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hǽþen-scipe

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Add: the belief and practice of the heathen : — Mánfulles hǽþenscipes bígengcas fanaticę gentilitatis ceremonias, An. Ox. 2623. Albanus gelýfde on ðone sóðan God, and wiðsóc þám hǽðenscype, and wearð sóþlíce crísten, Hml. S. 19, 28. His fæder wæs . .

hǽmed-gemána

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For' Cot. 129, Lye' substitute Hǽmedgemánan matrimonia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 4

hǽmed-þing

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Add: with no sense of criminality Þes bisceop sǽde... ꝥ hé nǽfre on his lífe ne cóme neáh wífe þurh hǽmedþing, ac heóld his clǽnnysse, Hml. S. 3, 204. Mycel wundor hit wæs þæt þæt mǽden gebær cild þe nǽfre náhte þurh hǽmedþing weres gemánan, Wlfst. 15

hǽmed-wíf

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For 'Cot. 136 Lye' substitute Hǽmedwíf matrona, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 19

hæfte-neód

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in-hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
in-hǽtan, p. te
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To inflame Ꝥ seó nunne wǽre inhǽted mid un-mǽtum feferádlum quod sanctimonialis illa immensis febribus aestuaret, Gr. D. 29, 10

tó-hǽlan

(v.)
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to castrate, emasculate, enfeeble For ðon ic hálsige ꝥ wé úrne líchoman and sáwle mid geswincum gestrangien, nalæs mid ídelnessum tóhǽlen, Verc. Först. 174

Linked entry: hǽlan

unriht-hǽman

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Unryhthǽmende hié wǽron fornicati sunt, Ps. Vos. 105, 39. Add

wiþ-hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hæftan, to restrain, Angl. vii. 12, 112.
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hæfte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hæfte-dóm, es; m.

Captivity, service

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Captivity, service, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 129; Met. 25, 65

hærean-fagol

(n.)

a hedge-hog

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[?] a hedge-hog Stán gener hæreanfagol petra refugium herinaciis, Ps. Spl, 103, 19

Linked entry: hatte-fagol

hǽmed-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-scipe, es; m.

Marriage, matrimonyconnubiumlenocinium, seductio

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Marriage, matrimony; connubium, Hpt. Gl. 482 : lenocinium, seductio, 521

hǽmed-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-gemána, an; m.

Matrimony, marriagematrimonium

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Matrimony, marriage; matrimonium, Cot. 129, Lye

hǽmed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-lác, es; n.

Sexual intercoursecoitus

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Sexual intercourse; coitus, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 11; Rä. 43, 3

hæsel-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-hnutu, e; f.

A hazel-nut

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A hazel-nut Hæsl vel hæsel-hnutu abellanæ, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 43; Wrt. Voc. 33, 40

hæsel-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-wrid, es; n. m [?]

A hazel-thicket

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A hazel-thicket Tó ðam miclan hæsl-wride to the great hazel-thicket, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 250, 34

Linked entry: wríd

riht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hǽmed, es; n.

Legitimate matrimony

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Legitimate matrimony Cirraþ tó eówrum ryhthǽmede, Past. 16, 1; Swt. 99, 17. Æfter ðon wǽre on rihthǽmed (riht hǽmed?) geþeóded postea in matrimonio jungatur, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 2

on-hǽled

(adj.)

infirm, ill

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infirm, ill Ða ðe on unhǽle (onhǽlede, MS. C.) wǽron, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 40

on-hǽtan

(v.)

to heatof violent emotion, to inflame

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to heat Hét hé ðone stán onhǽtan, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 19. Blód onhǽtan, Salm. Kmbl. 88; Sal. 43. Ofn onhǽtan, Cd. Th. 229, 31; Dan. 225. Onhǽted, 231, 7; Dan. 243. Ðá ðæt ( the brazen bull ) onhǽt wæs, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 54, 28. of violent emotion, to

Linked entry: in-hǽtan

helle-hæft

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hæft,
  • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 16; Sat. 631.