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hord-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weorþung, e; f.

The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,

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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952

Linked entry: hring-weorþung

hord-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
hord-mægen, es; n.

Abundance of wealth, riches,

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Abundance of wealth, riches, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 13; Dan. 675

hors-wealh

(n.)
Grammar
hors-wealh, es; m.

A servant that attends to horses

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A servant that attends to horses [Thorpe takes wealh to mean one of British origin, v. Glossary] Be cyninges horsweale. Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12

Linked entry: wealh

hors-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hors-weard, e; f.

A taking care of horses

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A taking care of horses Horswearde healdan, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432. 17

hors-hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hwæl, es; m.

A walrus

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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have

Linked entry: hwæl

hors-cræt

(n.)
Grammar
hors-cræt, es; n.

A chariot;biga,

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A chariot; biga, Lye

Linked entry: cræt

hors-here

(n.)
Grammar
hors-here, es; m.

A mounted force;exercitus equestris,

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A mounted force; exercitus equestris, Lye

horu-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
horu-seáþ, es; m.

A foul pit, sink

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A foul pit, sink Gesihst ðú nú on hú miclum and on hú diópum and on hú þióstrum horaseáþe [MS. Cote. horoseáþa] ðara unþeáwa ða yfelwillendan sticiaþ videsne igitur quanto in cœno probra volvantur, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1

Linked entry: hora-seáþ

horu-weg

(n.)
Grammar
horu-weg, es; m.

A dirty road, a lane [?]

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A dirty road, a lane [?] Ðar horoweg útt sceát, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 173, 17. Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye

hoc

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Hocc, cottuc vel gearwan leáf malva Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 62. Hoc, 56, 36. Add:

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.

Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander

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Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander Hól and hete and rýpera reáflác ús derede slander and hatred and the rapine of robbers hath harmed us, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Hól calumnia, Off. Episc. 8, Lye. Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for

Linked entries: hel hoelan hólian

horsc

Grammar
horsc, quick.
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D. iii. 456, 15, and see horsc foul

horte

(n.)
Grammar
horte, an; f.
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A whortleberry Hortan facinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 69. Wínberigena (i. hortena) deáge deághian bacciniorum fuco inficere, Hpt. Gl. 524, 22. Hortena, An. Ox. 2, 433: 8, 340. (The last three are glosses to Ald. 75, 17.) Cf. (?) On hortan ford, C.

hord-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hord-burh, -burg, e; f.

A city containing treasure,

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A city containing treasure, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 9; Gen. 2007: Beo. Th. 938; B. 467

hoga

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Add:

Linked entry: hogo-

hoga

Grammar
hoga, care.
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Substitute: effort Hogan conamine . An. Ox. 8, 283

hogu

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Studium vel medecina, curatio vel lácnung vel gymen vel hogu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 59. Gif hé ongyt þæt eal his hogu and gleáwscipe náht framað si viderit nihil suam prevalere industriam R. Ben. 52, 14. Sý seó mǽste hogu þǽm abbode þæt hý forgýmeleásede

holen

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Add: holig[n] Holegn acrifolus Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 4. Holen ruscus Hpt. Gl. 530, 6. Tó ðǽam beorge ðe mon háteð æt ðǽm holne, C. D. ii. 29, 6. In ymman holig; of ymman holigne, C. D. B. iii. 223, 25. Tó ðǽm gemǽre æt ðám holignan; of ðám holigena gemǽra

hosa

Similar entry: hosu

holm

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Add: [For the use of holm in the sense of hill v. (?) holm- wudu ; and for the later use of the word in this sense cf. þe vox ulih to þam holme (cleoue, 2nd MS.), Laym. 20861.] sea Brym vel holm cataclismus, diluvium Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 42. Sǽýþa vel