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ge-hrec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hrec, es; n.

Governmentmanagement

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Government, management Mid mycele gehrece sedulo moderamine, Bd. 3, 7; Whelc. 179, 8

ge-hror

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hror, es; n.

A fallruindeath

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A fall, ruin, death Ðonne ðæt gelumpe ðæt hí of middangearde genumene wǽron ðý ylcan gehrore ðe hí óðre gesáwon cum eas eodem quo cæteros exterminio raptari e mundo contingeret, Bd. 4. 7; S. 574, 38

Linked entries: ge-hrero ge-rora

un-hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hrór, adj.

Not stirring

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Not stirring Unhrórum neátum immobilibus animantibus, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 14

flán-hred

Grammar
flán-hred, -hræd.
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Swift as an arrow Flánhred dæg (the day of death. Cf. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, Job 7, 6), Reim. 72. Substitute:

ge-hror

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Mancwealm and ádla and gehrora (-o, -hrero, v. ll.) þǽre þeóde pestilentia et exterminium gentis, Bd. I. 14; Sch. 37, 25. Add

heofon-hróf

(n.)
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Similar entries v. heofon; VIII

hrér-ness

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On his ymbehwyrfte bið swíþe mycel hrérenes, Verc. Först. 133, 16. Þysne dæg wé ús on mycelre rérnesse tóweardne ongytan magon, 130, 20. On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add

hréð-mónaþ

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Hrǽdmónað Marche, Chr. P. 274. Add

hráw-lic

Similar entry: hrá-lic

hróf-tigel

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Hróftiglum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 37. Hróftigelum, 45, 29. Hróftig[el]um, 79, 7. Add

hróf-timber

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Hróftimbrum (róf-, Hpt. Gl. 459, 43) imbricibus, An. Ox. 2256. Add

hróf-wyrhta

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Hrófuuyrhta (-uuyrcta, -huyrihta) tignarius, Txts. 101, 2020. Add

on-hróp

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Add Hé mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were, ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne. Se fæder wearð geswenced mid gedréfednysse his swíðlican onhrópes cum . . . importunis precibus lit relaxaretur immoneret, pater nimietatis cjtis taedio affectus, Gr

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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To fall [rapidly, headlong], fall down, go to ruin; ruere, corruere Ic hreóse ruo; tó hreósenne ruiturus, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 54. His weorc hrýst tó micclum lyre his work falls to great perdition, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25.

fela-hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-hrór, adj.

Very strenuousvalde strēnuus

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Very strenuous; valde strēnuus Him Scyld gewát felahrór Scyld departed very strenuous, Beo. Th. 53; B. 27

Linked entry: hrór

heofon-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hróf, es; m.

the roof of heavenheavena roofceiling

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the roof of heaven, heaven Under heofunhrófe under the roof of heaven, Exon. 58 a; Th. 209, 19; Ph. 173. a roof, ceiling Heofenhróf lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

hreá-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
hreá-wíc, es; n.
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A place of the dead, a place where people lie slain, Beo. Th. 2432; B. 1214

hréd-mónaþ

Similar entry: hréð-mónaþ

hréð-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hréð-leás, adj.

Ingloriousjoyless

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Inglorious, joyless, without the joy of victory, Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 21; Gú. 878

hréð-sigor

(n.)
Grammar
hréð-sigor, es; m.
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Glorious victory, Beo. Th. 5160; B. 2583