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here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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The leader of an army or of a people, a general; dux, consul Heretoga vel heorl dux, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 2; Wrt. Voc. 42, 11. Heretoga comes, Rtl. 193, 9. Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt.

here-toga

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Gercyning oððe heretoga consul, ii. 20, 4. used of an English official Ic Óswald mid geðafunge and leáfe Eádgáres Angul-cyningces and Ælfheres Mercna heretogan (cf. Ælfhere ducis Merciorum 33,) C.D. iii. 5, 5: 49, 29: 159, 20. Cf. Ælfere ealdorman.

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se

Linked entry: -tíma

here-togen

(part.)
Grammar
here-togen, [?]; pp.

Captiveheretogan

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Captive Seó hereláf wunode ðæs heretogan [heretogenan ?] folces on Chaldéiscum earde the remnant of the captive people dwelt in the land of Chaldea, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 393. [Cf. Icel. her-numinn, -tekinn captive.]

here-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
here-bróga, an; m.

The terror produced by an army or by war,

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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462

here-wósa

(n.)
Grammar
here-wósa, an; m.

One who is fierce in fighta warrior [?]

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One who is fierce in fight, a warrior [?] Here-wósan hige a warrior's soul. Cd. 206; Th. 255, 24; Dan. 629. Siððan herewósan heofon ofgǽfon since those who fiercely fought gave up heaven, 5; Th. 6, 7; Gen. 85

here-téma

Grammar
here-téma, l. here-tíma, and in 1. 6 for 'prince' read 'captain' or 'general': hereþ, v. hergaþ: here-preát.
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Hereðreátas choortes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 53. For ' cohortes, Lye' substitute:

wógung

(n.)
Grammar
wógung, e; f.

Wooing

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Wooing Sum heretoga áwðgode dæs cáseres dohtor; wearð se cásere for ðære wógunge ástyrod, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 301

geár-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyning, a king who holds authority only for a year.
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24

fyrd-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wísa, an; m.

A leader of an expeditionexpĕdītiōnis dux

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A leader of an expedition; expĕdītiōnis dux Sum biþ heretoga, fyrdwísa from one is a general, a bold leader, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 32; Crä. 77

Linked entry: fird-wísa

a-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, def. se a-rǽda; adj.

Counsellingconsultingwiseprudentsagaxprudens

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Counselling, consulting, wise, prudent; sagax, prudens Hwǽr is nú se fóremǽra and se arǽda Rómwara heretoga where is now the illustrious and prudent consul of the Romans? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 6

hlísful-líce

(adv.)
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hí hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add

hǽlend-lic

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Substitute: That heals ot saves, salutary Hálwende, hǽlendlic þæs heofenlican [heretogan] cynnincg sahiatrix superne ducis natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538

ell-reordig

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-reordig, adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarousbarbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Oðer [heretoga] wæs ðam hǽðenan réþra and grimra forðon he ellreordig wæs alter [dux] quia barbărus ĕrat, pāgāno sævior, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 21, 24: 3, 6; S. 528, 10

weorold-déma

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-déma, an; m.
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Eorlas and heretogan and ðás worulddéman ágan nýdþéarfe ðæt hí riht lufian, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 20. Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36

á-mundian

(v.)
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Þonne móte wé ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene, ꝥ hé ús ámundige, Hml. A. 108, 190. Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Hengest se ðe wæs ǽrest ládteów and heretoga Angelcynnes on Breotene Hengist qui Brittaniam primus intravit, 2, 5; S. 506, 34. Hé sende fyrd ðære wæs Beorht ládteów and heretoga misso cum exercitu duce Bercto, 4, 26; S. 602, 5.

dómere

(n.)
Grammar
dómere, es; m.

A judge jūdex

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Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint them judges, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 26 a, 6

lah-wita

(n.)
Grammar
lah-wita, an; m.

a lawyer

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One who has a knowledge of law, a lawyer Cyningan and bisceopan eorlan and heretogan geréfan and déman lárwitan and lahwitan gedafenaþ mid rihte ðæt hí Godes riht lufian it rightly befits kings and bishops, nobles and generals, sheriffs and judges, those

wítnere

(n.)
Grammar
wítnere, es; m.

A punishertormentor

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Se heretoga cwæþ: 'Gé beóð gewítnode' . . . Ðá swór se déma, ðæt hí þurh drýcræfte ða stánas áwendon tó heora wítnerum, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 110