ge-blót
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Hú heán, hé wearþ his geblóta and his diófolgilda þe hé on gelífde, 6, 37; S. 296, 13-23. Hé hét dón tó geblóte ealle þá cuman þe hiene gesóhtan, Ors. 1, 8 tit. ; S. 1. 20. Add: —
in-fiht
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis
grimman
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to rage, roar, make a loud noise; fremere Ðú hie grimman meaht gehýran thou mayest hear it [hell] rage, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 17; Gen. 793. Hwæl-mere hlúde grimmeþ the whale-mere [the sea] rages loudly, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 3; Rä. 3, 5. [Cf. O.
Linked entry: gúþ-mód
sweoloþ
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Heat, burning Swoloð aestus vel cauma, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 41. Swoloð (swaloð, MS. J.: sweoli, MS. W.) cauma, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 306, 15. Ðes swolaþ (swoli, MS. W.) hoc cauma, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Zup. 33, 12 note. Swoleðe caumate, Hpt. Gl. 482, 48: 495, 22.
ge-sígan
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Heán sceal gehnígan, ádl gesigan, Gn. Ex. 118. [O.H.Ger. ge-sígan to sink, fall.]
heáfod-æcer
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4.
Linked entry: -hafol
hæt
A hat, covering for the head ⬩ pileus, mitra, tiara ⬩ a hood, cowl ⬩ hat
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A hat, covering for the head; pileus, mitra, tiara Fellen hæt galerus vel pileus, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 111; Wrt. Voc. 22, 26. Hæt calamanca, Wrt. Voc. 41, 8 : capitium, 74, 57.
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hnipian
To bow the head
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To bow the head: Biþ wuhta gehwilc onhnigen tó hrusan hnipaþ of dúne on weoruld wlítaþ wilnaþ tó eorþan [cf. in the prose version, Fox 254, 28, ealle bióþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorðan] prona tamen facies hebetes valet ingravare sensus, Bt. Met.
Linked entry: hnipend
gár-þríst
Spear-bold ⬩ daring with a spear ⬩ hastâ audax
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Spear-bold, daring with a spear; hastâ audax Gúþ-heard, gárþríst warlike, spear-bold, Elen. Kmbl. 407; El. 204
pís-líc
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Heavy Woeron égo hiora píslíco ł hefigo ( ingravati ), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 40. v. next word and pís
hǽlend-lic
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Substitute: That heals ot saves, salutary Hálwende, hǽlendlic þæs heofenlican [heretogan] cynnincg sahiatrix superne ducis natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538
á-stípedness
Bereavement
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Bereavement Hé waes byrnende for þám heáfe þǽre ásteópnesse (-stépednesse,v. L.) orbitatis luctu aestuans. Gr. D. 165, 12
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et-felgan
To cleave or stick to, adhere ⬩ adhærére
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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4
heort-wærc
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Gif him oninnan heard heortwærc sié, þonne him wyxþ wind on þǽre heortan, Lch. ii. 60, 6: iii. 74u 21. Wið heortwærce, 18. Add
breóst-sefa
the breast ⬩ the mind ⬩ The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; ⬩ mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor,
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The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor, Arǽred wearþ beornes breóstsefa the mind of the man was exalted, Elen. Kmbl. 1606; El. 805: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540.
æt-feallan
To fall away ⬩ cadere
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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21
ceorf-æx
A cutting axe, executioner's axe ⬩ securis
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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7
Linked entry: æx
for-cwysan
To shake violently ⬩ conquassāre
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To shake violently; conquassāre He for-cwysde heáfda on eorþan manigra he shook violently the heads of many in the earth, Ps. Spl. 109, 7
meagol-ness
Earnestness
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Earnestness Lufian wé hine mid eallre úre heortan megolnesse let us love him in all earnestness of heart, Blickl. Homl. 65, 23. v. preceding word