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Anglo-Saxon

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hand-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-belle, an; f.
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A hand-bell Thǽr synd . . . iiij handbellan and vj hangende bollan (bellan ?), C. D. B. iii. 660, 34

hangelle

(n.)
Grammar
hangelle, an ; f.
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An implement that hangs, Rä. 45, 6

hæsel-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-rǽw, e; f.
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A row of hazels On ðá hæselrǽwe, C. D. iii. 77, 4

hafocung

(n.)
Grammar
hafocung, e; f.
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Hawking On hafocunga leáhge, C. D. B. i. 280, 26

heáfod-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sealf, e; f.
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A salve for the head Tó heáfodsealfe, aluwan gegníd in eced, smyre þæt heáfod mid, Lch. iii. 2, 14

hæftníd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæftníd-ness, e; f.
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Captivity Hwylc mihte beón máre wælgrimnes þonne úre hæftnýdnes on helle þeóstrum. Nap. 35. Wé gehýrdon ꝥ sum man wæs geseted in hæftnédnesse ( in captivitate positum), Gr. 0. 346, 22

Linked entry: hæftnéd-nes

hǽlu-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlu-tíd, e; f.
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A time of well-being, a happy time Eádward cirig . . . hǽlotíd weóld Walum and Scottum and Bryttum, Chr. 1065 ; P. 193, 31

hǽl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl-wyrt, e ; f.
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Penny-royal Hǽlwyrt pollegia, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 61

greósn

(n.)
Grammar
greósn, e; f.
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Gravel Of griósne calculo, Kent. Gl. 745

Linked entry: griósn

gold-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wyrt, e; f.
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Goldwort, marigold Goldwyrt solsequium, An. Ox. 26, 36

Linked entry: golde

grǽf

(n.)
Grammar
grǽf, (?), e; f.
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A bush, bramble Dumas, spinas vel grǽfe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 12

hád-árung

(n.)
Grammar
hád-árung, e ; f.
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Respect of persons (v. had ; <b>I b</b>), partiality in judgement Dómas sceolon been bútan ǽlcere hádárunge: ꝥ ys ꝥ hé ne murne náðer ne rýcum ne heánum, ne leófum ne láðum folcriht tó recceanne, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 18

Linked entries: árung haderung

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, an ; f.
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A fence of rails (?) Andlang hæccan (heccan, v. l. ), 3. D. B. iii. 147, 25. [Cf. (?) On haccan bróc; andlang haccan bróces, 3. D. v. 298, 4. v. hæc.]

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, e ; f.
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taking, capture, holding Hæft captura, detentio, captio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 30. possession, having

gupe

(n.)
Grammar
gupe, an; f.
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A buttock Gupan clunis, renibus, coxe. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 77

gylung

(n.)
Grammar
gylung, , [?] e; f.
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Garrulity Gy[lung] garrulitas, An. Ox. 56, 141

Linked entry: gylian

heardung

(n.)
Grammar
heardung, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening, a being or becoming hard: Heardung þǽre lifre butan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, Lch. ii. 198, 13. Be þǽre lifre heardunge, 160, 21

hirwing

(n.)
Grammar
hirwing, e; f.

Evil-speakingblasphemy

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Evil-speaking, blasphemy Of heortan manna ... forðstæppað ... hyrwincga (blasphemia), Scint. 137, 12

hígþ

(n.)
Grammar
hígþ, e; f.

Exertioneffort

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Exertion, effort Mid sceorpum hígðum acutis nisibus, Hpt. 31, 14, 360

hirdenn

(n.)
Grammar
hirdenn, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening xii ðúsendum sí ða sceatpra ðonne seó án flán ðe sý fram hundtwelftigum hyrdenna geondhyrded, Sal. K. P. 150. 28