hǽþ-feld
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Open uncultivated land, a heath Tó mǽde, and se hǽðfeld eal gemǽne, C. D. v. 78, 32. On ðone hǽðfeld, 177, 27. Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25. Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50,
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hǽþfeld-land
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Moorland Lindesfarona landes is syfan þú end hýda mid hǽþfeldlande, C. D. B. i. 414, 18
hafe-geat
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A gate that has to be raised (?) In tó hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat
gold-leáf
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A thin plate of gold Reste gewyrcan of marmanstáne ... mid goldleáfum gestrewed ymbútan, Wlfst. 263, 6
heáfod-segn
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An ensign having a head (not a flag ?) Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4. These are the ' feówer maðmas' (l. 1027), given to Beowulf by Hrothgar, of which the first is elsewhere (1021-2) described as 'segen
heáh-altar
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A high altar Þæs heáhalteres ofergeweorc cibborium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 15. On Ses Petrus heáhaltare in his circan, Wlfst. 212, 3. Héhaltare, 214, 11. [Icel. há-altari.] Cf. heáh-wígbed, heáh-weófod
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heáh-fýr
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High-leaping flame Heáhfýr ǽlað, Wal. 22
heáh-galdor
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A powerful charm, a charm of great virtue Seó nǽdre dytteð hyre eáran, þæt heó nele gehýran heáhgaldor sum, þæt snotre men singað wið áttrum, Ps. Th. 57, 4
heáh-geþring
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Mounting waves Bídað stánhleoðu streámgewinnes, þonne heáhgeþring on cleofu crýdeð, Rä. 4, 27. Cf. heáh; <b>A. I.</b> 1 c a
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heáh-mægen
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an exalted virtue, one of the three theolological virtues: — Nú synd ðreó heáhmægnu ðe menn sceolan habban, Fides, Spes, Caritas, Hml. S. 16, 246. sublime power, divine might Is þæs wuldres ful heofun and eorðe and eall heáhmægen tíre getácnod, El.
heáh-reced
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A splendid house, temple, palace: Eorðan ic bidde and úpheofon, and ðá sóþan Sancta Marian, and heofones meaht and heáhreced, Lch. i. 400, 4. Geond heáhræced (the temple), An. 709. —
heáhsácerd-hád
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Highpriesthood Ðes éce hæfeð h sácerhád hic sempiternum habet sacerdotium, Rtl. 90. 30
hús-scipe
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A house, family Hé gebletsode húses ( domui) Israéles, hé gebletsode hússcipes (domui ) Aarones, Ps. L. 113 second, 12
hwæl-weg
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The path of the whale, the ocean Hweteð on [h]wælweg hreðer unwearnum, Seef. 63
hwǽte-wæstm
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Substitute: <b>hwǽte-wæstm</b> wheat-produce, wheat-crop, wheat Eorþan móder, geunne þé Drihten æcera wexendra ... þǽre brádan berewæstma and þǽre hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6. Hwǽtewæstm (hwętewestem, Surt.)
hrím-forst
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Hoar-frost Deáwas and rímforst ( pruina ), Ps. L. p. 249, 6. Hé ofslóh heora morbeámas on rímforste ( in pruina ), Ps. L. 77, 47
hors-cniht
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A groom Aman gelǽdde Mardochéum geond þá burh swylce hé his horscniht wǽre, Hml. A. 99, 242
hors-pæþ
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A horse-track Ádúne on streáme tó horspæðes forda, C. D. v. 157, 25. Cf. hors-weg
hring-pytt
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A circular pit On hringpyt, C. D. v. 325, 14: 340, 19. Hryngpyt, 291, 23. Hrungputt, 112, 32
hring-setl
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535