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HEOLSTOR - HEORTE

heolstor; adj. Dark :-- Ðæ-acute;r wunian sceal in ðam heolstran hám hyhtwynna leás there shall dwell in that dark abode reft of the joys of hope, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121.

heolstor-cófa, an; m. A dark, concealed chamber, grave :-- Deáþræced heleþa heolstorcófan onhliden, weorþaþ the death houses, the graves of men shall be uncovered, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 31; Ph. 49.

heolstor-hof, es; n. A dark dwelling, hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1524; El. 764.

heolstor-loca, an; m. A dark enclosure, prison, Andr. Kmbl. 288; An. 144; 2010: An. 1007.

heolstor-sceado; f. A shadow that hides, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 9; Gen. 103.

heolstor-scúwa, an: m. Dark shadow, darkness, Andr. Kmbl. 2508; An. 1255.

heolstrig; adj. Latebrosus, Cot. 169, Lye.

heona v. heonan.

heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time. Hence, from here :-- Heonon abhine, Ælfc. Gr. 16; Som. 20, 4. Feor heonan far from here, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 19; Ph. 1. Ic mæg heonon geseón I can see from here. Cd. 32; Th. 41, 34; Gen. 666. Æ-acute;r ðú heonan móte ere thou mayest go hence, Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 29; Jul. 457, Ðis is mín ágen cýþ ic wæs æ-acute;r hionan cumen this is my own country, from here did I formerly come, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 100; Met. 24, 50. Gáþ heonun recedite, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24. Ásend ðé heonun nyþer mitte te hinc deorsum, Lk. Skt. 4, 9. Ge heonon ge ðanon from here and there, from any quarter, L. C. S. 19; Th. 1. 386, 16. Ic forþ heonun ðíne gewitnesse wel geheólde I should henceforth keep thy testimony well, Ps. Th. 118, 31, 24: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 27; Cri. 582. Heonon forþ and óþ on woruld ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum, Blickl. Gloss: Gen. 8, 21. Gif hit sceal heonan forþ gódiende weorþan if things from this time forward are to be improving, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 19. Mín feorh heonan on ðisse eahteþan ende geséceþ my life shall reach its end on the eighth day from this time, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164, l9; Gú. 1009. [Laym. heonne, hinnes: Piers P. hennes: O. Sax. hinan: O. H. Ger. hinan, hinnan hinc: Ger. hennen.]

heonane, heonone; adv. Hence :-- Far heonone transi hinc, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 20. Ðú miht heonane gehýran thou mayest hear from this place, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 18; Gen. 794: 39; Th. 51, 24; Gen. 831. [O. Sax. hinana: O. H. Ger. hinana hinc.]

heonan-síþ, es; m. Departure, death, Exon. 11 a; Th. 450, 12; Dóm. 86.

heonon-weard; adj. Going hence, passing away :-- Ðeós world is heononweard this world is passing away, Blickl. Homl. 115, 20: Cd. 71; Th. 86, 15; Gen. 1431.

heonu, heono, henu, hona; interj. Lo, behold :-- Heonu [henu, Rush.] ecce, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 8. Heono, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Hona lá mín hláford ecce dominus meus, Shrn. 60, 14.

heópa, an; m. A briar, bramble :-- Ætt ðæm heápe [heópe, Rush.] secum rubum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?) [O. Sax. hiopo: O. H. Ger. hiufo; m. tribulus.]

heóþ-bremel, es; m. A dog-rose, wild rose, bramble, briar :-- Heópbrymel rubus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 22; Wrt. Voc. 33, 22. Heópbremles leáf leaves of the dog-rose, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 8.

heópe, an; f. A hip, seed-vessel of the dog-rose; also the plant on which the hip grows[?] :-- Heópe butunus [i.e. button, Fr. bouton, knob], Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 90; Wrt. Voc. 30, 36. Genim brér ðe hiópan on weaxaþ take briar on which hips grow, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 96, 15. [Chauc. hepe.] v. heópa.

heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode To hearken, listen :-- Gúþlác eode sóna út and háwode and hercnode Guthlac went out directly and looked and listened, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 15. Ypolitus mid geþylde heora wordum heorcnode Hippolytus listened to their words with patience, Homl. Th. i. 442, 2. Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16. Ðæt hit tó hefigtýme ne þince ðám heorcnigendum that it may not seem too tedious to the listeners, 72, 23. [Orm. herrcnenn: A. R. hercnen: Laym. hercnede; p: Chauc. herkneth.]

heorcnung, hearcnung, e; f. Hearkening, listening, hearing, power of hearing :-- Wé sceolon úre eáran fram yfelre heorcnunge áwendan we must turn away our ears from evil listening, Homl. Th. i. 96, 23: ii. 564, 4: Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 29. Hé forgeaf deáfum heorcnunge he gave to the deaf hearing, Homl. Th. i. 26, 13: ii. 16, 13. Hearcnunge, H. R. 7, 14. Drihten ic gehýrde heorcnunge ðíne Domine audivi auditionem tuam, Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 189, 2.

HEORD, e; f. A HERD, flock :-- Hiord arimentum, Wrt. Voc. 287. 53. Ðær wæs án swýna heord erat grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30. Ic hæbbe óðre sceáp ða ne synt of ðisse heorde alias oves habeo quæ non ex hoc ovili, Jn. Skt. 10, 16. Hé dráf his heorde tó inneweardum ðam wéstene he led the flock to the backside of the desert, Ex, 3, 1: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21. Rihtwís hyrde ofer cristene heorde a righteous shepherd over a christian flock, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 10. Of eówrum heordum de gregibus tuis, Ps. Th. 49, l0. Heora heorda wíslíce healdan to keep their flocks wisely, L. Eth. vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 14. Godcunde heorda spiritual flocks, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 34. [Goth. hairda: Icel. hjörð: O. H. Ger. herta grex: Ger. heerde.] v. hríðer-heord.

heordan 'hards of flax; lim fila utiliora. Stuppa, Gl. C. 58 b. Naptarum heordena, Gl. Cleop. 65 c.' Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1. [Prompt. Parv. hyrdys or herdys of flax, or hempe stuppa, napta. See note, p. 241. Hards, hurds tow, East Norfolk Gloss: Engl. Dial. Soc. vol. ii.]

heorde; f. Care, guarding, custody :-- Hé út wæs gongende tó neáta scýpene ðara heorde him wæs ðære nihte beboden egressus esset ad stabula jumentorum quorum ei custodia nocte illa erat delegata, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 9. Forhwon beóþ æ-acute;fre swæ-acute; þríste ða ungelæ-acute;redan ðæt hí underfón ða heorde ðæs láreówdómes ab imperitis ergo pastorale magisterium qua temeritate suscipitur, Past. 1; Swt. 25, 17. Monige underfóþ heorde nonnulli gregis curam suscipiunt, 18, 5; Swt. 135, 25. [Cf.(?) Icel. hirð a king's body-guard: hirði- a prefix, tending, keeping.]

heorde. v. hirde.

heord-, hyrd-ræ-acute;den, e; f. Guard, guardianship, care, keeping :-- Him is sinderlíce betæ-acute;ht hyrdræ-acute;den ofer eallum cristenum monnum to him is especially committed the guardianship over all christian men, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 26. Geþyld is wyrtruma and hyrdræ-acute;den ealra háligra mægna patience is the root and guard of all holy virtues, 544, 5. Hí geswencaþ heora hlaford þurh ymhídignysse heordræ-acute;dene they distress their possessor through solicitude of guarding, 92, 18. Gehwilc hæbbe him betæ-acute;htne engel tó hyrdræ-acute;dene each has an angel assigned to him as guard, i. 516, 32. Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdræ-acute;dene the staff indicates care and guardianship, ii. 280, 35. Tó heordrædene ad custodiam, Hymn. Surt. 11, 27. Ðá gesette God æt ðam infære engla hyrdræ-acute;dene then God set a guard of angels at the entrance, Gen. 3, 24: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 32. Ge habbaþ heordræ-acute;denne habetis custodiam, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 65. Heordrédena se ðe gesihþ swicunge hit getácnaþ to see pickets betokens deception, Lchdm. iii. 202, 13.

heóre, hýre; adj. Gentle, mild, pleasant :-- Nis ðæt heóru stów it is a savage place, Beo. Th. 2749; B. 1372. Culufre fótum stóp on beám hýre the dove with her feet stepped on to the tree, gentle, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 20; Gen. 1468. Ðæ-acute;r se hýra gæst þíhþ an þeáwum where the gentle spirit thrives in morals, Exon. 38 a; Th. 126, 9; Gú. 368. [Icel. hýrr sweet, smiling, mild.] v. un-heóre.

heoro. v. heoru.

heorot, heort, es; m. A hart, stag, male deer :-- Nán heort ne onsúnode næ-acute;nne león no hart shunned any lion, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 9. Heorot hornum trum the hart firm of horns, Beo. Th. 2742; B. 1369. Heorut cervus, Ps. Stev. 41, 1. Swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde hine man sceolde blendian whoever killed hart or hind should be blinded, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27, 28. Mid heortes horne and mid ylpenbáne with hart's horn and with ivory, Herb. 131, 2; Lchdm. i. 244, 8: Med. ex Qadr. 2, 1, 2, 3; Lchdm. i. 334, 2, 5, 9. Heortas and hinda harts and hinds, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 33; Met. 19, 17. Heortas cervos, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31. [Icel. hjörtr: O. H. Ger. hiruz cervus: Ger. hirsch.]

heorot-berge, an; f. Berry of the buckthorn, Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1. [hart-berries vaccinium myrtillus, Engl. Dial. Soc. No. 26.]

heorot-brembel, es; m. Buckthorn; rhamnus, Lchdm. ii. 391-2.

heorot-brér, e; f. v.[?] heorot-brembel :-- Heortbrére moro, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 6.

heorot-, heort-clæfre, an; f. Hart-clover; medicago maculata, Lchdm. ii. 392.

heorot-crop a bunch of the flowers of hartwort, Lchdm. ii. 392.

Heorot-, Heort-ford, es; m. Hertford :-- Æt Heorotforda [Heortforda MS. D.] at Hertford, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 1: 673; Erl. 36, 2; 37, 2.

heorr, hior; m. f. A hinge, cardinal point; cardo :-- Ðeós heorr hic cardo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 61. Seó hior ðe eall gód on hwearfaþ the hinge on which all good turns, Bt. 34, 7, Fox 142, 35. Wæs ðæt beorhte bold tóbrocen swíðe heorras tóhlidene the splendid dwelling was sorely shattered, hinges were broken, Beo. Th. 2002; B. 999. Heorras serras, Blickl. Gloss. Ðis gesceád ys æfter ðám feówor heorren this distinction is according to the four cardinal points, Lchdm. iii. 84, 11. [Chauc. 'no dore that he nolde heve of harre;' Prompt. Parv. herre of a lock cardo. v. note, p. 237: Icel. hjarri a hinge.]

heorra, an; m.[?] A bar, hinge[?] :-- Hé gestrangode heorran geata ðínra confortavit seras portarum tuarum, Ps. Lamb. 147, 2. v. heorr.

heort. v. heorot.

-heort, v. blíð-, ceald-, earm-, gram-, grim-, hát-, heáh-, heard-, mild-, riht-, rúm-, sam-, stearc-, wulf-heort. [Goth. -hairts: O. Sax. -hert.]

heort-cóðu, es; f. A disease of the heart, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 176, 13.

HEORTE, an; f. The HEART :-- Gif ðín heorte ace if thy heart ache, Lchdm. iii. 42, 1. Óþ ðæt him heortan blód foldan geséceþ until his heart's blood seek the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 314; Sal. 156 Wyxþ wind on ðære heortan wind waxeth in the heart, L. M. 1, 17 ; Lchdm. ii. 60, 7. Of ðære heortan cumaþ yfle geþancas de corde exeunt cogitationes malæ, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 19. Lustum heortena desideriis cordum, Ps. Th. 80, 12. [Laym. A. R. heorte: Orm. heorrte, herrte: Chauc. Wick. herte: Goth. hairto: O. Sax. herta: O. Frs. hirte: Icel. hjarta: O. H. Ger. herza: Ger. herz: Lat. cord-: Grk. ααρδ&iota-tonos;α.]