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horn-bora

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Hornbora cornicen. Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 21 : ii. 17; 35. In El. 54 the MS. has hleópon not hleówon. Add

hora-seáþ

(n.)
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Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1

horn-boga

(n.)
Grammar
horn-boga, an; m.

A bow with the ends curved like a horn or a bow made of horn [?],a horn-bow,

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A bow with the ends curved like a horn or a bow made of horn [?], [cf. Icel. horn-bogi a horn-bow, Cl. and Vig. Dict.] Léton forþ fleógan hildenædran of hornbogan, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 34; Jud. 222 : Beo. Th. 4866 : B. 2437. Ðǽr hé hornbogan [horn began

horn-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sceaða, an; m.

A pinnacle

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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5

Linked entry: sceaþa

horn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sele, es; m.

A building having pinnacles,

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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821

horn-reced

(n.)
Grammar
horn-reced, es; n.

A house having 'horns' or pinnacles,

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A house having 'horns' or pinnacles, Beo. Th. 1412; B. 704

Linked entry: horn-sæl

horn-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sæl, es; n.

A hall having 'horns' in its roof

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A hall having 'horns' in its roof Hornsalu, Andr. Kmbl. 2318; An. 1160 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 10; Rä. 4, 8

Linked entry: horn-sele

horn-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
horn-gestreón, es; n.

An abundance of pinnacles,

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An abundance of pinnacles, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 11; Ruin. 23

horn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
horn-bora, an; m.

A horn-bearer, trumpeter,

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A horn-bearer, trumpeter, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54

ofer-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hoga, an; m.

One who despises, a contemptuous, proud person

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One who despises, a contemptuous, proud person Se biþ Godes oferhoga ðe Godes bodan oferhogiaþ, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 31. Hér sýn on earde oferhogan godcundra rihtlaga, Wulfst. 164, 12. Oferhogan superbi, Ps. Surt. 118, 122: 139, 6. Oferhogum superbis

Linked entry: hoga

hoga-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hoga-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom

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Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom Hogascip prudentia, Rtl. 81, 14. Hogoscip prudentia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 47. Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, ; gen. hós; m.

A heel, hough

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A heel, hough: Hóh niþeweard calx, Wrt. Voc. 283, 75. Hó calx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 72; Som. 14, 17, Hwæt is ðæs wífes hó? ... Ðæs wífes hó getácnode ... what is the woman's heel? ... The woman's heel signified ..., Boutr. Scrd. 20, 13, 19. Hós mínes calcanei

Linked entries: hó-banca

an-hón

(v.)

to hangsuspendere

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to hang; suspendere

be-hón

(v.)
Grammar
be-hón, p. -héng, pl. -héngon; pp. -hangen, -hongen [be, hón to hang]

To BEHANGto hang roundcircumpenderecircumdareambire

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To BEHANG, to hang round; circumpendere, circumdare, ambire Behongen beón mid bellum to be behung or hung round with bells Past. 15, 4; Hat. MS. 19 b, 7

Linked entry: bi-hongen

ymb-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hón, pp. -hangen
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To hang round with clothing, ornament, etc., to drape, clothe, deck Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid ðý reádestan godwebbe and gefrætewian mid ðý beorhtestan golde and mid ðám deórwyrþestan gimmum úton ymbehón, Wulfst. 262, 23. Ymbhangen mid faegernysse circumamicta

Linked entry: ymb-hangen

á-hón

(v.)
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Add:: to hang (trans.), suspend Gyf mon þás wyrte on mannes swyran áhéhð (-héð, v. l. ), Lch. i. 280, 10. Man áhéhð (-héð, v. l. ) mid searwum mycle sweras, Gr. D. 270, 4. Hé áhéng ꝥ dúst on ǽnne post, Hml. S. 26, 226, 233. Hé sǽde ꝥ hé on dá lyfte

ge-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hón, ge-hongian.
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Substitute: <b>ge-hón</b> to hang (trans. ). to fasten to an object above Genim þás wyrte, and gehóh hý tó ðǽre hýfe, Lch. i. 98, i. to fasten to a cross, crucify Gehéngon hine crucifixerunt eum Mt. L. 27, 36. ꝥte e Mæhte ic hafo gehóa ðec

a-hón

(v.)
Grammar
a-hón, to a-hónn; ic -hó, ðú -héhst, he -héhþ; impert. -hóh; p. -héng,-héncg, pl. -héngon; pp. -hongen, -hangen

To hangcrucifysuspenderecrucifigere

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To hang, crucify; suspendere, crucifigere He Andreas hát ahón on heáhne beám he commanded to hang Andrew on a high tree, Exon. 70a; Th. 261, 3; Jul. 309: Gen. 40, 19. Ic ahó suspendo; ic ahéncg suspendi, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 12. Sealde heom to ahónne

ge-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hón, -hongian; pp. -hongen, -hoen

To hanghang with

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To hang, hang with Ðætte he gehongiga that he hang, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 6. He sé gehoen crucifiga'ur, 26, 2. Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71

be-hón

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Seó cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum, Hml. S. 21, 431. Mǽdenheáp blóstmum behangen, Dóm. L. 289. Add