hand
also
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Hí férdon swá tó Sandwíc and dydon hand ðæt sylfa they went to Sandwich and did just the same, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 5
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs hand gemǽne there for a time we two had a hand to hand struggle [cf. Ger. handgemein werden to fight hand to hand ], Beo. Th. 4281; B. 2137.
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
hand
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Hí hyra handa on hine wurpon and námon hine, Mk. 14, 46. Handa sendan, El. 457. <b></b> brád hand the palm of the hand Bráde hand palmam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 22. Þú mid þínre brádre hand ( alapa ) þá nunnan þaccodest, Gr. D. 190, 13.
hand
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Just, exactly Dón hand swá gelíce ( similiter; swá gelíce, R. Ben. I. 86, 4) þá ðe on fare synd, R. Ben. 78, 9: 105, 7. Sýn eác hand swá gelíce geþreáde þá ðe on þám sylfum cildum mid ungesceáde gehátheortað, 130, 6
hand
Similar entry: ælmes-hand
hand-brǽd
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede
borh-hand
A pledge by the hand, a pledger, surety, security ⬩ sponsor, fidejussor
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A pledge by the hand, a pledger, surety, security; sponsor, fidejussor Borh-hand sponsor, fidejussor, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 15; Wrt. Voc. 60, 50: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 66: 9, 35; Som. 12, 32
Linked entry: hand
hand-lín
A hand-cloth, napkin ⬩ sleeves
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A hand-cloth, napkin Hand-lín manualis, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 117; Wrt. Voc. 25, 57. iiii subdiácones handlín four sub-deacon's handcloths, Th. Chart. 429, 23
hand-preóst
A chaplain ⬩ sacellanus
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Stigand ðe was ðes cinges rǽdgifa and his hand-preóst Stigand who was the king's counsellor and chaplain, Chr. 1051: Erl. 182, 20
hand-cræft
Skill or power of the hand, handicraft ⬩ strength, power of hand
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Skill or power of the hand, handicraft Ðes lama wædla búton handcræfte Godes beboda gefylde this paralytic pauper without the use of his hands fulfilled God's commands, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 17.
hand-dǽd
Handiwork ⬩ opus manuum
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Handiwork, Lye
Linked entry: dǽd
riht-hand
The right hand
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The right hand Se Hǽlend be ðære ryhthanda mé genam, Nicod. 21; Thw. 11, 5. Se Hǽlend Adam be ðære riht-hand genam, 30; Thw. 17, 24
hand-bóc
A hand-book, manual
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A hand-book, manual Hand-bóc manualis, Wrt. Voc. 81, 46. Ða hálgan béc saltere and pistolbóc ... sangbóc and handbóc the holy books: psalter and epistle-book ... book of canticles and manual, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 14
hand-hæbbende
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borh-hand
A surety ⬩ bail ⬩ sponsor
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A surety, bail, sponsor þes borh-hand hic vas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 50, 15: hic praes, 60, 16. Borhhand sponsor vel praes vel fidejussor vel vas vel vadator, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 50. Borh*-*hond fidejussor, Kent. Gl. 742.
hand-gesella
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Add: cf. hand-gemaca, hand-preóst
hand-leng
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hand's length Gyf þú peran wille . . . geþeód þíne fingras tósomne forð handlenge if yow want a pear . . . join your fingers together projecting out their full length, Tech. ii. 124, 19
hand-hefe
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and add Hondhafum, Lk. R. 11, 46
hand-gang
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hande, 13254).]
hand-worht
Hand-wrought, made with hands
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Hand-wrought, made with hands Ic tówurpe ðis handworhte tempel ego dissoluam templum hoc manu factum, Mk. Skt. 14, 58
Linked entry: -worht