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heoru-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-scearp, adj.

Terribly sharp

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Terribly sharp, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8

heoru-word

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-word, es; n.

A hostile, fierce word,

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A hostile, fierce word, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 7; Fä. 84

hríðer-heord

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer-heord, e; f.
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A herd of cattle Eówre sceáp and eówer hrýðerheorda oves tuæ et amenta tua, Gen. 45, 10

Linked entry: HEORD

heorp-swǽpe

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Heorðsuaepe (herdusuépe, Leiden Gl.) pronuba, Txts. 89, 1660. For 'Som.' substitute

heófe-líce

(adv.)
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Dele

hríþer-heord

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Hrýþerheord armentum, An. Ox. 18 b, 2. Add

gafol-heord

a swarm of bees rented from the lord

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Add: a swarm of bees rented from the lord, the rent (gafol) being paid in honey

ge-háthirtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háthirtan, ge-heortan; pp. ge-háthirt (ge-hyrt, ge-heort).
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to make angry, anger Se hláford geháthyrt ( iratus ) cwæð tó his ðeówan, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 25. Se hálga wer wearð geháthyrt ðurh his unstæð*-*ðignysse, 176, 18: Hml. S. 8, 112: 22, 220. Philippus swíðe gehátheort hét hí gefæccan, 2, 191. Wæs gehátheort

cylin

(n.)
Grammar
cylin, cyline heorþ a.

kiln ⬩ fornacŭla

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kiln; fornacŭla

-swǽpe

(suffix)
Grammar
-swǽpe, v. hád-, heorþ-, ymb-swǽpe.

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-swápe

(suffix)
Grammar
-swápe, v. hád-, heorþ-, ymb-swǽpe.

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heordan

(n.)
Grammar
heordan, heorde, an; f.

tow ⬩ oakum

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The coarse part of flax, tow, oakum; in pl. hards of flax Of heordan wearpe de sluppe [i. lini] stamine, An. Ox. 3726: Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 30. (For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14. Heordena (altered from heorþena) tendre naptarum

heorotbremel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
heorotbremel-leáf, es; n.
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A leaf of the buckthorn Cnúa heorot-brénibelleáf. Lch. ii. 332, 6

Linked entry: heorot-brembel

on-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.

To change, reverse ⬩ To change, turn, revert

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To change, reverse Metod onhweorfeþ heortan ðíne ( of Nebuchadnezzar's transformation ), Cd. Th. 251, 27; Dan. 570. Hé cwide ( the curse pronounced against Adam ) eft onhwearf, Exon. Th. 39, 7; Cri. 618.

Linked entry: on-hwirfan

here-toga

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Add the acting leader of an army Scotta sumdǽl gewát on Brittene, and þes landes sumdǽl geeódon, and wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, Chr. pref.; P. 5, l. Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 475, 18

ge-hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrtan, p. -hyrte; pp. -hyrted, -hyrt [hyrtan to hearten, encourage; heorte the heart]

To encourage ⬩ animate ⬩ refresh ⬩ confortare ⬩ animare ⬩ refrigerare

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To encourage, animate, refresh; confortare, animare, refrigerare Beó ðú húru gehyrt, and hicg þegenlíce be thou only encouraged, and strive nobly, Jos. 1, 18. Ðæt ðínre wylne sunu sý gehyrt that the son of thy slave may be refreshed; ut refrigeretur

Linked entry: hyrtan

a-heordan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heordan, p. de; pp. ed [heorde = hyrde a guardian, keeper]

To set free from a guardian ⬩ e custodia liberare

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To set free from a guardian; e custodia liberare Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5853; B. 2930

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful

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Fierce, savage, cruel, deadly, dire, dreadful, frightful Unhiére carolios, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 59. Unhére (printed unkere), 94, 36: carolios, atrox, inobediens, 129, 17. Unhére, sceþðende caustica, nocens, 130, 12. Wælgrim, unhére funestus, crudelis, perniciosus

hirde

a keeper ⬩ guardian ⬩ protector ⬩ director ⬩ guide ⬩ pastor ⬩ the keeper ⬩ a keeper ⬩ a guard ⬩ watchman

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Add: one who has charge of cattle Gátbuccan hyrde copra aegida, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 78. Án hirde (hierde, S. 5, 12), Ueriatus háten Viriathus, homo pastoralis, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 6. Ceápes heorde gregarius. Nar. 18, 26. Swá hiorde (pastor) áscádeþ scep

heorcnian

(v.)
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Þone weig tó ðǽra heorcnigendra heortan, Hml. Th. i. 362, 11. Heorc[niendum] auscultamibus, Hpt. Gl. 472, 52. with gen. Ðá féringa oðsuígde hé, suǽ hé hwæshwegu hercnade . . .