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HEORT-ECE - HÉRAN

heort-ece, es; m. Pain at the heart :-- Heó wið heortece well fremaþ it is very beneficial for heartache, Herb. 18, 3; Lchdm. i. 110, 19: ad cardiacos, 89, 3; Lchdm. i. 192, 16.

heorten; adj. Of a hart :-- Healfes pundes gewihte beran smeruwes and heortenes of bear's grease and of hart's, by weight of half a pound, Herb. 101, 3; Lchdm. i. 216, 15.

heort-gesída; pl. The entrails; enta, Lev. 3, 3.

HEORÞ, es; m. A HEARTH, fire-place; and taking the name of the whole from that of a part, a house :-- Heorþ foculare, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 73; Wrt. Voc. 27, 2: arula, Wrt. Voc. 63, 76. Hí ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþæ they slew him in his own house, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 40. Hé sceolde bebeódan ðæt hí náman æt æ-acute;lcum heorþe ánes geáres lamb he was to command them to take a yearling lamb for every house, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 27: Chart. Th. 609, 7, 11, 30. Of æ-acute;lcum heorþe, 27. Be æ-acute;lcum frigan heorþe, L. Edg. 1. 2; Th. i. 262, 17: L. C. E. 11; Th. i. 366, 29: L. In, 61; Th. i. 140, 14. Beþe hwílum ða sáran stówe æt heorþe warm the sore place at times at the hearth, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 280, 26. Genim ðæt séleste hunig dó ofer heorþ take the best honey, put it over the fire, 2, 28; Lchdm, ii. 224, 17. Be heorþe, Lchdm. iii. 122, 21. Hweorfaþ æfter heorþe they pass along the hearth [the floor of the fiery furnace], Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 18; Az. 176. [Prompt. Parv. herthe, where fyre ys made ignearium, focarium: O. Frs. herth, hirth, herd: O. H. Ger. hert arula: Ger. herd.]

heorþa, herþa, an; m. A deer-skin :-- Heorþa nebris, Wrt. Voc. 86, 39.

heort-hama, an; m. A covering of the heart :-- Heorthama bucleamen, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 102; Wrt. Voc. 45, 9. Ðú nymst ðone hearthaman thou shalt take the fat that covers the inwards, Ex. 29, 22. [O. Frs. hert-hamo præcordia.]

heorþ-bacen; adj. Baked on the hearth :-- Heorþbacen hláf subcinericius vel focarius, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 64; Wrt. Voc, 41, 20. Mid heorþbacenum hláfe with a loaf baked on the hearth, Herb, 45, 2: Lchdm. i. 148, 8. Abraham nam ðæt flæ-acute;sc mid ðám heorþbacenum hláfum, Gen. 18, 8. Hí worhton þeorfe heorþbacene hláfas they baked unleavened cakes, Ex. 12, 39.

heorþ-cniht, es; m. A domestic, servant, attendant :-- Hió dyde sciella tó bisene his heorþcneohtum and ðus cwæþ sub squamarum specie de ejus satellitibus perhibetur, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 18.

heorþ-fæst; adj. Having a house of one's own :-- Sý hé heorþfæst sý hé folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23.

heorþ-geneát, es; m. A hearth-comrade, a follower who shares the hearth of his lord :-- Wé synt Hygeláces heorþgeneátas, Bee. Th. 528; B. 261: 3165; B. 1580: 4365; B. 2180: 6341; B. 3180; Byrht. Th. 137, 50; By. 204.

heort-hogu, e; f. Heart-care :-- Ðis mæg tó heorthoge æ-acute;ghwylcum bisceope this may be care of heart for every bishop, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 27. v. hogu.

heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m. A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence] :-- Be ðon heorþpeninge. Sý æ-acute;lc heorþpenig ágífen be Petres mæsse dæge: and seðe hine tó ðam ándagan gelæ-acute;st næbbe, læ-acute;de hine tó Róme, and ðæ-acute;r tó eácan xxx pænega and bringe ðonne swutelunge ðæt hé ðæ-acute;r swá micel betæ-acute;ht hæbbe. And ðonne hé hám cume gylde ðam cynge hundtwelftig scillinga of the hearth-penny. Let every hearth-penny be paid up by St. Peter's mass day: and he who shall not have paid by that time, let him be led to Rome, and in addition thereto pay xxx pence, and then bring a certificate that he has there paid so much. And when he comes home let him pay the king a hundred and twenty shillings, L. Edg. I. 4; Th. i. 264, 6-12. Sylle his heorþpænig on hálgan þunresdæg let him pay his hearth-penny on holy Thursday, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 26: 4; Th. i. 434. 19. Heorþpenegas, Chart. Th. 432, 24.

heorþ-swæ-acute;pe, an; f. A bridesmaid; pronuba, Som. [Cf. hád-swápe.]

heorþ-werod, es; n. A band of household retainers, those who share the same hearth, a family :-- Ðá wearþ Jafeðe áféded heorþwerod suna and dóhtra then for Japhet was reared a family of sons and daughters, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 35; Gen. 1605. Se hálga héht his heorþwerod wæ-acute;pna onfón the holy man bade his retainers take their weapons, 94; Th. 123, 4; Gen. 2039: 95; Th. 125, 8; Gen. 2076: Byrht. Th. 132, 30; By. 24.

heort-lufe, an; f. Love which comes from the heart, Hy. 9, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 29.

heort-seóc; adj. Heart-sick; cardiacus, Cot. 209, Lye.

heort-seócnes cardialgia, Lye.

heort-wærc, es; m. Pain in the heart :-- Wið heortwærce for pain in the heart, L. M. 1, 17; Lchdm. ii. 60, 4.

heoru, heoro, hioro; m. A sword, Beo. Th. 2574; B. 1285: Exon. 92 a; Th. 346; 10; Gn. Ex. 202. The word is a poetical one both in English and Icelandic, and in these dialects, as in Old Saxon, is mostly used in compounds, [Goth. hairus: O. Sax. heru (in compounds only): Icel. hjörr.]

heoru-cumbul, es; n. A warlike ensign, Elen. Kmbl. 213; El. 107.

heoru-dolg, es; n. A sword-wound, deadly wound, Andr. Kmbl. 1883; An. 944.

heoru-dreór, es; m. Blood coming from wounds made by the sword, gore, Beo. Th. 978; B. 487: 1703; B. 849.

heoru-dreórig; adj. I. bloody with sword-wounds, gory, Beo. Th. 1875; B. 935: 3564; B. 1780: 5434; B. 2720: Andr. Kmbl. 1991; An. 998: 207; An. 1085: Elen. Kmbl. 2427; El. 1215. [O. Sax. heru-drórag.] II. very sad, sad unto death, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 28; Ph. 217.

heoru-drync, es; m. The sword's drink, blood flowing from a wound, Beo. Th. 4706; B. 2358. [Cf. Icel. hjör-lögr (lögr any liquid) blood.]

heoru-fæðm, es; m. A deadly, hostile grasp :-- Wolde heoru [huru MS.] fæðmum hilde gesceádan meant with deadly grasps to decide the conflict, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 24; Exod. 504. [Cf. wælfæðmum, Th. 208, 9; Exod. 480.]

heoru-gífre; adj. Greedy, eager to destroy, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 29; Cri. 977: 23 b; Th. 65, 25; Cri. 1060: 74 a; Th. 276, 16; Jul. 567: Th. 277, 25; Jul. 586: Beo. Th. 3000; B. 1498.

heoru-græ-acute;dig; adj. Greedy to destroy, bloodthirsty, savagely greedy, Andr. Kmbl. 75; An. 38: 158; An. 79.

heoru-grim; adj. Very fierce or cruel, savage, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 10; Cri. 1524: 31 b; Th. 98, 25; Cri. 1613: 47 a; Th. 161, 1; Gú. 952: 53 a; Th. 186, 29; Az. 27: 111 a; Th. 425, 12: Rä. 41, 55: Beo. Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen. Kmbl. 237; El. 119: Andr. Kmbl. 61; An. 31: Cd. 189; Th. 235, 16; Dan, 307.

heoru-hóciht; adj. Furnished with sharp hooks, barbed, Beo. Th. 2880; B. 1438.

heoru-scearp; adj. Terribly sharp, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8.

heoru-sceorp, es; n. Warlike dress, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 20; Hö. 73.

heoru-serce, an; f. A war-shirt, coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5072; B. 2539.

heoru-swealwe, an; f. A hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 17; Vy. 86.

heoru-sweng, es; m. A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954.

heoru-wæ-acute;pen, es; n. A weapon of war, a sword, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263.

heoru-weallende; part. pres. Boiling fiercely, Beo. Th. 5556; B. 2781.

heoru-wearh; gen. -wearges; m. A savage, bloody wolf, Beo. Th. 2538; B. 1267.

heoru-word, es; n. A hostile, fierce word, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 7; Fä. 84.

heoru-wulf, es; m. A fierce wolf, a warrior, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 7; Exod. 181. [Cf. here-wulf.]

heóþu, e; f. A room, hall :-- Hé on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404. [Dietrich in Haupt. x. 366 compares the word with κ&upsilon-tonos;τos: Heyne suggests a derivation from the root from which comes heáh, and translates as do Kemble and Thorpe dais, at the same time he gives the other etymology as a possible one.] v. hell-heóþo.

heow. v. hiw.

heowaþ, Ps. Th. 46, 1. v. heófan.

HÉR; adv. HERE, in this world, at this time :-- Hér hic, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 1. Ðá ic hér æ-acute;rest com when I first came here, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711. Hér gehýrþ Drihten ða ðe hine biddaþ and him sylleþ heora synna forgyfnesse. Hér is his mildheortnes ofer ús ac ðér is se éca dóm in this world the Lord heareth those that ask him and giveth them forgiveness of their sins. In this world his mercy is upon us, but in the next is the eternal judgement, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 394, 4-16. Hér in this year, Chr. passim. [Goth. hér: O. Sax. hér, hier: O. Frs. hír; Icel. hér: O. H. Ger. hiar, hier: Ger. hier.]

hér hair. v. hæ-acute;r.

hér; adj. Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime :-- Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe], hear this noble lay, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37. [O. Sax. hér: O. H. Ger. hér, hére almus, sanctus, magnificus: Ger. hehr.]

héra, an; m. One who obeys another, a servant, follower :-- Héra &l-bar; embehtmonn minister, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 43. Héra &l-bar; þegn minister, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 26. Héro ministros, Rtl. 11, 35. Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of warriors, warlike chief of his followers, Elen, Kmbl. 201; El. l01. v. ambeht-héra and hýran.

hér-æfter; adv. Hereafter :-- Swá swá wé eft héræfter secgaþ as we shall again hereafter say, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 5.

héran, v. hýran.