5
hin-síð
A journey hence, ⬩ away, ⬩ from this world, ⬩ departure, ⬩ death.
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A journey hence, away, from this world, departure, death. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 29; Hö. 7: 87 a; Th. 328, 7; Vy. 13: 97 b; Th. 364, 9; Wal. 68: 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331: Cd. 33; Th. 44, 32; Gen. 718: Th. 45, 3; Gen. 74: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 11; Jud.
Linked entry: hind-síð
fetel-hilt
A belted hilt ⬩ căpŭlus baltĕo instructus
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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563
ge-hilt
A hilt ⬩ handle ⬩ căpŭlus
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A hilt, handle; căpŭlus He gegráp sweord be gehiltum he seized the sword by the hilt, Cd. 140; Th. 176, 1; Gen. 2905
earfoþ-hilde
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Cf. íþ-hilde
hiw
fortune
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fortune. l
hilt-leás
Without a hilt
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Without a hilt Hiltleás sweord ensis, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 46; Wrt. Voc. 35, 33
íþ-hilde
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See earfoþ-hilde under -hilde
Linked entry: eáþ-hylde
seolfor-hilt
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Add: -hilte. Cf. fealo-hilte
seolfor-hilt
Silver-hilted
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Silver-hilted Ic geann mínon bréðer ánes seolfer-hiltes swurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 10. Ðæs sealferhiltan swurdes ðe Ulfcytel áhte, 559, 13
íþ-hilde
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Easily inclined (v. hildan to incline); of a person, easily moved to anything, compliant Gif ná bið éðhylde (cf. eáðe, R. Ben. 30, 9) si non sit facilis, R. Ben. I. 35, 6
hilte-cumbor
An ensign having a hill
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An ensign having a hill; Beo. Th. 2048; B. 1022
hé
He, she, it
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He, she, it Ðá hé gefór ðá féng his sunu tó ðam ríce when he died his son came to the throne, Chr. Erl. 2, 11. Him sprecendum hig cómon eo loquente veniunt, Mk. Skt. 5, 35. Hé hine miclum gewundode he wounded him severely, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hé hiene