hréð
Glory ⬩ fame ⬩ triumph ⬩ honour
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Glory, fame, triumph, honour Siððan him gesǽlde sigorworca hréð ðæt hé ealdordóm ágan sceolde ofer cynerícu afterwards fell to him the glory of victorious deeds, that he should have dominion over kingdoms, Cd. 158; Th. 198, 2; Exod. 316. Him wyrd ne
hreð-mónaþ
March
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March On ðæm þriddan mónþe on geáre biþ án and þrittig daga and se mónþ is nemned on lǽden martius and on úre geþeóde hrédmónaþ in the third month in the year are one and thirty days, and the month is called in latin martius, and in our language hrédmónaþ
Linked entry: hlýda
flán-hred
arrow-swift ⬩ săgittārius expedītus
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arrow-swift; săgittārius expedītus, Grn. Reim. 72
hréd-eádig
Glorious ⬩ noble ⬩ triumphant
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Glorious, noble, triumphant Biþ ðǽr his þegna eác hréðeádig heáp there too shall be a triumphant band of his servants, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 33; Cri. 945. Sum biþ on huntoþe hréðeádigra deóra drǽfend one is more famous in hunting, a chaser of wild beasts
hréð-ness
Fierceness ⬩ roughness ⬩ cruelty
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Fierceness, roughness [of weather], cruelty Hroeðnise sævitiam, Rtl. 122, 14. Hroeðnise tempestatem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24
flán-hred
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Swift as an arrow Flánhred dæg (the day of death. Cf. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, Job 7, 6), Reim. 72. Substitute:
sige-hréð
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fame gained by victory Onsǽl sigehréð secgum tell men of the fame you have won (cf. the account of his deeds which Beowulf had given to Hrothgar), Beo. Th. 984 ; B. 490. Cf. gúþ-hréð
hréd-mónaþ
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hréð-leás
Inglorious ⬩ joyless
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Inglorious, joyless, without the joy of victory, Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 21; Gú. 878
hréð-sigor
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Glorious victory, Beo. Th. 5160; B. 2583
hræd
Quick ⬩ swift ⬩ speedy ⬩ sudden ⬩ alert ⬩ rapid ⬩ prompt ⬩ active
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Quick, swift, speedy, sudden, alert, rapid, prompt, active Hræd oððe glæd agilis: hræddre agilior: ealra hrædost agillimus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 6. Hræd oððe glæd alacer, 9, 18; Som. 9, 66. Tó hræd ierre præceþs ira, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 14, 11. Worda
hrér
Rear
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Rear [provincial], not thoroughly cooked, lightly boiled [of eggs] Nim hrér henne æg take a hen's egg lightly boiled, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 16
Linked entries: hrére hréren-brǽden
hreá
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in Dict
hrér
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Sule hym súpan gebrǽddan hrére ǽgeran, Lch. iii. 106, 17. Add
hreáw hreów
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Add: [for the double form cf. hreáw and hreów (p. tense of hreówan), streáw and streów, eáwan and eówan.] of food, not cooked Þǽr syndon menn ðá be hreáwan flǽsce and be hunige lifigeað ubi sunt homines cruda carne et melle uescentes, Nar. 38, 16. Næs
HREÓD
A REED
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A REED Hwí férde gé on wéstene geseón ðæt hreód ðe byþ mid winde ástyred quid existis in desertum videre harundinem vento moverí, Lk. Skt. 7, 24: Mt. Kmbl. 11, 7. For cynegyrde him hreód forgeáfon gave him a reed for a sceptre, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 27.
Linked entry: hreódeum