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HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Góma vel hróf ðæs múþes palatum vel uranon, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 106; Wrt. Voc. 43, 35. Hróf camara, 290, 2. Se hróf hæfde mislíce heáhnysse the roof was not all of one height, Homl. Th. i. 508, 18.

hróf

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Hí openodon þone hróf ( tectum ), Mk. 2, 4. Hé geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne, B. 926. Hrófas tecta, An. Ox. 2257. Hrófum oððe bígelsum arcibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 79. <b>I a.

Hrofes-ceaster

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Hrofes-ceaster, Hrofe-ceaster, e; f.

Rochester

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Tó Hrofeceastre in civitate quam gens Anglorum a pri- mario quondam illius qui dicebatur Hrof, Hrofæs cæstræ cognominat, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 25

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

hróf-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-wyrhta, an; m.

a builder

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A workman who works at roofs, a builder Hrófwyrhta sarcitector vel tignarius, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 125; Wrt. Voc. 19, 8

inwit-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hróf, es ; m.
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123

heofon-hróf

(n.)
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Similar entries v. heofon; VIII

hróf-tigel

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Hróftiglum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 37. Hróftigelum, 45, 29. Hróftig[el]um, 79, 7. Add

hróf-timber

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Hróftimbrum (róf-, Hpt. Gl. 459, 43) imbricibus, An. Ox. 2256. Add

hróf-wyrhta

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Hrófuuyrhta (-uuyrcta, -huyrihta) tignarius, Txts. 101, 2020. Add

múþ-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-hróf, es; m.

The roof of the mouthpalate

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The roof of the mouth, palate Múþhrófe palato, Hpt. 414, 22

heofon-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hróf, es; m.

the roof of heavenheavena roofceiling

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the roof of heaven, heaven Under heofunhrófe under the roof of heaven, Exon. 58 a; Th. 209, 19; Ph. 173. a roof, ceiling Heofenhróf lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

first-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
first-hróf, es; m.

a ceiling

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The ridge-pole of a roof; a ceiling (? v. first; I) On fyrsthrófe tigillo, An. Ox. 2812

Linked entries: hróf first

hróf-stán

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Add:after hrófstáne: yrnð dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter (cf. wæs of þǽm ilcan stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes swíðe hluttor wǽta út flówende (cf. ꝥ ilce hús (the church) on scræfes onlícnesse wæs æteówed, 207, 19), Bl. H. 209, 1.)

hróf-sele

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-sele, es; m.
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515

hróf-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-stán, es; m.
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A roof-stone, stone forming part of a roof Of ðám hrófstáne, Homl. Th. i. 508, 33

hróf-tigel

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-tigel, e; f.
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A tile for roofing Hróftigla tegulæ, imbrices, lateres vel laterculi, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 92; Wrt. Voc. 38, 18

Linked entry: tigel

hróf-timber

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-timber, es; n.

imbrex

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Material for roofing, imbrex, Hpt. Gl. 459

hróf-leás

(adj.)
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of a building, without a roof Rófleáse and monleáse ealde weallas parietinae, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 8. of land, having no houses upon it(?) Ealdréð hæfð geunnen Ædestán sumne dǽl landes, ðæt synd twá hída mid ðám ðe hé ǽr hæfde and mid ðám hrófleásan lande

HRÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓC, es; m.

A ROOKa ravena jackdaw

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A ROOK, a raven, a jackdaw Hróc gracculus velgarrulus, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 27; Wrt. Voc. 29, 47: 77, 44. Hróc gralus, grallus, 62, 31: 281, 1: garrula, Shrn. 29, 1.