holt-hana
A wood-cock; ⬩ acegia,
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A wood-cock; acegia, Gl. Mett. 41: Gl. Ampion. 138
Linked entry: hana
hold-rǽden
Faithfulness, ⬩ loyalty, ⬩ faithful discharge of duty to a superior
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Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior Hire hyrdeman þurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh her herdsman in the discharge of his duty had ascended an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 30
Linked entry: hyld-rǽden
hord-cófa
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and add Ic ( the devil) wolde . . . þæt hý (the wicked) wunedon on mínum hordcouan (hwæt woldon hý on mínum hordcleofan, v. l. ) and þíne circean forgeáton, Wlfst. 255, 14
hord-weard
A guard of a hoard or treasure
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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of
hord-weorþung
The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,
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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952
Linked entry: hring-weorþung
hord-mægen
Abundance of wealth, riches,
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Abundance of wealth, riches, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 13; Dan. 675
horn-sceaða
A pinnacle
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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5
Linked entry: sceaþa
horn-sele
A building having pinnacles,
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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821
horn-reced
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
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
An abundance of pinnacles,
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An abundance of pinnacles, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 11; Ruin. 23
horn-bora
A horn-bearer, trumpeter,
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A horn-bearer, trumpeter, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54
hors-wealh
A servant that attends to horses
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A servant that attends to horses [Thorpe takes wealh to mean one of British origin, v. Glossary] Be cyninges horsweale. Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12
Linked entry: wealh
hors-weard
A taking care of horses
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A taking care of horses Horswearde healdan, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432. 17
hors-hwæl
A walrus
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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have
Linked entry: hwæl
hors-weg
A horse-road
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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2
hors-camb
A horse-comb, curry-comb; ⬩ strigilis,
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A horse-comb, curry-comb; strigilis, Wrt. Voc. 83, 34
Linked entry: camb
hors-cræt
A chariot; ⬩ biga,
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A chariot; biga, Lye
Linked entry: cræt
hors-bǽr
A horse-bier; ⬩ feretrum caballarium, ⬩ lectica
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A horse-bier; feretrum caballarium, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 5
Linked entry: hors-syðða
hors-minte
Wild mint; ⬩ menthastrum,
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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint