heáh-clif
A high, lofty cliff
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A high, lofty cliff Beorgas gemeltaþ and heáh-cleofu the hills shall melt and the lofty cliffs, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 3; Cri. 979
heáh-nama
A great, exalted name
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A great, exalted name Swá is gehálgod ðín heáh-nama thus is thy great name hallowed, Hy. 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18
healf-deád
Half dead, palsied on one side
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Half dead, palsied on one side Wið ðære healf-deádan ádle for the half-dead disease [hemiplegia] L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 280, 1: L. M. 1, 79; Lchdm. ii. 152, 2
hearp-swég
The sound of the harp
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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss
hwæte-healm
The straw ⬩ stalk of wheat
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The straw or stalk of wheat Genim hwǽte-healm and gebærn tó duste, L. M. 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 14
mód-hete
Hate
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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756
heáh-god
High God, the most High
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High God, the most High Ic cleopige tó heáh-gode clamabo ad Deum altissimum, Ps. Th. 56, 2
Linked entry: god
heáh-módness
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Pride Dryhten ongiet swíðe feórran ða heáh-módnesse Deus alta a longe cognoscit, Past. 41, 1; Swt. 301, 1
healf-hunding
A creature having a dog's head
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A creature having a dog's head Healf-hundingas cenocephali, Nar. 34, 30: 22, 15
Linked entry: hunding
heáh-weofod
The high altar
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The high altar Gesceot bæftan ðæm heáh-weofode propitiatorium vel sanctum sanctorum, vel secretarium, vel pastoforum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 27; Wrt. Voc. 59, 1
efen-heáp
A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris
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A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band; commănĭpŭlāris, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: heáp
leðer-helm
galea
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A leather helmet; galea, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3
lyft-helm
The air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ cloud
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The air, atmosphere, cloud Lyfthelm and laguflód air [or cloud?] and water, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60
mægen-heáp
A powerful band
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A powerful band Mægenheápum, Cd. 151; Th. 190, 11; Exod. 197
ge-helt
preserves
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preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37;
sund-helm
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A water-covering, the sea which coversExon. Th. 488, 4; Rä. 76, 1.382, 13; Rä. 3, 10. Mec sundhelm þeahte and mec ýþa wrugon, Ic sundhelme ne mæg losian
eóred-heáp
A troop ⬩ host
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A troop, host Þonne cumað upplice eóredheápas, stíþmægen ástyred tum superum subito veniet commota potestas, Dóm. L. 113
hell-heort
Faint-hearted
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Faint-hearted (?) For ðám egsan þæs engles ansýnes þá weardas wǽron áfǽrede and hellheorte, and efne swá forhte gewordene swá heó deáde wǽron, Nap. 37
hell-heoþo
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Wite þú hú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig (l. heoro-dreórig), Sat. 700. Add
hell-rýnigu
a sorceress
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a sorceress Helrýnegu pithonissa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 21