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mynster-hám

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hám, es; m.

A monastic housemonastery

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A monastic house, monastery Gif hwá ðara mynsterháma hwelcne, for hwelcre scylde geséce, ðe cyninges feorm tó belimpe, oððe óðerne freóne hiéréd, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 23.

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Leóht hwít clear light, 29; Th. 38, 33; Gen. 616. Ðone hwítan hláf panem nitidum, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 14. Fæst ǽlce dæge and forgang hwít jejuna quotidie et abstine te ab alba, L. Ecg. C. prm; Th. ii. 132, 5. Gedó æges hwít tó add white of egg, L.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna, Cri. 693. in or to a high position or rank Se fæder þóhte hwám hé hí (his daughter) mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap.

Linked entry: heá-lic

hwít cwidu

(n.)
Grammar
hwít cwidu, cudu, es; n.

ge-hlýd

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On þǽre ylcan nihte wæs geworden mycel gehlýd ( strepitus ) on þám hrófe þǽre cirican, efne swylce hwylc man urne þǽr geond dwoliende. Þá áweóx and bræclade mára swég . . . swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre . . . tóworpen fram þám grundweallum, Gr.

hád-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hád-brice, -bryce, es; m. [hád II. holy orders in the church; brice a violation, breach]

An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy ordersordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio

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An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders; ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio Gif hwá hádbryce gewyrce, gebéte ðæt be hádes mǽðe if any one do an injury to a person in holy orders, let him make amends for it according

abbud-hád

(n.)
Grammar
abbud-hád, es; m.

The statedignity of an abbotabbatis dignitas

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The state or dignity of an abbot; abbatis dignitas Munuchád and abbudhád ne syndon getealde to ðysum getele monkhood and abbothood are not reckoned in this number, L. Ælf. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31

Linked entry: abbad-hád

ác-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
ác-hál, adj.

Oak-whole or soundentireroboreusinteger

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Oak-whole or sound, entire; roboreus, integer. Andr. Grm. 1700

æt-hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
æt-hlýp, es; m. [æt to, hlýp a leap]

An assaultaggressusassultus

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An assault; aggressus, assultus For ðan æthlýpe for the assault, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 22

Linked entry: ǽ-hlýp

a-hóf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hóf, p. of a-hebban.

raised

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raised,Andr. Kmbl. 1042; An. 521;

a-hóh

Grammar
a-hóh, impert. of a-hón.

crucify

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crucify Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14;

apostol-hád

(n.)
Grammar
apostol-hád, es; m.

The apostolic officeapostolatus

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The apostolic office; apostolatus Se apostolhád the apostolic office, Apstls. Kmbl. 28; Ap. 14. Gesette bisceop ðám leódum and gehálgode þurh apostolhád set a bishop over the people and hallowed him through the apostolic office, Andr. Kmbl. 3300; An.

an-hón

(v.)

to hangsuspendere

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to hang; suspendere

byrn-hom

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-hom, es; m. [byrne a coat of mail, hom a covering, garment]
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192

ceaster-hof

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-hof, es; n. [hof a house, dwelling]

A city-dwellingurbis ædes

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A city-dwelling; urbis ædes Storm upp arás æfter ceasterhofum a storm arose along the city-dwellings, Andr. Kmbl. 2475; An. 1239

clerc-hád

(n.)
Grammar
clerc-hád, cleric-hád, cleroc-hád, es; m.

priesthoodsacerdotium, clericatus

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The clerical office, priesthood; sacerdotium, clericatus Clerchádes man a man of the clerical order, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 11. Clerichád clericatus, C. R. Ben. 60. Clerochád clericatus, Cot. 45

Cippan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Cippan-ham, -hamm, es; m. [Hunt. Cipenham: Brom. Chipenham]

CHIPPENHAM,

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CHIPPENHAM, Wilts; villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér hine bestæl se here on midne winter ofer twelftan niht to Cippanhamme in this year [A. D. 878] at mid-winter, after twelfth night, the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Erl. 79, 29.

Linked entry: Cyppan-ham

be-hét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hét, p. of be-hátan.

promised

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promised Deut. 5, 2;

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

Cyppan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Cyppan-ham, Cyppan-hamm

Chippenham, Wilts

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Chippenham, Wilts Hér hine bestæl se here to Cyppanhamme here the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Th. 146, 21, col. 2, 3; 880; Th. 148, 39, col. 3