hors-hirde
A horse-keeper, groom
Entry preview:
A horse-keeper, groom Horshyrde pabulator, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 123; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6. Horshyrde agaso, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 37
cú-horn
A cow's horn ⬩ vaccæ cornu
Entry preview:
A cow's horn ; vaccæ cornu Cuuhorn [cú- MSS. B. H.] biþ twegea pæninga wurþ a cow's horn shall be worth two pence, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 2
hord-ern
A store-house, store-room, treasury
Entry preview:
A store-house, store-room, treasury Hordern cellarium, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 100; Wrt. Voc. 58, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 24. Cellaria uini id est hordern promptuaria, Blickl. Gl. 259, 5: Ps. Surt. 143, 13. Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan gebroht wǽre
hord-cleófa
A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet
Entry preview:
A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet Hí gáþ in tó ðínum húse and tó ðínum bedde and tó ðínum hordclýfan ingredientur cubiculum lectuli tui et super stratum tuum, Exod. 8, 3. Ic hæbbe on mínum hordcleófan án wundorlíc weorc I have in my treasury
hors-wægn
A chariot
Entry preview:
A chariot Horswǽn carpentum, currus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 68; Wrt. Voc. 34, 3
hord-gestreón
Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'
Entry preview:
Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord' Sum wæs ǽhtwelig in commedia heóld hordgestreón there was one of large possessions, he kept in Nicomedia his stored-up wealth, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 3; Jul. 22. Ne mót hé
hord-loca
A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind
Entry preview:
A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind Ðeáh ðe hé feohgestreón under hordlocæn ǽhte though he had wealth in his coffer, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 11; Jul. 43. Heald hordlocan hyge fæste bind keep thy thought's treasury, fast bind thy mind, 122 a; Th.
hord-fæt
A vessel for holding treasure
Entry preview:
A vessel for holding treasure Se Hálga Gást wunode on ðam æþelan innoþe and on ðam gecorenan hordfæte [of the Virgin Mary], Blickl. Homl. 105, 15: Hy. 11, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 18. Hí geopenodon heora hordfatu [cf. Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and
hord-cófa
A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart
Entry preview:
A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl
hord-mádmum
A valuable present, jewel
Entry preview:
A valuable present, jewel Healsbeága mǽst, hordmádmum, Beo. Th. 2400; B. 1198
hord-wela
Hoarded, stored-up wealth
Entry preview:
Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344
horn-bláwere
A horn-blower, trumpeter ⬩ tubicen, cornicen
Entry preview:
A horn-blower, trumpeter Hornbláwere cornicen, Wrt. Voc. 73, 63 : Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 24. Ðǽr mihte wel bén ábúton twenti óðer þritte hornblaweres, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 36
Linked entry: bláwere
horn-píc
[?] A pinnacle
Entry preview:
[?] A pinnacle Sette hine ofer hornpíc temples statuit eum supra pinnam templi, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 9
Linked entry: píc
horn-fisc
A garfish, a kind of pike ⬩ garfish, ⬩ esox belone
Entry preview:
A garfish, a kind of pike Hornfisc plegode glád geond gársecg, Andr. Kmbl. 740; An. 370
hord-wynn
The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon],
Entry preview:
The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon], Beo. Th. 4533; B. 2270
horn-scip
A ship having a beak [rostrum], a ship with a horn-like projection in the bow,
Entry preview:
A ship having a beak [rostrum], a ship with a horn-like projection in the bow, Andr. Kmbl. 547; An. 274
hors-þegn
a groom ⬩ the title of an officer of the royal household
Entry preview:
a groom Horsþén agaso, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 42; Wrt. Voc. 23, 5: mulio, Hpt. Gl. 438: Gl. Mett. 516. the title of an officer of the royal household[cf. mare-scalcus among the Franks] Ecgulf cynges horsþegn, Wulfríc cynges horsþegn. Chr. 897; Erl.
hors-gærstún
A meadow for the pasturing of horses
Entry preview:
A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25
Linked entry: gærs-tún
hors-ern
A horse-house, stable
Entry preview:
A horse-house, stable Horsern æquiale, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 33; Wrt. Voc. 16, 7
Linked entry: hors-ærn
hose-bend
A hose-band, garter
Entry preview:
A hose-band, garter Hosebendas periscelides, Lye: Hpt. Gl. 517