HÓC
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A HOOK Hooc arpago vel palum, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 71; Wrt. Voc. 16, 43. Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33. Ðonne biþ hé geteald tó dære fýrenan eá and to ðam ísenan hóce then shall he be assigned to the fiery river
hócor
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Mockery, scorn, insult, derision Tó oft man mid hócere góddǽda hyrweþ too often good deeds are depreciated with derision, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 162
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hof
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A house, hall, dwelling, building; ædes, domus Lytel hof ædicula, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 84; Wrt. Voc. 57, 60. Cinges hof basilica, Som. 78, 86; Wrt. Voc. 58, 1. Hof séleste dwelling most excellent [the ark ], Cd. 69; Th. 84, 6; Gen. 1393: 66; Th. 79
hofer
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A hump, swelling Hofer gibbus vel struma, Wrt. Voc. 86, 71
hoffing
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A circle; orbis Hoffingas orbes, Lye
hof-weard
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An ædile; ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54
hóh-fót
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The heel Hó ł hóhfót calcaneum, Ps. Lamb. 55, 7
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hóh-spor
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The heel; calx, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 97: Wrt. Voc. 45, 5
hol
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A covering [?] Án hol stæfes apex, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 18
hold-áþ
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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7. Hé
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holen
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Holly Holen acrifolius, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 23; Wrt. Voc. 33, 23: ulcia, Wrt. Voc. 80, 12: acrivolus, 285, 37. Holegn acrifolius, Gl. Amplon. 131: Gl. Mett. 34 [Leo]. Holenrinde holly-bark, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12. Holenleáfa holly leaves,
holh
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A hollow, cavity, hole Hwæt tácnaþ ðæt holh on ðæm weobude búton gódra monna geþyld? Forðam ðonne mon his mód geeáðmódgeþ ðæt he wiðerweardnesse and scande forbere ðonne geeácnaþ hé sum holh on his móde swá swá ðæt weobud hæfþ on him uppan. Holh wæs
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HOLT
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a HOLT, wood, grove, copse Holt lucus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 30: nemus, 9, 32; Som. 12, 17: saltus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 104; Wrt. Voc. 32, 39: nemus vel saltus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 34. Wildeóra holt, Salm. Kmbl. 116; Sal. 82. Holtes frætwe fruit, Exon. 57
hoppere
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A dancer; saltator. Som
HORD
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HOARD, treasure Hord thesaurus. Wrt. Voc. 86, 47. Ðá wæs óþboren beága hord then was borne off the hoard of rings, Beo. Th. 4557; B. 2284: 6015; B. 3011. Hyrde ðæs hordes keeper of the hoard, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 7; Rä. 87, 9: Beo. Th. 1778; B. 887.
hord-fæt
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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
hord-geat
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A door through which a treasure is reached Hwylc ðæs hordgates cǽgan cræfte ða clamme onleác which, by the key's art, unlocked the fastenings of the door to the treasure, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 28; Rä. 43, 11
hord-gestreón
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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-mádmum
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A valuable present, jewel Healsbeága mǽst, hordmádmum, Beo. Th. 2400; B. 1198
horh
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A clammy humour, phlegm, rheum Hrog [ = horg] phlegma, Wrt. Voc. 64, 51. Horg flegma, 282, 67. Sió gíferness áríst of ðæs hores wǽtan the voracity arises from, the humour of the phlegm, L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 196, 3. Wið langum sáre ðara tóþa þurh horh
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