Part 22
here-rinc, st. m., _army-hero, hero in battle, warrior_: acc. sg. here-rinc (MS. here ric), 1177.
here-sceaft, st. m., _battle-shaft_, i.e. spear: gen. pl. here-sceafta heáp, 335.
here-spêd, st. f., _(war-speed), luck in war_: nom. sg., 64.
here-stræl, st. m., _war-arrow, missile_: nom. sg., 1436.
here-syrce, w. f., _battle-shirt, shirt of mail_: acc. sg. here-syrcan, 1512.
here-wæd, st. f., _army-dress, coat of mail, armor_: dat. pl. (as instr.) here-wædum, 1898.
here-wæsma, w. m., _war-might, fierce strength in battle_: dat. pl. an here-wæsmum, 678.--Leo.
here-wîsa, w. m., _leader of the army_, i.e. ruler, king: nom. sg., 3021.
herg, hearg, st. m., _image of a god, grove where a god was worshipped_, hence to the Christian a wicked place(?): dat. pl. hergum geheaðerod, _confined in wicked places_ (parallel with hell-bendum fäst), 3073.
herigean, w. v. w. dat. of pers., _to provide with an army, to support with an army_: pres. sg. I. ic þe wel herige, 1834.--Leo.
hete, st. m., _hate, enmity_: nom. sg. 142, 2555.--Comp.: ecg-, morðor-, wîg-hete.
hete-lîc, adj., _hated_: nom. sg., 1268.
hetend, hettend, (pres. part. of hetan, see hatian), _enemy_, hostis: nom. pl. hetende, 1829; dat. pl. wið hettendum, 3005.
hete-nîð, st. m., _enmity full of hate_: acc. pl. hete-nîðas, 152.
hete-sweng, st. m., _a blow from hate_: acc. pl. hete-swengeas, 2226.
hete-þanc, st. m., _hate-thought, a hostile design_: dat. pl. mid his hete-þancum, 475.
hêdan, ge-hêdan, w. v. w. gen.: 1) _to protect_: pret. sg. ne hêdde he þäs heafolan, _did not protect his head_, 2698.--2) _to obtain_: subj. pret. sg. III. gehêdde, 505.
hêrian, w. v. w. acc., _to praise, to commend_: with reference to God, _to adore_: inf. heofena helm hêrian ne cûðon, _could not worship the defence of the heavens_ (God), 182; ne hûru Hildeburh hêrian þorfte Eotena treówe, _had no need to praise the fidelity of the Eotens_, 1072; pres. subj. þät mon his wine-dryhten wordum hêrge, 3177.
ge-heaðerian, w. v., _to force, to press in_: pret. part. ge-heaðerod, 3073.
heaðo-byrne, w. f., _battle-mail, shirt of mail_: nom. sg., 1553.
heaðo-deór, adj., _bold in battle, brave_: nom. sg., 689; dat. pl. heaðo-deórum, 773.
heaðo-fyr, st. n., _battle-fire, hostile fire_: gen. sg. heaðu-fýres, 2523; instr. pl. heaðo-fýrum, 2548, of the drake's fire-spewing.
heaðo-grim, adj., _grim in battle_, 548.
heaðo-helm, st. m., _battle-helmet, war-helmet_: nom. sg., 3157(?).
heaðo-lâc, st. n., _battle-play, battle_: dat. sg. ät heaðo-lâce, 584; gen. sg. heaðo-lâces hâl, 1975.
heaðo-mære, adj., _renowned in battle_: acc. pl. -mære, 2803.
heaðo-ræs, st. m., _storm of battle, attack in battle, entrance by force_: nom. sg., 557; acc. pl. -ræsas, 1048; gen. pl. -ræsa, 526.
heaðo-reáf, st. n., _battle-dress, equipment for battle_: acc. sg. heaðo-reáf heóldon (_kept the equipments_), 401.
heaðo-rinc, st. m., _battle-hero, warrior_: acc. sg. þone heaðo-rinc (Hrêðel's son, Hæðcyn), 2467; dat. pl. þæm heaðo-rincum, 370.
heaðo-rôf, adj., _renowned in battle_: nom. sg., 381; nom. pl. heaðo-rôfe, 865.
heaðo-scearp, adj., _sharp in battle, bold_: n. m. pl. (-scearde, MS.), 2830.
heaðo-seóc, adj., _battle-sick_: dat. sg. -siócum, 2755.
heaðo-steáp, adj., _high in battle, excelling in battle_: nom. sg. in weak form, heaðo-steápa, 1246; acc. sg. heaðo-steápne, 2154, both times of the helmet.
heaðo-swât, st. m., _blood of battle_: dat. sg. heaðo-swâte, 1607; as instr., 1461; gen. pl. hâtost heaðo-swâta, 1669.
heaðo-sweng, st. m., _battle-stroke_ (blow of the sword): dat. sg. äfter heaðu-swenge, 2582.
heaðo-torht, adj., _loud, clear in battle_: nom. sg. stefn ... heaðo-torht, _the voice clear in battle_, 2554.
heaðo-wæd, st. f., _battle-dress, coat of mail, armor_: instr. pl. heaðo-wædum, 39.
heaðo-weorc, st. n., _battle-work, battle_: acc. sg., 2893.
heaðo-wylm, st. m., _hostile (flame-) wave_: acc. pl. hâte heaðo-wylmas, 2820; gen. pl. heaðo-wylma, 82.
heaf, st. n., _sea_: acc. pl. ofer heafo, 2478. See Note.
heafola. See hafela.
heal, st. f., _hall, main apartment, large building_ (consisting of an assembly-hall and a banqueting-hall): nom. sg. heal, 1152, 1215; heall, 487; acc. sg. healle, 1088; dat. sg. healle, 89, 615, 643, 664, 926, 1010, 1927, etc.; gen. sg. [healle], 389.--Comp.: gif-, meodo-heal.
heal-ärn, st. n., _hall-building, hall-house_: gen. sg. heal-ärna, 78.
heal-gamen, st. n., _social enjoyment in the hall, hall-joy_: nom. sg., 1067.
heal-reced, st. n., _hall-building_: acc. sg., 68.
heal-sittend, pres. part., _sitting in the hall_ (at the banquet): dat. pl. heal-sittendum, 2869; gen. pl. heal-sittendra, 2016.
heal-þegn, st. m., _hall-thane_, i.e. a warrior who holds the hall: gen. sg. heal-þegnes, of Grendel, 142; acc. pl. heal-þegnas, of Beówulfs band, 720.
heal-wudu, _hall-wood_, i.e. hall built of wood: nom. sg., 1318.
healdan, st. v. w. acc.: 1) _to hold, to hold fast; to support_: pret. pl. hû þâ stânbogan ... êce eorðreced innan heóldon (MS. healde), _how the arches of rock within held the everlasting earth-house_, 2720. Pret. sg., with a person as object: heóld hine to fäste, _held him too fast_, 789; w. the dat. he him freóndlârum heóld, _supported him with friendly advice_, 2378.--2) _to hold, to watch, to preserve, to keep_; reflexive, _to maintain one's self, to keep one's self_: pres. sg. II. eal þu hit geþyldum healdest, mägen mid môdes snyttrum, _all that preservest thou continuously, strength and wisdom of mind_, 1706; III. healdeð hige-mêðum heáfod-wearde, _holds for the dead the head-watch_, 2910; imp. sg. II. heald forð tela niwe sibbe, _keep well, from now on, the new relationship_, 949; heald (heold, MS.) þu nu hruse ... eorla æhte, _preserve thou now, Earth, the noble men's possessions_, 2248; inf. se þe holmclifu healdan scolde, _watch the sea-cliffs_, 230; so, 705; nacan ... ârum healdan, _to keep well your vessel_, 296; wearde healdan, 319; forlêton eorla gestreón eorðan healdan, 3168; pres. part. dreám healdende, _holding rejoicing_ (i.e. thou who art rejoicing), 1228; pret. sg. heóld hine syððan fyr and fästor, _kept himself afterwards afar and more secure_, 142; ægwearde heóld, _I have (hitherto) kept watch on the sea_, 241; so, 305; hióld heáh-lufan wið häleða brego, _preserved high love_, 1955; ginfästan gife ... heóld, 2184; gold-mâðmas heóld, _took care of the treasures of gold_, 2415; heóld mîn tela, _protected well mine own_, 2738; þonne ... sceft ... nytte heóld, _had employment, was employed_, 3119; heóld mec, _protected_, i.e. brought me up, 2431; pret. pl. heaðo-reáf heóldon, _watched over the armor_, 401; sg. for pl. heáfodbeorge ... walan ûtan heóld, _outwards, bosses kept guard over the head_, 1032.--Related to the preceding meaning are the two following: 3) _to rule and protect the fatherland_: inf. gif þu healdan wylt maga rice, 1853; pret. heóld, 57, 2738.--4) _to hold, to have, to possess, to inhabit_: inf. lêt þone brego-stôl Beówulf healdan, 2390; gerund. tô healdanne hleóburh wera, 1732; pret. sg. heóld, 103, 161, 466, 1749, 2752; lyftwynne heóld nihtes hwîlum, _at night-time had the enjoyment of the air_, 3044; pret. pl. Geáta leóde hreâwic heóldon, _the Geátas held the place of corpses_ (lay dead upon it), 1215; pret. sg. þær heó ær mæste heóld worolde wynne, _in which she formerly possessed the highest earthly joy_, 1080.--5) _to win, to receive_: pret. pl. I. heoldon heáh gesceap, _we received a heavy fate, heavy fate befell us_, 3085.
be-healdan, w. acc.: 1) _to take care of, to attend to_: pret. sg. þegn nytte beheóld, _a thane discharged the office_, 494; so, 668.--2) _to hold_: pret. sg. se þe flôda begong ... beheóld, 1499.--3) _to look at, to behold_: þryðswyð beheóld mæg Higelâces hû ..., _great woe saw H.'s kinsman, how ..._, 737.
for-healdan, w. acc., _(to hold badly), to fall away from, to rebel_: pret. part. häfdon hy forhealden helm Scylfinga, _had rebelled against the defender of the Scylfings_, 2382.
ge-healdan: 1) _to hold, to receive, to hold fast_: pres. sg. III. se þe waldendes hyldo gehealdeð, _who receives the Lord's grace_, 2294; pres. subj. fäder alwalda ... eówic gehealde sîða gesunde, _keep you sound on your journey_, 317; inf. ne meahte he ... on þam frum-gâre feorh gehealdan, _could not hold back the life in his lord_, 2857.--2) _to take care, to preserve, to watch over; to stop_: imp. sg. hafa nu and geheald hûsa sêlest, 659; inf. gehealdan hêt hilde-geatwe, 675; pret. sg. he frätwe geheóld fela missera, 2621; þone þe ær geheóld wið hettendum hord and rîce, _him who before preserved treasure and realm_, 3004.--3) _to rule_: inf. folc gehealdan, 912; pret. sg. geheóld tela (brâde rîce), 2209.
healf, st. f., _half, side, part_: acc. sg. on þâ healfe, _towards this side_, 1676; dat. sg. häleðum be healfe, _at the heroes' side_, 2263; acc. pl. on twâ healfa, _upon two sides, mutually_, 1096; on bâ healfa (healfe), _on both sides_ (to Grendel and his mother), 1306; _on two sides, on both sides_, 2064; gen. pl. on healfa gehwone, _in half, through the middle_, 801.
healf, adj., _half_: gen. sg. healfre, 1088.
heals, st. m., _neck_: acc. sg. heals, 2692; dat. sg. wið halse, 1567; be healse, 1873.--Comp.: the adjectives fâmig-, wunden-heals.
heals-beáh, st. m., _neck-ring, collar_: acc. sg. þone heals-beáh, 2173; gen. pl. heals-beága, 1196.
heals-gebedde, w. f., _beloved bedfellow, wife_: nom. sg. healsgebedde (MS. healsgebedda), 63.
healsian, w. v. w. acc., _to entreat earnestly, to implore_: pret. sg. þâ se þeóden mec ... healsode hreóh-môd þät..., _entreated me sorrowful, that_..., 2133.
heard, adj.: 1) of persons, _able, efficient in war, strong, brave_: nom. sg. heard, 342, 376, 404, 1575, 2540, etc.; in weak form, se hearda, 401, 1964; se hearda þegn, 2978; þes hearda heáp, 432; nom. pl. hearde hilde-frecan, 2206; gen. pl. heardra, 989. Comparative: acc. sg. heardran häle, 720. With accompanying gen.: wîges heard, _strong in battle_, 887; dat. sg. nîða heardum, 2171.--2) of the implements of war, _good, firm, sharp, hard_: nom. sg. (gûð-byrne, lîc-syrce) heard, 322, 551. In weak form: masc. here-stræl hearda, 1436; se hearda helm, 2256; neutr. here-net hearde, 1554; acc. sg. (swurd, wæpen), heard, 540, 2688, 2988; nom. pl. hearde ... homera lâfe, 2830; heard and hring-mæl Heaðobeardna gestreón, 2038; acc. pl. heard sweord, 2639. Of other things, _hard, rough, harsh, hard to bear_: acc. sg. hreðer-bealo hearde, 1344; nom. sg. wrôht ... heard, 2915; here-nîð hearda, 2475; acc. sg. heoro-sweng heardne, 1591; instr. sg. heardan ceápe, 2483; instr. pl. heardan, heardum clammum, 964, 1336; gen. pl. heardra hýnða, 166. Compar.: acc. sg. heardran feohtan, 576.--Comp.: fýr-, îren-, nîð-, regn-, scûr-heard.
hearde, adv., _hard, very_, 1439.
heard-ecg, adj., _sharp-edged, hard, good in battle_: nom. sg., 1289.
heard-fyrde, adj., _hard to take away, heavy_: acc. sg. hard-fyrdne, 2246.--Leo.
heard-hycgend, pres. part. _of a warlike disposition, brave_: nom. pl. -hicgende, 394, 800.
hearg-träf, st. n., _tent of the gods, temple_: dat. pl. ät härg-trafum (MS. hrærg trafum), 175.
hearm, st. m., _harm, injury, insult_: dat. sg. mid hearme, 1893.
hearm-sceaða, w. m., _enemy causing injury_ or _grief_: nom. sg. hearm-scaða, 767.
hearpe, w. f., _harp_: gen. sg. hearpan swêg, 89, 3024; hearpan wynne (wyn), 2108, 2263.
heáðu, st. f., _sea, waves_: acc. sg. heáðu, 1863?
heáðu-lîðend, pres. part., _sea-farer, sailor_: nom. pl. -lîðende, 1799; dat. pl. -lîðendum (designation of the Geátas), 2956.
heáfod, st. n., _head_: acc. sg., 48, 1640; dat. sg. heáfde, 1591, 2291, 2974; dat. pl. heáfdum, 1243.
heáfod-beorh, st. f., _head-defence, protection for the head_: acc. sg. heáfod-beorge, 1031.
heáfod-mæg, st. m., _head-kinsman, near blood-relative_: dat. pl. heáfod-mægum (_brothers_), 589; gen. pl. heáfod-mâga, 2152.
heáfod-segn, st. n., _head-sign, banner_: acc. sg., 2153.
heáfod-weard, st. f., _head-watch_ acc. sg. healdeð ... heáfod-wearde leófes and lâðes, _for the friend and the foe_ (Beówulf and the drake, who lie dead near each other), 2910.
heáh, heá, adj., _high, noble_ (in composition, also primus): nom. sg. heáh Healfdene, 57; heá (Higelâc), 1927; heáh (sele), 82; heáh hlæw, 2806, 3159; acc. sg. heáh (segn), 48, 2769; heáhne (MS. heánne) hrôf, 984; dat. sg. in (tô) sele þam heán, 714, 920; gen. sg. heán hûses, 116.--_high, heavy_: acc. heáh gesceap (_an unusual, heavy fate_), 3085.
heá-burh, st. f., _high city, first city of a country_: acc. sg., 1128.
heáh-cyning, st. m., _high king, mightiest of the kings_: gen. sg. -cyninges (of Hrôðgâr), 1040.
heáh-gestreón, st. n., _splendid treasure_: gen. pl. -gestreóna, 2303.
heáh-lufe, w. f., _high love_: acc. sg. heáh-lufan, 1955.
heáh-sele, st. m., _high hall, first hall in the land, hall of the ruler_: dat. sg. heáh-sele, 648.
heáh-setl, st. n., _high seat, throne_: acc. sg., 1088.
heáh-stede, st. m., _high place, ruler's place_: dat. sg. on heáh-stede, 285.
heán, adj., _depressed, low, despised, miserable_: nom. sg., 1275, 2100, 2184, 2409.
heáp, st. m., _heap, crowd, troop_: nom. sg. þegna heáp, 400; þes hearda heáp, _this brave band_, 432; acc. sg. here-sceafta heáp, _the crowd of spears_, 335; mago-rinca heáp, 731; dat. sg. on heápe, _in a compact body_, as many as there were of them, 2597.--Comp. wîg-heáp.
heáwan, st. v., _to hew, to cleave_: inf., 801.
ge-heáwan, _cleave_: pres. subj. ge-heáwe, 683.
heoðu, st. f., _the interior of a building_: dat. sg. þät he on heoðe gestôd, _in the interior_ (of the hall, Heorot), 404.
heofon, st. m., _heaven_: nom. sg., 3157; dat. sg. hefene, 1572; gen. sg. heofenes, 414, 576, 1802, etc.; gen. pl. heofena, 182; dat. pl. under heofenum, 52, 505.
heolfor, st. n., _gore, fresh_ or _crude blood_: dat. instr. sg. hâtan heolfre, 850, 1424; heolfre, 2139; under heolfre, 1303.
heolster, st. n., _haunt, hiding-place_: acc. sg. on heolster, 756.
heonan, adv., _hence, from here_: heonan, 252; heonon, 1362.
heor, st. m., _door-hinge_: nom. pl. heorras, 1000.
heorde, adj. See wunden-heorde.
heorð-geneát, st. m., _hearth-companion_, i.e. a vassal of the king, in whose castle he receives his livelihood: nom. pl. heorð-geneátas, 261, 3181; acc. pl. heorð-geneátas, 1581, 2181; dat. pl. heorð-geneátum, 2419.
heorot, st. m., _stag_: nom. sg., 1370.
heorte, w. f., _heart_: nom. sg., 2562; dat. sg. ät heortan, 2271; gen. sg. heortan, 2464, 2508.--Comp.: the adjectives blîð-, grom-, rûm-, stearc-heort.
heoru, st. m., _sword_: nom. sg. heoru bunden (cf. under bîndan), 1286. In some of the following compounds heoro- seems to be confounded with here- (see here).
heoro-blâc, adj., _pale through the sword, fatally wounded_: nom. sg. [heoro-]blâc, 2489.
heoru-dreór, st. m., _sword-blood_: instr. sg. heoru-dreóre, 487; heoro-dreóre, 850.
heoro-dreórig, adj., _bloody through the sword_: nom. sg., 936; acc. sg. heoro-dreórigne, 1781, 2721.
heoro-drync, st. m., _sword-drink_, i.e. blood shed by the sword: instr. pl. hioro-dryncum swealt, _died through sword-drink_, i.e. struck by the sword, 2359.
heoro-gîfre, adj., _eager for hostile inroads_: nom. sg., 1499.
heoro-grim, adj., _sword-grim, fierce in battle_: nom. sg. m., 1565; fem. -grimme, 1848.
heoro-hôcihte, adj., _provided with barbs, sharp like swords _: instr. pl. mid eofer-spreótum heoro-hôcyhtum, 1439.
heoro-serce, w. f., _shirt of mail_: acc. sg. hioro-sercean, 2540.
heoro-sweng, st. m., _sword-stroke_: acc. sg. 1591.
heoro-weallende, pres. part., _rolling around fighting_, of the drake, 2782. See weallian.
heoro-wearh, st. m. _he who is sword-cursed, who is destined to die by the sword_: nom. sg., 1268.
heófan, w. v., _to lament, to moan_: part. nom. pl. hiófende, 3143.
â-heóran, _to free_ (?): w. acc. pret. sg. brýd âheórde, 2931.
heóre, adj., _pleasant, not haunted, secure_: nom. sg. fem, nis þät heóru stôw, _that is no secure place_, 1373.--Comp. un-heóre (-hýre).
hider, adv., _hither_, 240, 370, 394, 3093, etc.
ofer-higian, w. v. (according to the connection, probably), _to exceed_, 2767. (O.H.G. ubar-hugjan, _to be arrogant_.)
hild, st. f., _battle, combat_: nom. sg., 452, 902, 1482, 2077; hild heoru-grimme, 1848; acc. sg. hilde, 648; instr. sg. hilde, _through combat_, 2917; dat. sg. ät hilde, 1461.
hilde-bil, st. n., _battle-sword_: nom. sg., 1667; instr. dat. sg. hilde-bille, 557, 1521.
hilde-bord, st. n., _battle-shield_: acc. pl. hilde-bord, 397; instr. pl. -bordum, 3140.
hilde-cyst, st. f., _excellence in battle, bravery in battle_: instr. pl. -cystum, 2599.
hilde-deór, adj., _bold in battle, brave in battle_: nom. sg., 312, 835, 1647, 1817; hilde-diór, 3112; nom. pl. hilde-deóre, 3171.
hilde-freca, w. m., _hero in battle_: nom. pl. hilde-frecan, 2206; dat. sg. hild-frecan, 2367.
hilde-geatwe, st. f. pl., _equipment for battle, adornment for combat_: acc. hilde-geatwe, 675; gen. -geatwa, 2363.
hilde-gicel, st. m., _battle-icicle_, i.e. the blood which hangs upon the sword-blades like icicles: instr. pl. hilde-gicelum, 1607.
hilde-grâp, st. f., _battle-gripe_: nom. sg., 1447, 2508.
hilde-hlemma, w. m., _one raging in battle, warrior, fighter_: nom. sg., 2352, 2545; dat. pl. eft þät ge-eode ... hilde-hlämmum, _it happened to the warriors_ (the Geátas), 2202.
hilde-leóma, w. m., _battle-light, gleam of battle_, hence: 1) the fire-spewing of the drake in the fight: nom. pl. -leóman, 2584.--2) _the gleaming sword_: acc. sg. -leóman, 1144.
hilde-mecg, st. m., _man of battle, warrior_: nom. pl. hilde-mecgas, 800.
hilde-mêce, st. m., _battle-sword_: nom. pl. -mêceas, 2203.
hilde-rand, st. m., _battle-shield_: acc. pl. -randas, 1243.
hllde-ræs, st. m., _storm of battle_: acc. sg., 300.
hilde-rinc, st. m., _man of battle, warrior, hero_: nom. sg., 1308, 3125, 3137; dat. sg. hilde-rince, 1496; gen. sg. hilde-rinces, 987.
hilde-säd, adj., _satiated with battle, not wishing to fight any more_: acc. sg. hilde-sädne, 2724.
hilde-sceorp, st. n., _battle-dress, armor, coat of mail_: acc. sg., 2156.
hilde-setl, st. n., _battle-seat_ (saddle): nom. sg., 1040.
hilde-strengo, st. f., _battle-strength, bravery in battle_: acc., 2114.
hilde-swât, st. m., _battle-sweat_: nom. sg. hât hilde-swât (the hot, damp breath of the drake as he rushes on), 2559.
hilde-tux, st. m., _battle-tooth_: instr. pl. hilde-tuxum, 1512.
hilde-wæpen, st. m., _battle-weapon_: instr. pl. -wæpnum, 39.
hilde-wîsa, w. m., _leader in battle, general_: dat. sg. fore Healfdenes hildewîsan, _Healfdene's general_ (Hnäf), 1065.
hild-freca. See hilde-freca
hild-fruma, st. m., _battle-chief_: dat. sg. -fruma, 1679, 2650; gen. sg. þäs hild-fruman, 2836.
hlld-lata, w. m., _he who is late in battle, coward_: nom. pl. þâ hild-latan, 2847.
hilt, st. n., _sword-hilt_: nom. gylden hilt, 1678; acc. sg. þät hilt, 1669; hylt, 1668. Also used in the plural; acc. þâ hilt, 1615; dat. pl, be hiltum, 1575.--Comp.: fetel-, wreoðen-hilt.
hilte-cumbor, st. n., _banner with a staff_: acc. sg., 1023.
hilted, pret. part., _provided with a hilt_ or _handle_: acc. sg. heard swyrd hiked, _sword with a_ (rich) _hilt_, 2988.
hin-fûs, adj., _ready to die_: nom. sg. hyge wäs him hinfûs (i.e. he felt that he should not survive), 756.
hindema, adj. superl., _hindmost, last_: instr. sg. hindeman sîðe, _the last time, for the last time_, 2050, 2518.
hirde, hyrde, st. m., (_herd_) _keeper, guardian, possessor_: nom. sg. folces hyrde, 611, 1833, 2982; rîces hyrde, 2028; fyrena hyrde, _the guardian of mischief, wicked one_, 751, 2220; wuldres hyrde, _the king of glory, God_, 932; hringa hyrde, _the keeper of the rings_, 2246; cumbles hyrde, _the possessor of the banner, the bearer of the banner_, 2506; folces hyrde, 1850; frätwa hyrde, 3134; rîces hyrde, 3081; acc. pl. hûses hyrdas, 1667.--Comp.: grund-hyrde.
hit (O.N. hita), st. f. (?), _heat_: nom. sg. þenden hyt sý, 2650.
hladan, st. v.: 1) _to load, to lay_: inf. on bæl hladan leófne mannan, _lay the dear man on the funeral-pile_, 2127; him on bearm hladan bunan and discas, _laid cups and plates upon his bosom, loaded himself with them_, 2776; pret. part. þær wäs wunden gold on wæn hladen, _laid upon the wain_, 3135.--2) _to load, to burden_: pret. part. þâ wäs ... sægeáp naca hladen herewædum, _loaded with armor_, 1898.--Comp. gilp-hläden.
ge-hladan, w. acc., _to load, to burden_: pret. sg. sæbât gehlôd (MS gehleod), 896.
hlâford, st. m., _lord, ruler_: nom. sg., 2376; acc. sg., 267; dat. sg. hlâforde, 2635; gen. sg. hlâfordes, 3181.--Comp. eald-hlâford.
hlâford-leás; adj., _without a lord_: nom. pl. hlâford-leáse, 2936.
hlâw, hlæw, st. m., _grave-hill_: acc. sg. hlæw, 2803, 3159, 3171; dat. sg. for hlâwe, 1121. Also, _grave-chamber_ (the interior of the grave-hill), _cave_: acc. sg. hlâw [under] hrusan, 2277; hlæw under hrusan, 2412; dat. sg. on hlæwe, 2774. The drake dwells in the rocky cavern which the former owner of his treasure had chosen as his burial-place, 2242-2271.
hläst, st. n., _burden, load_: dat. sg. hläste, 52.
hlem, st. m., _noise, din of battle, noisy attack_: in the compounds, uht-, wäl-hlem.
hlemma, w. m., _one raging, one who calls_; see hilde-hlemma.
â-hlehhan, st. v., _to laugh aloud, to shout, to exult_: pret. sg. his môd âhlôg, _his mood exulted_, 731.
hleahtor, st. m., _laughter_: nom. sg., 612; acc. sg., 3021.
hleápan, st. v., _to run, to trot, to spring_: inf. hleápan lêton ... fealwe mearas, 865.
â-hleapan, _to spring up_: pret. âhleóp, 1398.
hleoðu. See hlið.
hleonian, w. v., _to incline, to hang over_: inf. oð þät he ... fyrgen-beámas ofer hârne stân hleonian funde, _till he found mountain-trees hanging over the gray rocks_, 1416.
hleó, st. m., _shady, protected place; defence, shelter_; figurative designation of the king, or of powerful nobles: wîgendra hleó, of Hrôðgâr, 429; of Sigemund, 900; of Beówulf, 1973, 2338; eorla hleó, of Hrôðgâr, 1036, 1867; of Beówulf, 792; of Hygelâc, 2191.
hleó-burh, st. f., _ruler's castle_ or _city_: acc. sg., 913, 1732.
hleóðor-cwyde, st. m., _speech of solemn sound, ceremonious words_, 1980.
hleór, st. n., _cheek, jaw_: in comp. fäted-hleór (adj.).
hleór-bera, w. m., _cheek-bearer_, the part of the helmet that reaches down over the cheek and protects it: acc. pl. ofer hleór-beran (_visor_?), 304.
hleór-bolster, st. m., _cheek-bolster, pillow_: nom. sg., 689.
hleótan, st. v. w. acc., _to obtain by lot, to attain, to get_: pret. sg. feorh-wunde hleát, 2386.
hlifian, w. v., _to rise, to be prominent_: inf. hlifian, 2806; pret. hlifade, 81, 1800, 1899.
hlið, st. n., _cliff, precipice of a mountain_: dat. sg. on hliðe, 3159; gen. sg. hliðes, 1893; pl. hliðo in composition, stân-hliðo; hleoðu in the compounds fen-, mist-, näs-, wulf-hleoðu.
hlin-bed (Frisian hlen-bed, Richthofen 206^28, for which another text has cronk-bed), st. n., [Greek: klinidion], _bed for reclining, sick-bed_: acc. sg. hlim-bed, 3035.
tô-hlîdan, st. v., _to spring apart, to burst_: pret. part. nom. pl. tô-hlidene, 1000.
hlûd, adj., _loud_: acc. sg. dreám ... hlûdne, 89.
hlyn, st. m., _din, noise, clatter_: nom. sg., 612.
hlynnan, hlynian, w. v., _to sound, to resound_: inf. hlynnan (of the voice), 2554; of fire, _to crackle_: pret. sg. hlynode, 1121.
hlynsian, w. v., _to resound, to crash_: pret. sg. reced hlynsode, 771.
hlytm, st. m., _lot_: dat. sg. näs þâ on hlytme, hwâ þät hord strude, _it did not depend upon lot who should plunder the hoard_, i.e. its possession was decided, 3127.
hnâh, adj.: 1) _low, inferior_: comp. acc. sg. hnâgran, 678; dat. sg. hnâhran rince, _an inferior hero, one less brave_, 953.--2) _familiarly intimate_: nom. sg. näs hió hnâh swâ þeáh, _was nevertheless not familiarly intimate_ (with the Geátas, i.e. preserved her royal dignity towards them), (_niggardly_?), 1930.
hnægan, w. v. w. acc., (for nægan), _to speak to, to greet_: pret. sg. þät he þone wîsan wordum hnægde freán Ingwina, 1319.
ge-hnægan, w. acc., _to bend, to humiliate, to strike down, to fell_: pret. sg. ge-hnægde helle gâst, 1275; þær hyne Hetware hilde gehnægdon, 2917.
hnitan, st. v., _to dash against, to encounter_, here of the collision of hostile bands: pret. pl. þonne hniton (hnitan) fêðan, 1328, 2545.
hoðma, w. m., _place of concealment, cave_, hence, _the grave_: dat. sg. in hoðman, 2459.
hof, st. n., _enclosed space, court-yard, estate, manor-house_: acc. sg. hof (Hrôðgâr's residence), 312; dat. sg. tô hofe sînum (Grendel's home in the sea), 1508; tô hofe (Hygelâc's residence), 1975; acc. pl. beorht hofu, 2314; dat. pl. tô hofum Geáta, 1837.
hogode. See hycgan.
hold, adj., _inclined to, attached to, gracious, dear, true_: nom. sg. w. dat. of the person, hold weorod freán Scyldinga, _a band well disposed to the lord of the Scyldings_, 290; mandrihtne hold, 1230; Hygelâce wäs ... nefa swýðe hold, _to H. was his nephew_ (Beówulf) _very much attached_, 2171; acc. sg. þurh holdne hige, _from a kindly feeling, with honorable mind_, 267; holdne wine, 376; holdne, 1980; gen. pl. holdra, 487.
hold. See healdan.
holm, st. m., _deep sea_: nom. sg., 519, 1132, 2139; acc. sg., 48, 633; dat. sg. holme, 543, 1436, 1915; acc. pl. holmas, 240.--Comp. wæg-holm.
holm-clif, st. n., _sea-cliff_: dat. sg. on þam holm-clife, 1422; from þäm holmclife, 1636; acc. pl. holm-clifu, 230.
holm-wylm, st. m., _the waves of the sea_: dat. sg. holm-wylme, 2412.
holt, st. n., _wood, thicket, forest._ acc. sg. on holt, 2599; holt, 2847.--Comp.: äsc-, fyrgen-, gâr-, Hrefnes-holt.
holt-wudu, st. m., _forest-wood_: 1) of the material: nom. sg., 2341.--2) = _forest_: acc. sg., 1370.