tô-glîdan _(to glide asunder), to separate, to fall asunder_: pret.

gûð-helm tô-glâd (Ongenþeów's helmet was split asunder by the blow of

Eofor), 2488.

glôf, st. f., _glove_: nom. sg. glôf hangode, (on Grendel) _a glove hung_,

2086.

gneáð, adj., _niggardly_: nom. sg. f. näs hió ... tô gneáð gifa Geáta

leódum, _was not too niggardly with gifts to the people of the Geátas_,

1931.

gnorn, st. m., _sorrow, sadness_: acc. sg. gnorn þrowian, 2659.

gnornian, w. v., _to be sad, to complain_: pret. sg. earme ... ides

gnornode, 1118.

be-gnornian, w. acc., _to bemoan, to mourn for_: pret. pl. begnornodon ...

hlâfordes [hry]re, _bemoaned their lord's fall_, 3180.

god, st. m., _god_: nom. sg., 13, 72, 478, etc.; hâlig god, 381, 1554;

witig god, 686; mihtig god, 702; acc. sg. god, 812; ne wiston hie drihten

god, _did not know the Lord God_, 181; dat. sg. gode, 113, 227, 626, etc.;

gen. sg. godes, 570, 712, 787, etc.

gold, st. n., _gold_: nom. sg., 3013, 3053; icge gold, 1108; wunden gold,

_wound gold, gold in ring-form_, 1194, 3136; acc. sg. gold, 2537, 2759,

2794, 3169; hæðen gold, _heathen gold_ (that from the drake's cave), 2277;

brâd gold, _massive gold_, 3106; dat. instr. sg. golde, 1055, 2932, 3019;

fättan golde, _with chased gold, with gold in plate-form_, 2103; gehroden

golde, _covered with gold, gilded_, 304; golde gegyrwed (gegyrede),

_provided with, ornamented with gold_, 553, 1029, 2193; golde geregnad,

_adorned with gold_, 778; golde fâhne (hrôf), _the roof shining with gold_,

928; bunden golde, _bound with gold_ (see under bindan), 1901; hyrsted

golde (helm), _the helmet ornamented with, mounted with gold_, 2256; gen.

sg. goldes, 2302; fättan goldes, 1094, 2247; scîran goldes, _of pure gold_,

1695. --Comp. fät-gold.

gold-æht, st. f., _possessions in gold, treasure_: acc. sg., 2749.

gold-fâh, adj., _variegated with gold, shining with gold_: nom. sg. reced

... gold-fâh, 1801; acc. sg. gold-fâhne helm, 2812; nom. pl. gold-fâg

scinon web äfter wagum, _variegated with gold, the tapestry gleamed along

the walls_, 995.

gold-gifa, w. m., _gold-giver_, designation of the prince: acc. sg. mid

mînne goldgyfan, 2653.

gold-hroden, pret. part., _(covered with gold), ornamented with gold_: nom.

sg., 615, 641, 1949, 2026; epithet of women of princely rank.

gold-hwät, adj., _striving after gold, greedy for gold_: näs he goldhwät,

_he_ (Beówulf) _was not greedy for gold_ (he did not fight against the

drake for his treasure, cf. 3067 ff.) 3075.

gold-mâðm, st. m., _jewel of gold_: acc. pl. gold-mâðmas (the treasures of

the drake's cave), 2415.

gold-sele, st. m., _gold-hall_, i.e. the hall in which the gold was

distributed, ruler's hall: acc. sg., 716, 1254; dat. sg. gold-sele, 1640,

2084.

gold-weard, st. m., _gold-ward, defender of the gold_: acc. sg. (of the

drake), 3082.

gold-wine, st. m., _friend who distributes gold_, i.e. ruler, prince: nom.

sg. (partly as voc.) goldwine gumena, 1172, 1477, 1603; goldwine Geáta,

2420, 2585.

gold-wlanc, adj., _proud of gold_: nom. sg. gûðrinc goldwlanc (Beówulf

rewarded with gold by Hrôðgâr on account of his victory), 1882.

gomban, gomel, gomen. See gamban, gamal, gamen.

gong, gongan. See gang, gangan.

gôd, adj., _good, fit_, of persons and things: nom. sg., 11, 195, 864,

2264, 2391, etc.; frôd and gôd, 279; w. dat. cyning äðelum gôd, _the king

noble in birth_, 1871; gumcystum gôd, 2544; w. gen. wes þu ûs lârena gôd,

_be good to us with teaching_ (help us thereto through thy instruction),

269; in weak form, se gôda, 205, 355, 676, 1191, etc.; acc. sg. gôdne, 199,

347, 1596, 1970, etc.; gumcystum gôdne, 1487; neut. gôd, 1563; dat. sg.

gôdum, 3037, 3115; þäm gôdan, 384, 2328; nom. pl. gôde, 2250; þâ gôdan,

1164; acc. pl. gôde, 2642; dat. pl. gôdum dædum, 2179; gen. pl. gôdra

gûðrinca, 2649.--Comp. ær-gôd.

gôd, st. n.: 1) _good that is done, benefit, gift_: instr. sg. gôde, 20,

957, 1185; gôde mære, _renowned on account of her gifts_ (Þryðo), 1953;

instr. pl. gôdum, 1862.--2) _ability_, especially in fight: gen. pl. nât he

þâra gôda, 682.

gram, adj., _hostile_: gen. sg. on grames grâpum, _in the gripe of the

enemy_ (Beówulf), 766; nom. pl. þâ graman, 778; dat. pl. gramum, 424, 1035.

gram-heort, adj., _of a hostile heart, hostile_: nom. sg. grom-heort guma,

1683.

gram-hydig, adj., _with hostile feeling, maliciously inclined_: nom. sg.

gromhydig, 1750.

grâp, st. f., _the hand ready to grasp, hand, claw_: dat. sg. mid grâpe,

438; on grâpe, 555; gen. sg. eal ... Grendles grâpe, _all of Grendel's

claw, the whole claw_, 837; dat. pl. on grames grâpum, 766; (as instr.)

grimman grâpum, _with grim claws_, 1543.--Comp.: feónd-, hilde-grâp.

grâpian, w. v., _to grasp, to lay hold of, to seize_: pret. sg. þät hire

wið halse heard grâpode, _that_ (the sword) _griped hard at her neck_,

1567; he ... grâpode gearofolm, _he took hold with ready hand_, 2086.

gräs-molde, w. f., _grass-plot_: acc. sg. gräsmoldan träd, _went over the

grass-plot_, 1882.

grædig, adj., _greedy, hungry, voracious_: nom. sg. grim and grædig, 121,

1500; acc. sg. grædig gûðleóð, 1523.

græg, adj., _gray_: nom. pl. äsc-holt ufan græg, _the ashen wood, gray

above_ (the spears with iron points) 330; acc. pl. græge syrcan, _gray_

(i.e. iron) _shirts of mail_, 334.

græg-mæl, adj., _having a gray color_, here = _iron_: nom. sg. sweord

Beówulfes gomol and grægmæl, 2683.

græpe. See ät-græpe.

grêtan, w. v. w. acc.: 1) _to greet, to salute_: inf. hine swâ gôdne

grêtan, 347; Hrôðgâr grêtan, 1647, 2011; eówic grêtan hêt (_bade me bring

you his last greeting_), 3096; pret. sg. grêtte Geáta leód, 626; grêtte þâ

guma ôðerne, 653; Hrôðgâr grêtte, 1817.-- 2) _to come on, to come near, to

seek out; to touch; to take hold of_: inf. gifstôl grêtan, _take possession

of the throne, mount it as ruler_, 168; näs se folccyning ænig ... þe mec

gûðwinum grêtan dorste (_attack with swords_), 2736; Wyrd ... se þone

gomelan grêtan sceolde, 2422; þät þone sin-scaðan gûðbilla nân grêtan

nolde, _that no sword would take hold upon the irreconcilable enemy_, 804;

pret. sg. grêtte goldhroden guman on healle, _the gold-adorned_ (queen)

_greeted the men in the hall_, 615; nô he mid hearme ... gästas grêtte,

_did not approach the strangers with insults_, 1894; gomenwudu grêtte,

_touched the wood of joy, played the harp_, 2109; pret. subj. II. sg. þät

þu þone wälgæst wihte ne grêtte, _that thou shouldst by no means seek out

the murderous spirit_ (Grendel), 1996; similarly, sg. III. þät he ne grêtte

goldweard þone, 3082; pret. part. þær wäs ... gomenwudu grêted, 1066.

ge-grêtan, w. acc.: 1) _to greet, to salute, to address_: pret. sg. holdne

gegrêtte meaglum wordum, _greeted the dear man with formal words_, 1981;

gegrêtte þâ gumena gehwylcne ... hindeman siðe, _spoke then the last time

to each of the men_, 2517.--2) _to approach, to come near, to seek out_:

inf. sceal ... manig ôðerne gôdum gegrêtan ofer ganotes bäð, _many a one

will seek another across the sea with gifts_, 1862.

greót, st. m., _grit, sand, earth_: dat. sg. on greóte, 3169.

greótan, st. v., _to weep, to mourn, to lament_: pres. sg. III. se þe äfter

sincgyfan on sefan greóteð, _who laments in his heart for the

treasure-giver_, 1343.

grim, adj., _grim, angry, wild, hostile_: nom. sg., 121, 555, 1500, etc.;

weak form, se grimma gäst, 102; acc. sg. m. grimne, 1149, 2137; fem,

grimme, 1235; gen. sg. grimre gûðe, 527; instr. pl. grimman grâpum,

1543.--Comp.: beado-, heaðo-, heoro-, searo-grim.

grimme, adv., _grimly, in a hostile manner, bitterly_, 3013, 3086.

grim-lîc, adj., _grim, terrible_: nom. sg. grimlîc gry[re-gäst], 3042.

grimman, st. v., (properly _to snort_), _to go forward hastily, to hasten_:

pret. pl. grummon, 306.

grindan, st. v., _to grind_, in

for-grindan, _to destroy, to ruin_: pret. sg. w. dat. forgrand gramum,

_destroyed the enemy, killed them_ (?), 424; pret. part. w. acc. häfde

lîgdraca leóda fästen ... glêdum forgrunden, _had with flames destroyed the

people's feasts_, 2336; þâ his âgen (scyld) wäs glêdum forgrunden, _since

his own (shield) had been destroyed by the fire_, 2678.

gripe, st. m., _gripe, attack_: nom. sg. gripe mêces, 1766; acc. sg. grimne

gripe, 1149.--Comp.: fær-, mund-, nîð-gripe.

grîma, w. m., _mask, visor_: in comp. beado-, here-grîma.

grîm-helm, st. m., _mask-helmet, helmet with visor_: acc. pl. grîm-helmas,

334.

grîpan, st. v., _to gripe, to seize, to grasp_: pret. sg. grâp þâ tôgeánes,

_then she caught at_, 1502.

for-grîpan _(to gripe vehemently), to gripe so as to kill, to kill by the

grasp_, w. dat.: pret. sg. ät gûðe forgrâp Grendeles mægum, 2354.

wið-grîpan, w. dat., _(to seize at), to maintain, to hold erect_: inf. hû

wið þam aglæcean elles meahte gylpe wið-grîpan, _how else I might maintain

my boast of battle against the monster_, 2522.

grôwan, st. v., _to grow, to sprout_: pret. sg. him on ferhðe greów

breósthord blôdreów, 1719.

grund, st. m.: 1) _ground, plain, fields_ in contrast with highlands;

_earth_ in contrast with heaven: dat. sg. sôhte ... äfter grunde, _sought

along the ground_, 2295; acc. pl. ofer grundas, 1405, 2074.--2) _bottom,

the lowest part_: acc. sg. grund (of the sea of Grendel), 1368; on gyfenes

grund, 1395; under gynne grund (_bottom of the sea_) 1552; dat. sg. tô

grunde (of the sea), 553; grunde (of the drake's cave) getenge, 2759; so,

on grunde, 2766.--Comp.: eormen-, mere-, sæ-grund.

grund-bûend, pres. part., _inhabitant of the earth_: gen. pl.

grund-bûendra, 1007.

grund-hyrde, st. m., _warder of the bottom_ (of the sea): acc. sg. (of

Grendel's mother), 2137.

grund-sele, st. m., _hall at the bottom_ (of the sea): dat sg. in þam

[grund]sele, 2140.

grund-wang, st. m., _ground surface, lowest surface_: acc. sg. þone

grund-wong (_bottom of the sea_), 1497; (bottom of the drake's cave), 2772,

2589.

grund-wyrgen, st. f., _she-wolf of the bottom_ (of the sea): acc. sg.

grund-wyrgenne (Grendel's mother), 1519.

gryn (cf. Gloss. Aldh. "retinaculum, rete grin," Hpts. Ztschr. IX. 429),

st. n., _net, noose, snare_: gen. pl. fela ... grynna, 931. See gyrn.

gryre, st. m., _horror, terror, anything causing terror_: nom. sg., 1283;

acc. sg. wið Grendles gryre, 384; hie Wyrd forsweóp on Grendles gryre,

_snatched them away into the horror of Grendel, to the horrible Grendel_,

478; dat. pl. mid gryrum ecga, 483; gen. pl. swâ fela gryra, 592.--Comp.:

fær-, wîg-gryre.

gryre-brôga, w. m., _terror and horror, amazement_: nom. sg.

[gryre-]br[ô]g[a], 2229.

gryre-fâh, adj., _gleaming terribly_: acc. sg. gryre-fâhne (_the

fire-spewing drake_, cf. also [draca] fýrwylmum fâh, 2672), 2577.

gryre-gäst, st. m., _terror-guest, stranger causing terror_: nom. sg.

grimlîc gry[regäst], 3042; dat. sg. wið þam gryregieste (the dragon), 2561.

gryre-geatwe, st. f. pl., _terror-armor, warlike equipment_: dat. pl. in

hyra gryre-geatwum, 324.

gryre-leóð, st. n., _terror-song, fearful song_: acc. sg. gehýrdon

gryreleóð galan godes and-sacan (_heard Grendel's cry of agony_), 787.

gryre-lîc, adj., _terrible, horrible_: acc. sg. gryre-lîcne, 1442, 2137.

gryre-sîð, st. m., _way of terror, way causing terror_, i.e. warlike

expedition: acc. pl. se þe gryre-sîðas gegân dorste, 1463.

guma, w. m., _man, human being_: nom. sg., 653, 869, etc.; acc. sg. guman,

1844, 2295; dat. sg. guman (gumum, MS.), 2822; nom pl. guman, 215, 306,

667, etc.; acc. pl. guman, 615; dat. pl. gumum, 127, 321; gen. pl. gumena,

73, 328, 474, 716, etc.--Comp.: driht-, seld-guma.

gum-cyn, st. n., _race of men, people, nation_: gen. sg. we synt gumcynnes

Geáta leóde, _people from the nation of the Geátas_, 260; dat. pl. äfter

gum-cynnum, _along the nations, among the nations_, 945.

gum-cyst, st. f., _man's excellence, man's virtue_: acc. sg. (or pl.)

gumcyste, 1724; dat. pl. as adv., _excellently, preeminently_: gumcystum

gôdne beága bryttan, 1487; gumcystum gôd ... hilde-hlemma (Beówulf), 2544.

gum-dreám, st. m., _joyous doings of men_: acc. sg. gum-dreám ofgeaf

(died), 2470.

gum-dryhten, st. m., _lord of men_: nom. sg. 1643.

gum-fêða, w. m., _troop of men going on foot_: nom. sg., 1402.

gum-man, st. m., _man_: gen. pl. gum-manna fela, 1029.

gum-stôl, st. m., _man's seat_ [Greek: kat'ezochæn] _ruler's seat, throne_:

dat. sg. in gumstôle, 1953.

gûð, st. f., _combat, battle_: nom. sg., 1124, 1659, 2484, 2537; acc. sg.

gûðe, 604; instr. sg. gûðe, 1998; dat. sg. tô (ät) gûðe, 438, 1473. 1536,

2354, etc.; gen. sg. gûðe, 483, 527, 631, etc.; dat. pl. gûðum, 1959, 2179;

gen. pl. gûða, 2513, 2544.

gûð-beorn, st. m., _warrior_: gen. pl. gûð-beorna sum (_the strand-guard on

the Danish coast_), 314.

gûð-bil, st. n., _battle-bill_: nom. sg. gûðbill, 2585; gen. pl. gûð-billa

nân, 804.

gûð-byrne, w. f., _battle-corselet_: nom. sg., 321.

gûð-cearu, st. f., _sorrow which the combat brings_: dat. sg. äfter

gûð-ceare, 1259.

gûð-cräft, st. m., _warlike strength, power in battle_: nom. sg. Grendles

gûð-cräft, 127.

gûð-cyning, st. m., _king in battle, king directing a battle_: nom. sg.,

199, 1970, 2336, etc.

gûð-deáð, st. m., _death in battle_: nom. sg., 2250.

gûð-floga, w. m., _flying warrior_: acc. sg. wið þone gûðflogan (the

drake), 2529.

gûð-freca, w. m., _hero in battle, warrior_ (see freca): nom. sg. gearo

gûð-freca, of the drake, 2415.

gûð-fremmend, pres. part., _fighting a battle, warrior_: gen. pl.

gûð-fremmendra, 246; gûð- (gôd-, MS.) fremmendra swylcum, _such a warrior_

(meaning Beówulf), 299.

gûð-gewæde, st. n., _battle-dress, armor_: nom. pl. gûð-gewædo, 227; acc.

pl. -gewædu, 2618, 2631(?), 2852, 2872; gen. pl. -gewæda, 2624.

gûð-geweorc, st. n., _battle-work warlike deed_: gen. pl., -geweorca, 679,

982, 1826.

gûð-geatwe, st. f. pl., _equipment for combat_: acc. þâ gûð-geatwa

(-getawa, MS.), 2637; dat. in eówrum gûð-geatawum, 395.

gûð-helm, st. m., _battle-helmet_: nom. sg., 2488.

gûð-horn, st. n., _battle-horn_: acc. sg., 1433.

gûð-hrêð, st. f., _battle-fame_: nom. sg., 820.

gûð-leóð, st. n., _battle-song_: acc., sg., 1523.

gûð-môd, adj., _disposed to battle, having an inclination to battle_. nom.

pl. gûð-môde, 306.

gûð-ræs, st. m., _storm of battle, attack_: acc. sg., 2992; gen. pl.

gûð-ræsa, 1578, 2427.

gûð-reów, adj., _fierce in battle_: nom. sg., 58.

gûð-rinc, st. m., _man of battle, fighter, warrior_: nom. sg., 839, 1119,

1882; acc. sg., 1502; gen. pl. gûð-rinca, 2649.

gûð-rôf, adj., _renowned in battle_: nom. sg., 609.

gûð-sceaða, w. m., _battle-foe, enemy in combat_: nom. sg., of the drake,

2319.

gûð-scearu, st. f., _decision of the battle_: dat. sg. äfter gûð-sceare,

1214.

gûð-sele, st. m., _battle-hall, hall in which a battle takes place_: dat

sg. in þäm gûðsele (in Heorot), 443.

gûð-searo, st. n. pl., _battle-equipment, armor_; acc., 215, 328.

gûð-sweord, st. n., _battle-sword_: acc. sg., 2155.

gûð-wêrig, adj., _wearied by battle dead_: acc. sg. gûð-wêrigne Grendel,

1587.

gûð-wine, st. m., _battle-friend, comrade in battle_ designation of the

sword: acc. sg., 1811; instr. pl. þe mec gûð-winum grêtan dorste, _who

dared to attack me with his war-friends_, 2736.

gûð-wîga, w. m., _fighter of battles, warrior_: nom. sg., 2112.

gyd. See gid.

gyfan. See gifan.

gyldan. See gildan.

gylden, adj., _golden_: nom. sg. gylden hilt, 1678; acc. sg. segen

gyldenne, 47, 1022; bring gyldenne, 2810; dat. sg. under gyldnum beáge,

1164.--Comp. eal-gylden.

gylp. See gilp.

gyrdan, w. v., _to gird, to lace_: pret. part. gyrded cempa, _the (sword-)

girt warrior_, 2079.

gyrn, st. n., _sorrow, harm_: nom. sg., 1776.

gyrn-wracu, st. f., _revenge for harm_: dat. sg. tô gyrn-wräce, 1139; gen.

sg. þâ wäs eft hraðe gearo gyrn-wräce Grendeles môdor, _then was Grendel's

mother in turn immediately ready for revenge for the injury_, 2119.

gyrwan. See gerwan.

gystran. See gistran.

gýman, w. v. w. gen., _to take care of, to be careful about_: pres. III.

gýmeð, 1758, 2452; imp. sg. oferhyda ne gým! _do not study arrogance_

(despise it), 1761.

for-gýman, w. acc., _to neglect, to slight_: pres. sg. III. he þâ

forð-gesceaft forgyteð and forgýmeð, 1752.

gýtsian. See gîtsian.

gyt. See git.

H

habban, w. v., _to have_: 1) w. acc.: pres. sg. I. þäs ic wên häbbe (_as I

hope_), 383; þe ic geweald häbbe, 951; ic me on hafu bord and byrnan, _have

on me shield and coat of mail_, 2525; hafo, 3001; sg. II. þu nu [friðu]

hafast, 1175; pl. I. habbað we ... micel ærende, 270; pres. subj. sg. III.

þät he þrittiges manna mägencräft on his mundgripe häbbe, 381. Blended with

the negative: pl. III. þät be Sæ-Geátas sêlran näbben tô geceósenne cyning

ænigne, _that the Sea-Geátas will have no better king than you to choose_,

1851; imp. hafa nu and geheald hûsa sêlest, 659; inf. habban, 446, 462,

3018; pret. sg. häfde, 79, 518, 554; pl. häfdon, 539.--2) used as an

auxiliary with the pret. part.: pres. sg. I. häbbe ic ... ongunnen, 408;

häbbe ic ... geâhsod, 433; II. hafast, 954, 1856; III. hafað, 474, 596;

pret. sg. häfde, 106, 220, 666, 2322, 2334, 2953, etc.; pl. häfdon, 117,

695, 884, 2382, etc. Pret. part. inflected: nu scealc hafað dæd gefremede,

940; häfde se gôda ... cempan gecorone, 205. With the pres. part. are

formed the compounds: bord-, rond-häbbend.

for-habban, _to hold back, to keep one's self_: inf. ne meahte wäfre môd

forhabban in hreðre, _the expiring life could not hold itself back in the

breast_, 1152; ne mihte þâ for-habban, _could not restrain himself_, 2610.

wið-habban, _to resist, to offer resistance_: pret. þät se wînsele

wið-häfde heaðo-deórum, _that the hall resisted them furious in fight_,

773.

hafela, heafola, w. m., _head_: acc. sg. hafelan, 1373, 1422, 1615, 1636,

1781; nâ þu mînne þearft hafalan hýdan, 446; þonne we on orlege hafelan

weredon, _protected our heads, defended ourselves_, 1328; se hwîta helm

hafelan werede, 1449; dat. sg. hafelan, 673, 1522; heafolan, 2680; gen. sg.

heafolan, 2698; nom. pl. hafelan, 1121.--Comp. wîg-heafola.

hafenian, w. v., _to raise, to uplift_: pret. sg. wæpen hafenade heard be

hiltum, _raised the weapon, the strong man, by the hilt_, 1574.

hafoc, st. m., _hawk_: nom. sg., 2264.

haga, w. m., _enclosed piece of ground, hedge, farm-enclosure_: dat. sg. tô

hagan, 2893, 2961.

haga, w. m. See ân-haga.

hama, homa, w. m., _dress_: in the comp. flæsc-, fyrd-, lîc-hama, scîr-ham

(adj.).

hamer, st. m., _hammer_: instr. sg. hamere, 1286; gen. pl. homera lâfe

(swords), 2830.

hand, hond, st. f., _hand_: nom. sg. 2138; sió swîðre ... hand, _the right

hand_, 2100; hond, 1521, 2489, 2510; acc. sg. hand, 558, 984; hond, 657,

687, 835, 928, etc.; dat. sg. on handa, 495, 540; mid handa, 747, 2721; be

honda, 815; dat. pl. (as instr.) hondum, 1444, 2841.

hand-bana, w. m., _murderer with the hand_, or _in hand-to-hand combat_:

dat. sg. tô hand-bonan (-banan), 460, 1331.

hand-gemôt, st. n., _hand-to-hand conflict, battle_: gen. pl. (ecg) þolode

ær fela hand-gemôta, 1527; nô þät läsest wäs hond-gemôta, 2356.

hand-gesella, w. m., _hand-companion, man of the retinue_: dat. pl.

hond-gesellum, 1482.

hand-gestealla, w. m., _(one whose position is near at hand), comrade,

companion, attendant_: dat. sg. hond-gesteallan, 2170; nom. pl.

hand-gesteallan, 2597.

hand-geweorc, st. n., _work done with the hands_, i.e. achievement in

battle: dat. sg. for þäs hild-fruman hondgeweorce, 2836.

hand-gewriðen, pret. part. _hand-wreathed, bound with the hand._ acc. pl.

wälbende ... hand-gewriðene, 1938.

hand-locen, pret. part., _joined, united by hand_: nom. sg. (gûð-byrne,

lîc-syrce) hondlocen (because the shirts of mail consisted of interlaced

rings), 322, 551.

hand-ræs, st. m., _hand-battle_, i.e. combat with the hands: nom. sg.

hond-ræs, 2073.

hand-scalu, st. f., _hand-attendance, retinue_: dat. sg. mid his hand-scale

(hond-scole), 1318, 1964.

hand-sporu, st. f., _finger_ (on Grendel's hand), under the figure of a

spear: nom. pl. hand-sporu, 987.

hand-wundor, st. n., _wonder done by the hand, wonderful handwork_: gen.

pl. hond-wundra mæst, 2769.

hangan. See hôn.

hangian, w. v., _to hang_: pres. sg. III. þonne his sunu hangað hrefne to

hrôðre, _when his son hangs, a joy to the ravens_, 2448; pl. III. ofer þäm

(mere) hongiað hrîmge bearwas, _over which frosty forests hang_, 1364; inf.

hangian, 1663; pret. hangode, _hung down_, 2086.

hatian, w. v. w. acc., _to hate, to be an enemy to, to hurt_: inf. he þone

heaðo-rinc hatian ne meahte lâðum dædum (_could not do him any harm_),

2467; pret. sg. hû se gûð-sceaða Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, 2320.

hâd, st. m., _form, condition, position, manner_: acc. sg. þurh hæstne hâd,

_in a powerful manner_, 1336; on gesîðes hâd, _in the position of follower,

as follower_, 1298; on sweordes hâd, _in the form of a sword_, 2194. See

under on.

hâdor, st. m., _clearness, brightness_: acc. sg. under heofenes hâdor, 414.

hâdor, adj., _clear, fresh, loud_: nom. sg. scop hwîlum sang hâdor on

Heorote, 497.

hâdre, adv., _clearly, brightly_, 1572.

hâl, adj., _hale, whole, sound, unhurt_: nom. sg. hâl, 300. With gen.

heaðo-lâces hâl, _safe from battle_, 1975. As form of salutation, wes ...

hâl, 407; dat. sg. hâlan lîce, 1504.

hâlig, adj., _holy_: nom. sg. hâlig god, 381, 1554; hâlig dryhten, 687.

hâm, st. m., _home, residence, estate, land_: acc. sg. hâm, 1408; Hrôðgâres

hâm, 718. Usually in adverbial sense: gewât him hâm, _betook himself home_,

1602; tô hâm, 124, 374, 2993; fram hâm, _at home_, 194; ät hâm, _at home_,

1249, 1924, 1157; gen. sg. hâmes, 2367; acc. pl. hâmas, 1128.--Comp.

Finnes-hâm, 1157.

hâm-weorðung, st. f., _honor_ or _ornament of home_: acc. sg. hâm-weorðunge

(designation of the daughter of Hygelâc, given in marriage to Eofor), 2999.

hâr, adj., _gray_: nom. sg. hâr hilde-rinc, 1308, 3137; acc. sg. under

(ofer) hârne stân, 888, 1416, 2554; hâre byrnan (i.e. iron shirt of mail),

2154; dat. sg. hârum hildfruman, 1679; f. on heáre hæðe (on heaw ... h ...

ðe, MS.), 2213; gen. sg. hâres, _of the old man_, 2989.--Comp. un-hâr.

hât, adj., _hot, glowing, flaming_ nom sg., 1617, 2297, 2548, 2559, etc.;

wyrm hât gemealt, _the drake hot_ (of his own heat) _melted_, 898; acc.

sg., 2282(?); inst. sg. hâtan heolfre, 850, 1424; g. sg. heaðu-fýres hâtes,

2523; acc. pl. hâte heaðo-wylmas, 2820.--Sup.: hâtost heaðo-swâta, 1669.

hât, st. n., _heat, fire_: acc. sg. geseah his mondryhten ... hât þrowian,

_saw his lord endure the_ (drake's) _heat_, 2606.

hata, w. m., _persecutor_; in comp. dæd-hata.

hâtan, st. v.: 1) _to bid, to order, to direct_, with acc. and inf., and

acc. of the person: pres. sg. I. ic maguþegnas mîne hâte ... flotan eówerne

ârum healdan, _I bid my thanes take good care of your craft_, 293; imp. sg.

II. hât in gân ... sibbegedriht, 386; pl. II. hâtað heaðo-mære hlæw

gewyrcean, 2803; inf. þät healreced hâtan wolde ... men gewyrcean, _that he

wished to command men to build a hall-edifice_, 68. Pret. sg. hêht: hêht

... eahta mearas ... on flet teón, _gave command to bring eight horses into

the hall_, 1036; þonne ænne hêht golde forgyldan, _commanded to make good

that one with gold_, 1054; hêht þâ þät heaðo-weorc tô hagan biódan,

_ordered the combat to be announced at the hedge_(?), 2893; swâ se snottra

hêht, _as the wise_ (Hrôðgâr) _directed_, 1787; so, 1808, 1809. hêt: hêt

him ýðlidan gôdne gegyrwan, _ordered a good vessel to be prepared for him_,

198; so, hêt, 391, 1115, 3111. As the form of a wish: hêt hine wel brûcan,

1064; so, 2813; pret. part. þâ wäs hâten hraðe Heort innan-weard folmum

gefrätwod, _forthwith was ordered Heorot, adorned by hand on the inside_

(i.e. that the edifice should be adorned by hand on the inside), 992.--2)

_to name, to call_: pres. subj. III. pl. þät hit sælîðend ... hâtan

Biówulfes biorh, _that mariners may call it Beówulf's grave-mound_, 2807;

pret. part. wäs se grimma gäst Grendel hâten, 102; so, 263, 373, 2603.

ge-hâtan, _to promise, to give one's word, to vow, to threaten_: pres. sg.

I. ic hit þe gehâte, 1393; so, 1672; pret. sg. he me mêde gehêt, _promised

me reward_, 2135; him fägre gehêt leána (gen. pl.), _promised them proper

reward_, 2990; weán oft gehêt earmre teohhe, _with woe often threatened the

unhappy band_, 2938; pret. pl. gehêton ät härgtrafum wig-weorðunga, _vowed

offerings at the shrines of the gods_, 175; þonne we gehêton ûssum hlâforde

þät ..., _when we promised our lord that_..., 2635; pret. part. sió gehâten

[wäs] ... gladum suna Frôdan, _betrothed to the glad son of Froda_, 2025.

hâtor, st. m. n., _heat_: in comp. and-hâtor.

häft, adj., _held, bound, fettered_: nom. sg., 2409; acc. sg. helle häftan,

_him fettered by hell_ (Grendel), 789.

häft-mêce, st. m., _sword with fetters_ or _chains_ (cf. fetel-hilt): dat.

sg. þäm häft-mêce, 1458. See Note.

häg-steald, st. m., _man, liegeman, youth_: gen. pl. häg-stealdra, 1890.

häle, st. m., _man_: nom. sg., 1647, 1817, 3112; acc. sg. häle, 720; dat.

pl. hælum (hænum, MS.), 1984.

häleð, st. m., _hero, fighter, warrior, man_: nom. sg., 190, 331, 1070;

nom. pl. häleð, 52, 2248, 2459, 3143; dat. pl. häleðum 1710, 1962, etc.;

gen. pl. häleða, 467, 497, 612, 663, etc.

härg. See hearg.

hæð, st. f., _heath_: dat. sg. hæðe, 2213.

hæðen, adj., _heathenish_; acc. sg. hæðene sâwle, 853; dat. sg. hæðnum

horde, 2217; gen. sg. hæðenes, _of the heathen_ (Grendel), 987; gen. pl.

hæðenra, 179.

hæð-stapa, w. m., _that which goes about on the heath_ (stag): nom. sg.,

1369

hæl, st. f.: 1) _health, welfare, luck_: acc. sg. him hæl âbeád, 654; mid

hæle, 1218.--2) _favorable sign, favorable omen_: hæl sceáwedon, _observed

favorable signs_ (for Beówulf's undertaking), 204.

hælo, st. f., _health, welfare, luck_: acc. sg. hælo âbeád heorð-geneátum,

2419.--Comp. un-hælo.

hæst (O.H.G. haisterâ hantî, manu violenta; heist, ira; heistigo,

iracunde), adj., _violent, vehement_: acc. sg. þurh hæstne hâd, 1336.

he, fem. heó, neut. hit, pers. pron., _he, she, it_; in the oblique cases

also reflexive, _himself, herself, itself_: acc. sg. hine, hî, hit; dat.

sg. him, hire, him; gen. sg. his, hire, his; plur. acc. nom. hî, hig, hie;

dat. him; gen. hira, heora, hiera, hiora.--he omitted before the verb, 68,

300, 2309, 2345.

hebban, st. v., _to raise, to lift_, w. acc.: inf. siððan ic hond and rond

hebban mihte, 657; pret. part. hafen, 1291; häfen, 3024.

â-hebban, _raise, to lift from, to take away_: wäs ... icge gold âhafen of

horde, _taken up from the hoard_, 1109; þâ wäs ... wôp up âhafen, _a cry of

distress raised_, 128

ge-hegan [ge-hêgan], w. v., _to enclose, to fence_: þing gehegan, _to mark

off the court, hold court_. Here figurative: inf. sceal ... âna gehegan

þing wið þyrse (_shall alone decide the matter with Grendel_), 425.

hel, st. f., _hell_: nom. sg., 853; acc. sg. helle, 179; dat. sg. helle,

101, 589; (as instr.), 789; gen. sg. helle, 1275.

hel-bend, st. m. f. _bond of hell_: instr. pl. hell-bendum fäst, 3073.

hel-rûna, w. m., _sorcerer_: nom. pl. helrûnan, 163.

be-helan, st. v., _to conceal, to hide_: pret. part. be-holen, 414.

helm, st. m.: 1) _protection in general, defence, covering that protects_:

acc. sg. on helm, 1393; under helm, 1746.--2) _helmet_: nom. sg., 1630;

acc. sg. helm, 673, 1023, 1527, 2988; (helo, MS.), 2724; brûn-fâgne,

gold-fâhne helm, 2616, 2812; dat. sg. under helme, 342, 404; gen. sg.

helmes, 1031; acc. pl. helmas, 240, 2639.--3) _defence, protector_,

designation of the king: nom. sg. helm Scyldinga (Hrôðgâr), 371, 456, 1322;

acc. sg. heofena helm _(the defender of the heavens_ = God), 182; helm

Scylfinga, 2382.--Comp.: grîm-, gûð-, heaðo-, niht-helm.

ofer-helmian, w. v. w. acc., _to cover over, to overhang_: pres. sg. III.

ofer-helmað, 1365.

helm-berend, pres. part., _helm-wearing_ (warrior): acc. pl. helmberend,

2518, 2643.

helpan, st. v., _to help_: inf. þät him holt-wudu helpan ne meahte, lind

wið lîge, _that a wooden shield could not help him, a linden shield against

flame_, 2341; þät him îrenna ecge mihton helpan ät hilde, 2685; wutun

gangan to, helpan hildfruman, _let us go thitherto help the battle-chief_,

2650; w. gen. ongan ... mæges helpan, _began to help my kinsman_, 2880; so,

pret. sg. þær he his mæges (MS. mägenes) healp, 2699.

help, m. and f., _help, support, maintenance_: acc. sg. helpe, 551, 1553;

dat. sg. tô helpe, 1831; acc. sg. helpe, 2449.

hende, _-handed_: in comp. îdel-hende.

her, adv., _here_, 397, 1062, 1229, 1655, 1821, 2054, 2797, etc.; _hither_,

244, 361, 376.

here (Goth, harji-s), st. m., _army, troops_: dat. sg. on herge, _in the

army, on a warlike expedition, 1249; in the army, among the fighting men_,

2639; as instr. herge, 2348.--Comp.: flot-, scip-, sin-here.

here-brôga, w. m., _terror of the army, fear of war_: dat. sg. for

here-brôgan, 462.

here-byrne, w. f., _battle-mail, coat of mail_: nom. sg., 1444.

here-grîma, w. m., _battle-mask_, i.e. helmet (with visor): dat. sg.

-grîman, 396, 2050, 2606.

here-net, st. n., _battle-net_, i.e. coat of mail (of interlaced rings):

nom. sg., 1554.

here-nîð, st. m., _battle-enmity, battle of armies_: nom. sg., 2475.

here-pâd, st. f., _army-dress_, i.e. coat of mail, armor: nom. sg., 2259.

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.

hord, st. m. and n., _hoard, treasure_: nom. sg., 2284, 3085; beága hord,

2285; mâðma hord, 3012; acc. sg. hord, 913, 2213, 2320, 2510, 2745, 2774,

2956, 3057; sâwle hord, 2423; þät hord, 3127; dat. sg. of horde, 1109; for

horde, _on account of_ (the robbing of) _the hoard_, 2782; hæðnum horde,

2217; gen. sg. hordes, 888.--Comp.: beáh-, breóst-, word-, wyrm-hord.

hord-ärn, st. n., _place in which a treasure is kept, treasure-room_: dat.

hord-ärne, 2832; gen. pl. hord-ärna, 2280.

hord-burh, st. f., _city in which is the treasure_ (of the king's),

_ruler's castle_: acc. sg., 467.

hord-gestreón, st. n., _hoard-treasure, precious treasure_: dat. pl.

hord-gestreónum, 1900; gen. pl. mägen-byrðenne hord-gestreóna, _the great

burden of rich treasures_, 3093.

hord-mâððum, st. m., _treasure-jewel, precious jewel_: acc. sg. (-madmum,

MS.), 1199.

hord-wela, w. m., _treasure-riches, abundance of treasures_: acc. sg.

hord-welan, 2345.

hord-weard, st. m., _warder of the treasure, hoard-warden_: 1) of the king:

nom. sg., 1048; acc. sg., 1853.--2) of the drake: nom. sg., 2294, 2303,

2555, 2594.

hord-weorðung, st. f., _ornament out of the treasure, rich ornament_: acc.

sg.--weorðunge, 953.

hord-wyn, st. f., _treasure-joy, joy-giving treasure_: acc. sg. hord-wynne,

2271.

horn, st. m., _horn_: 1) upon an animal: instr. pl. heorot hornum trum,

1370.--2) wind-instrument: nom. sg., 1424; acc. sg., 2944.--Comp. gûð-horn.

horn-boga, w. m., _bow made of horn_: dat. sg. of horn-bogan, 2438.

horn-geáp, adj., of great extent between the (stag-)horns adorning the

gables(?): nom. sg. sele ... heáh and horn-geáp, 82.

horn-reced, st. n., building whose two gables are crowned by the halves of

a stag's antler(?): acc. sg., 705. Cf. Heyne's Treatise on the Hall,

Heorot, p. 44.

hors, st. n., _horse_: nom. sg., 1400.

hôciht, adj., _provided with hooks, hooked_: in comp. heoro-hôciht.

be-hôfian, w. v. w. gen., _to need, to want_: pres. sg. III. nu is se däg

cumen þat ûre man-dryhten mägenes behôfað gôdra gûðrinca, _now is the day

come when our lord needs the might of strong warriors_, 2648.

on-hôhsnian, w. v., _to hinder_: pret. sg. þät onhôhsnode Heminges mæg (on

hohsnod, MS.), 1945.

hôlinga, adv., _in vain, without reason_, 1077.

be-hôn, st. v., _to hang with_: pret. part. helmum behongen, 3140.

hop, st. n., _protected place, place of refuge, place of concealment_, in

the compounds fen-, môr-hop.

hôs (Goth, hansa), st. f., _accompanying troop, escort_: instr. sg. mägða

hôse, _with an accompanying train of servingwomen_, 925.

hräðe, adv., _hastily, quickly, immediately_, 224, 741, 749, 1391, etc.;

hraðe, 1438; hreðe, 992; compar. hraðor, 543.

hran-fix, st. m., _whale_: acc. pl. hron-fixas, 540.

hran-râd, st. f., _whale-road_, i.e. sea: dat. sg. ofer hron-râde, 10.

hrâ, st. n., _corpse_: nom. sg., 1589.

hrâ-fyl, st. m., _fall of corpses, killing, slaughter_: acc. sg., 277.

hrädlîce, adv., _hastily, immediately_, 356, 964.

hräfn, hrefn, st. m., _raven_: nom. sg. hrefn blaca, _black raven_, 1802;

se wonna hrefn, _the dark raven_, 3025; dat. sg. hrefne, 2449.

hrägl, st. n., _dress, garment, armor_: nom. sg., 1196; gen. sg., hrägles,

1218; gen. pl. hrägla, 454--Comp.: beado-, fyrd-, mere-hrägl.

hreðe. See hraðe.

hreðer, st. m., _breast, bosom_ nom. sg. hreðer inne weóll _(it surged in

his breast_), 2114; hreðer æðme weóll, 2594; dat. sg. in hreðre, 1152; of

hreðre, 2820.--_Breast_ as the seat of feeling, _heart_: dat. sg. þät wäs

... hreðre hygemêðe, _that was depressing to the heart_ (of the slayer,

Hæðcyn), 2443; on hreðre, 1879, 2329; gen. pl. þurh hreðra gehygd,

2046.--_Breast_ as seat of life: instr. sg. hreðre, parallel with aldre,

1447.

hreðer-bealo, st. n., _evil that takes hold on the heart, evil severely

felt_: acc. sg., 1344.

hrefn. See hräfn.

hrêð, st. f., _glory_; in composition, gûð-hrêð; _renown, assurance of

victory_, in sige-hrêð.

hrêðe, adj., _renowned in battle_: nom. sg. hrêð (on account of the

following ät, final _e_ is elided, as wênic for wêne ic, 442; frôfor and

fultum for frôfre and fultum, 699; firen ondrysne for firene ondr., 1933),

2576.

hrêð-sigor, st. m., _glorious victory_: dat. sg. hrêð-sigora, 2584.

hrêmig, adj., _boasting, exulting_: with instr. and gen. hûðe hrêmig, 124;

since hrêmig, 1883; frätwum hrêmig, 2055; nom. pl. nealles Hetware hrêmge

þorfton (sc. wesan) fêðe-wîges, 2365.

on-hrêran, w. v., _to excite, to stir up_: pret. part. on-hrêred, 549,

2555.

hreâ-wîc, st. n., _place of corpses_: acc. sg. Geáta leóde hreâ-wîc

heóldon, _held the place of corpses_, 1215.

hreád, st. f., _ornament_(?), in comp. earm-hreád. See hreóðan.

hreám, st. m., _noise, alarm_:: nom. sg., 1303.

hreóða, w. m., _cover_, in the compound bord-hreóða.

hreóðan, ge-hreóðan, st. v., _to cover, to clothe_; only in the pret. part.

hroden, gehroden, _dressed, adorned_: hroden, 495, 1023; þâ wäs heal hroden

feónda feorum, _then was the hall covered with the corpses of the enemy_,

1152; ge-hroden golde, _adorned with gold_, 304.--Comp.: beág-,

gold-hroden.

hreóh, hreów, hreó, adj., _excited, stormy, wild, angry, raging; sad,

troubled_: nom. sg. (Beówulf) hreóh and heoro-grim, 1565; þät þam gôdan wäs

hreów on hreðre, (_that came with violence upon him, pained his heart_),

2329; hreó wæron ýða, _the waves were angry, the sea stormy_, 548; näs him

hreóh sefa, _his mind was not cruel_, 2181; dat. sg. on hreón môde, _of sad

heart_, 1308; on hreóum môde, _angry at heart_, 2582.

hreóh-môd, adj., _of sad heart_, 2133; _angry at heart_, 2297.

hreósan, st. v., _to fall, to sink, to rush_: pret. hreás, 2489, 2832;

pret. pl. hruron, 1075; hie on weg hruron, _they rushed away_, 1431; hruron

him teáras, _tears burst from him_, 1873.

be-hreósan, _to fall from, to be divested of_: pret. part. acc. pl.

fyrn-manna fatu ... hyrstum behrorene, _divested of ornaments_ (from which

the ornaments had fallen away), 2760.

hreów, st. f., _distress, sorrow_: gen. pl. þät wäs Hrôðgâre hreówa

tornost, _that was to Hrôðgâr the bitterest of his sorrows_, 2130.

hring, st. m.: 1) _ring_: acc. sg. þone hring, 1203; hring gyldenne, 2810;

acc. pl. hringas, 1196, 1971, 3035; gen. pl. hringa, 1508, 2246.--2) _shirt

of mail_ (of interlaced rings): nom. sg. hring, 1504; byrnan hring,

2261.--Comp. bân-hring.

hringan, w. v., _to give forth a sound, to ring, to rattle_: pret. pl.

byrnan hringdon, 327.

hring-boga, w. m., _one who bends himself into a ring_: gen. sg.

hring-bogan (of the drake, bending himself into a circle), 2562.

hringed, pret. part., _made of rings_: nom. sg. hringed byrne, 1246; acc.

sg. hringde byrnan, 2616.

hringed-stefna, w. m., _ship whose stem is provided with iron rings_

(cramp-irons), especially of sea-going ships (cf. Frið-þiofs saga, I:

þorsteinn âtti skip þat er Ellidi hêt, ... borðit war spengt iarni): nom.

sg., 32, 1898; acc. sg. hringed-stefnan, 1132.

hring-îren, st. n., _ring-iron, ring-mail_: nom. sg., 322.

hring-mæl, adj., _marked with rings_, i.e. ornamented with rings, or marked

with characters of ring-form: nom. acc. sg., of the sword, 1522, 1562(?);

nom. pl. heard and hring-mæl Heaðobeardna gestreón (_rich armor_), 2038.

hring-naca, w. m., _ship with iron rings, sea-going ship_: nom. sg., 1863.

hring-net, st. n., _ring-net_, i.e. a shirt of interlaced rings: acc. sg.,

2755; acc. pl. hring-net, 1890.

hring-sele, st. m., _ring-hall_, i.e. hall in which are rings, or in which

rings are bestowed: acc. sg., 2841; dat. sg., 2011, 3054.

hring-weorðung, st. f., _ring-ornament_: acc. sg. -weorðunge, 3018.

hrînan, st. v. w. dat.: 1) _to touch, lay hold of_: inf. þät him heardra

nân hrînan wolde îren ærgôd (_that no good sword of valiant men would make

an impression on him_), 989; him for hrôf-sele hrînan ne mehte færgripe

flôdes (_the sudden grip of the flood might not touch him owing to the

hall-roof_), 1516; þät þam hring-sele hrînan ne môste gumena ænig _(so that

none might touch the ringed-hall), _3054; pret. sg. siððan he hire folmum

[hr]ân (_as soon as he touched it with his hands_), 723; ôð þät deáðes wylm

hrân ät heortan (_seized his heart_), 2271. Pret. subj. þeáh þe him wund

hrîne (_although he was wounded_), 2977.--2) (O.N. hrîna, _sonare,

clamare), to resound, rustle_: pres. part. nom. pl. hrînde bearwas (for

hrînende) 1364; but see Note.

hroden. See hreóðan.

hron-fix. See hran-fix.

hrôðor, st. m., _joy, beneficium_: dat sg. hrefne tô hrôðre, 2449; gen. pl.

hrôðra, 2172.

hrôf, st. m., _roof, ceiling of a house_: nom. sg., 1000; acc. sg. under

Heorotes hrôf, 403; under geápne hrôf, 838; geseah steápne hrôf (here

_inner roof, ceiling_), 927; so, ofer heáhne hrôf, 984; ymb þäs helmes

hrôf, 1031; under beorges hrôf, 2756.--Comp. inwit-hrôf.

hrôf-sele, st. m., _covered hall_: dat. sg. hrôf-sele, 1516.

hrôr, adj., _stirring, wide-awake, valorous_: dat. sg. of þäm hrôran,

1630.--Comp. fela-hrôr.

hruron. See hreósan.

hruse, w. f., _earth, soil_: nom. sg., 2248, 2559; acc. sg. on hrusan, 773,

2832; dat. sg. under hrusan, 2412.

hrycg, st. m., _back_: acc. sg. ofer wäteres hrycg (_over the water's back,

surface_), 471.

hryre, st. m., _fall, destruction, ruin_: acc. sg., 3181; dat. sg., 1681,

3006.--Comp.: leód-, wîg-hryre.

hrysian, w. v., _to shake, be shaken, clatter_: pret. pl. syrcan hrysedon

(_corselets rattled_, of men in motion), 226.

hund, st. m., _dog_: instr. pl. hundum, 1369.

hund, num., _hundred_: þreó hund, 2279; w. gen. pl. hund missera, 1499;

hund þûsenda landes and locenra beága, 2995.

hû, adv., _how, quomodo_, 3, 116, 279, 738, 845, 2319, 2520, 2719, etc.

huð, st. f., _booty, plunder_: dat. (instr.) sg. hûðe, 124.

hûru, adv., _above all, certainly_, 369; _indeed, truly_, 182, 670, 1072,

1466, 1945, 2837; _yet, nevertheless_, 863; _now_, 3121.

hûs, st. n., _house_: gen. sg. hûses, 116; gen. pl. hûsa sêlest (Heorot),

146, 285, 659, 936.

hwan, adv., _whither_: tô hwan syððan wearð hondræs häleða (_what issue the

hand-to-hand fight of the heroes had_), 2072.

hwanan, hwanon, adv., _whence_: hwanan, 257, 2404; hwanon, 333.

hwâ, interrog. and indef. pron., _who_: nom. sg. m. hwâ, 52, 2253, 3127;

neut. hwät, 173; ânes hwät (_a part only_), 3011; hwät þâ men wæron (_who

the men were_), 233, etc.; hwät syndon ge searo-häbbendra (_what armed men

are ye?_), 237; acc. sg. m. wið manna hwone (_from (?) any man_), 155;

neut. þurh hwät, 3069; hwät wit geó spræcon, 1477; hwät ... hýnðo (gen.),

fær-nîða (_what shame and sudden woes_), 474; so, hwät þu worn fela (_how

very much thou_), 530; swylces hwät, 881; hwät ... ârna, 1187; dat. m.

hwâm, 1697.--Comp. æg-hwâ.

hwät, interj., _what! lo! indeed!_ 1, 943, 2249.

ge-hwâ, w. part, gen., _each, each one_: acc. sg. m. wið feónda gehwone,

294; nîða gehwane, 2398; mêca gehwane, 2686; gum-cynnes gehwone, 2766; fem,

on healfa gehwone, 801; dat. sg. m. dôgora gehwâm, 88; ät nîða gehwâm, 883;

þegna gehwâm, 2034; eorla gehwæm, 1421; fem. in mægða ge-hwære, 25; nihta

gehwæm, 1366; gen. sing. m. manna gehwäs, 2528; fem. dæda gehwäs, 2839.

hwâr. See hwær.

hwäder. See hwider.

hwäðer, pron., _which of two_: nom. sg. hwäðer ... uncer twega, 2531; swâ

hwäðer, _utercunque_: acc. sg. on swâ hwäðere hond swâ him gemet þince,

687.--Comp. æg-hwäðer.

ge-hwäðer, _each of two, either-other_: nom. sg. m. wäs gehwäðer ôðrum

lifigende lâð, 815; wäs ... gehwäðer ôðrum hrôðra gemyndig, 2172; ne

gehwäðer incer (_nor either of you two_), 584; nom. sg. neut. gehwäðer þâra

(_either of them_, i.e. ready for war or peace), 1249; dat. sg. hiora

gehwäðrum, 2995; gen. sg. bega gehwäðres, 1044.

hwäðer, hwäðere, hwäðre, 1) adv., _yet, nevertheless_: hwäðre, 555, 891,

1271, 2099, 2299, 2378, etc.; hwäðre swâ þeáh, _however, notwithstanding_,

2443; hwäðere, 574, 578, 971, 1719--2) conj., = _utrum, whether_: hwäðre,

1315; hwäðer, 1357, 2786.

hwät, adj., _sharp, bold, valiant_: nom. sg. se secg hwata, 3029; dat. sg.

hwatum, 2162; nom. pl. hwate, 1602, 2053; acc. pl. hwate, 2643,

3006.--Comp.: fyrd-, gold-hwät.

hwät. See hwâ.

hwær, adv., _where_: elles hwær, _elsewhere_, 138; hwær, _somewhere_, 2030.

In elliptical question: wundur hwâr þonne..., _is it a wonder when...?_

3063.--Comp. ô-hwær.

ge-hwær, _everywhere_: þeáh þu heaðo-ræsa gehwær dohte (_everywhere good in

battle_), 526.

hwele. See hwyle.

hwergen, adv., _anywhere_: elles hwergen, _elsewhere_, 2591.

hwettan, w. v., _to encourage, urge_: pres. subj. swâ þin sefa hwette (_as

thy mind urges, as thou likest_), 490; pret. pl. hwetton higerôfne (_they

whetted the brave one_), 204.

hwêne, adv., _a little, paululum_, 2700.

hwealf, st. f., _vault_: acc. sg. under heofones hwealf, 576, 2016.

hweorfan, st. v., _to stride deliberately, turn, depart, move, die_: pres.

pl. þâra þe cwice hwyrfað, 98; inf. hwîlum he on lufan læteð hworfan monnes

môd-geþonc (_sometimes on love_ (?) _possessions_ (?) _permits the thoughts

of man to turn_), 1729; londrihtes môt ... monna æghwylc îdel hweorfan (_of

rights of land each one of men must be deprived_), 2889; pret. sg. fäder

ellor hwearf ... of earde (_died_), 55; hwearf þâ hrädlîce þær Hrôðgâr sät,

356; hwearf þâ bî bence (_turned then to the bench_), 1189; so, hwearf þâ

be wealle, 1574; hwearf geond þät reced, 1982; hlæw oft ymbe hwearf (_went

oft round the cave_), 2297; nalles äfter lyfte lâcende hwearf (_not at all

through the air did he go springing_), 2833; subj. pret. sg, ær he on weg

hwurfe ... of geardum (_died_), 264.

and-hweorfan, _to move against_: pret. sg. ôð þät ... norðan wind

heaðo-grim and-hwearf (_till the fierce north wind blew in our faces_),

548.

ät-hweorfan, _to go to_: pret. sg. hwîlum he on beorh ät-hwearf (_at times

returned to the mountain_), 2300.

ge-hweorfan, _to go, come_: pret. sg. gehwearf þâ in Francna fäðm feorh

cyninges, 1211; hit on æht gehwearf ... Denigea freán, 1680; so, 1685,

2209.

geond-hweorfan, _to go through from end to end_: pres. sg. flet eall

geond-hwearf, 2018.

hwider, adv., _whither_: hwyder, 163; hwäder (hwäðer, MS.), 1332.

hwîl, st. f., _time, space of time_: nom. sg. wäs seó hwîl micel (_it was a

long time_), 146; þâ wäs hwîl däges (_the space of a day_), 1496; acc. sg.

hwîle, _for a time_, 2138; _a while_, 105, 152; lange (longe) hwîle, _a

long while_, 16, 2781; âne hwîle, _a while_, 1763; lytle hwîle, _brief

space_, 2031, 2098; ænige hwîle, _any while_, 2549; lässan hwîle, _a lesser

while_, 2572; dat. sg. ær däges hwîle, _before daybreak_, 2321; dat. pl.

nihtes hwîlum, _sometimes at night_, 3045. Adv., _sometimes, often_:

hwîlum, 175, 496, 917, 1729, 1829, 2017, 2112, etc.; hwîlum ... hwîlum,

2108-9-10.--Comp.: däg-, gescäp-, orleg-, sige-hwîl.

hwît, adj., _brilliant, flashing_: nom. sg. se hwîta helm, 1449.

hworfan. See hweorfan.

hwôpan, st. v., _to cry, cry out mourn_: pret. sg. hweóp, 2269.

hwyder. See hwider.

hwylc, pron., _which, what, any_: 1) adj.: nom. sg. m. sceaða ic nât hwylc,

274; fem, hwylc orleghwîl, 2003; nom. pl. hwylce Sægeáta sîðas wæron,

1987.--2) subst., w. gen. pl. nom. m.: Frisna hwylc, 1105; fem, efne swâ

hwylc mägða swâ þone magan cende (_whatever woman brought forth this son_),

944; neut. þonne his bearna hwylc (_than any one of his sons_), 2434; dat.

sg. efne swâ hwylcum manna swâ him gemet þûhte, 3058.--Comp.: æg-, nât-,

wel-hwylc.

ge-hwylc, ge-hwilc, ge-hwelc, w. gen. pl., _each_: nom. sg. m. gehwylc,

986, 1167, 1674; acc. sg. m. gehwylcne, 937, 2251, 2517; gehwelcne, 148;

fem, gehwylce, 1706; neut. gehwylc, 2609; instr. sg. dôgra gehwylce, 1091;

so, 2058, 2451; dat. sg. m. gehwylcum, 412, 769, 785, etc.; fem, ecga

gehwylcre, 806; neut. cynna gehwylcum, 98; gen. sg. m. and neut. gehwylces,

733, 1397, 2095.

hwyrft, st. m., _circling movement, turn_: dat. pl. adv. hwyrftum scrîðað

(_wander to and fro_), 163.--Comp. ed-hwyrft.

hycgan, w. v., _to think, resolve upon_: pret. sg. ic þät hogode þät ...

(_my intention was that ..._), 633.--Comp. w. pres. part.: bealo-, heard-,

swîð-, þanc-, wîs-hycgend.

for-hycgan, _to despise, scorn, reject with contempt_: pres. sg. I. ic þät

þonne for-hicge þät ..., _reject with scorn the proposition that ..._, 435.

ge-hycgan, _to think, determine upon_: pret. sg. þâ þu ... feorr gehogodest

säcce sêcean, 1989.

ofer-hycgan, _to scorn_: pret. sg. ofer-hogode þâ hringa fengel þät he þone

wîdflogan weorode gesôhte (_scorned to seek the wide-flier with a host_),

2346.

hydig (for hygdig), adj., _thinking, of a certain mind_: comp. ân-, bealo-,

grom-, nîð-, þrîst-hydig.

ge-hygd, st. n., _thought, sentiment_: acc. sg. þurh hreðra gehygd,

2046.--Comp.: breóst-, môd-gehygd, won-hyd.

hyge, hige, st. m., _mind, heart, thought_: nom. sg. hyge, 756; hige, 594;

acc. sg. þurh holdne hige, 267; gen. sg. higes, 2046; dat. pl. higum, 3149.

hyge-bend, st. m. f., _mind-fetter, heart-band_: instr. pl. hyge-bendum

fäst, _fast in his mind's fetters, secretly_, 1879.

hyge-geômor, adj., _sad in mind_: nom. sg. hyge-giômor, 2409.

hyge-mêðe, adj.: 1) _sorrowful, soul-crushing_: nom. sg., 2443.--2)

_life-weary, dead_: dat. pl. hyge-mêðum (-mæðum, MS.), 2910.

hyge-rôf, adj., _brave, valiant, vigorous-minded_: nom. sg. [hygerôf], 403;

acc. sg. hige-rôfne, 204.

hyge-sorh, st. f., _heart-sorrow_: gen. pl. -sorga, 2329.

hyge-þyhtig, adj., _doughty, courageous_: acc. sg. hige-þihtigne (of

Beówulf), 747. See þyhtig.

hyge-þrym, st. m., _animi majestas, high-mindedness_: dat. pl. for

hige-þrymmum, 339.

hyht, st. m., _thought, pleasant thought, hope_ (Dietrich): nom. sg., 179.

ge-hyld (see healdan), st. n., _support, protection_: nom. sg., 3057.--Leo.

hyldan, w. v., _to incline one's self, lie down to sleep_: pret. sg. hylde

hine, _inclined himself, lay down_, 689.

hyldo, st. f., _inclination, friendliness, grace_: acc. sg. hyldo, 2068,

2294; gen. sg. hyldo, 671, 2999.

â-hyrdan, w. v., _harden_: pret. part. â-hyrded, 1461.

hyrde. See hirde.

hyrst, st. f., _accoutrements, ornament, armor_: acc. sg. hyrste

(Ongenþeów's _equipments and arms_), 2989; acc. pl. hyrsta, 3166; instr.

pl. hyrstum, 2763.

hyrstan, w. v., _to deck, adorn_: pret. part. hyrsted sweord, 673; helm

[hyr]sted golde, 2256.

hyrtan, w. v., _to take heart, be emboldened_: pret. sg. hyrte hyne

hord-weard (_the drake took heart_; see 2566, 2568, 2570), 2594.

hyse, st. m., _youth, young man_: nom. sg. as voc., 1218.

hyt. See hit.

hýdan, w. v., _to hide, conceal, protect, preserve_: pres. subj. hýde

[hine, _himself_] se þe wylle, 2767; inf. w. acc. nô þu mînne þearft

hafalan hýdan, 446; ær he in wille hafelan [hýdan] (_ere in it he_ [the

stag] _will hide his head_), 1373.

ge-hýdan, w. acc., _to conceal, preserve_: pret. sg. gehýdde, 2236, 3060.

hýð, st. f., _haven_: dat. sg. ät hýðe, 32.

hýð-weard, st. m., _haven-warden_: nom. sg., 1915.

hýnan (see heán), w. v. w. acc., _to crush, afflict, injure_: pret. sg.

hýnde, 2320.

hýnðu, st. f., _oppression, affliction, injury_: acc. sg. hýnðu, 277; gen.

sg. hwät ... hýnðo, 475; fela ... hýnðo, 594; gen. pl. heardra hýnða, 166.

hýran, w. v.: 1) _to hear, perceive, learn_: a) w. inf. or acc. with inf.:

I. pret. sg. hýrde ic, 38, 582, 1347, 1843, 2024; III. sg. þät he fram

Sigemunde secgan hýrde, 876; I. pl. swâ we sôðlîce secgan hýrdon, 273. b)

w. acc.: nænigne ic ... sêlran hýrde hordmâððum (_I heard of no better

hoard-jewel_), 1198. c) w. dependent clause: I. sg. pret. hýrde ic þät ...,

62, 2164, 2173.--2) w. dat. of person, _to obey_: inf. ôð þät him æghwylc

þâra ymbsittendra hýran scolde, 10; hýran heaðo-siócum, 2755; Pret. pl. þät

him winemâgas georne hýrdon, 66.

ge-hýran, _to hear, learn_: a) w. acc.: II. pers. sg. pres. mînne gehýrað

ânfealdne geþôht, 255; III. sg. pret. gehýrde on Beówulfe fästrædne geþôht,

610. b) w. acc. and inf.: III. pl. pret. gehýrdon, 786. c) w. depend.

clause: I. pres. sg. ic þät gehýre þät ..., 290.

I

ic, pers. pron. _I_: acc. mec, dat. me, gen. mîn; dual nom. wit, acc.

uncit, unc, dat. unc, gen. uncer; pl. nom. we, acc. ûsic, ûs, dat. ûs, gen.

ûser. ic omitted before the verb, 470.

icge, _gold_ (perhaps related to Sanskrit îç, = dominare, imperare, O.H.G.

êht, _wealth_, opes), _treasure?, sword_ (edge)?, 1108.--Körner.

ides, st. f., _woman, lady, queen_: nom. sg., 621, 1076, 1118, 1169; dat.

sg. idese, 1650, 1942. Also of Grendel's mother: nom. sg., 1260; gen. sg.

idese, 1352.

in. See inn.

in: I. prep. w. dat. and acc.: 1) w. dat. (local, indicating rest), _in_:

in geardum, 13, 2460; in þäm gûðsele, 443; in beórsele, 2636; so, 89, 482,

589, 696, 729, 2140, 2233, etc.; in mægða gehwære, 25; in þýstrum, 87; in

Caines cynne, 107; in hyra gryregeatwum (_in their accoutrements of terror,

war-weeds_), 324; so, 395; in campe (_in battle_), 2506; hiora in ânum (_in

one of them_), 2600. Prep. postpositive: Scedelandum in, 19. Also, _on,

upon_, like on: in ealo-bence, 1030; in gumstôle, 1953; in þam wongstede

(_on the grassy plain, the battle-field_), 2787; in bælstede, 3098.

Temporal: in geâr-dagum, 1.--2) w. acc. (local, indicating motion), _in,

into_: in woruld, 60; in fýres fäðm, 185; so, 1211; in Hrefnesholt, 2936.

Temporal, _in, at, about, toward_: in þâ tîde (in watide, MS.), 2228.

II. adv., _in_ (here or there), 386, 1038, 1372, 1503, 1645, 2153, 2191,

2228; inn, 3091.

incge, adj. (perhaps related to icge), instr. sg. incge lâfe (_with the

costly sword_ ? or _with mighty sword_?), 2578.--[_Edge_: incge lâfe, _edge

of the sword_.--K. Körner?]

in-frôd, adj., _very aged_: nom. sg., 2450; dat. sg. in-frôdum, 1875.

in-gang, st. m., _entrance, access to_: acc. sg., 1550.

in-genga, w. m., _in-goer, visitor_: nom. sg., of Grendel, 1777.

in-gesteald, st. m., _house-property, possessions in the house_: acc. sg.,

1156.

inn, st. n., _apartment, house_: nom. sg. in, 1301.

innan, adv., _within, inside_, 775, 1018, 2413, 2720; on innan (_in the

interior_), _within_, 1741, 2716; þær on innan (_in there_), 71; burgum on

innan (_within his city_), 1969. Also, _therein_: þær on innan, 2090, 2215,

2245.

innan-weard, adv., _inwards, inside, within_, 992, 1977; inne-weard, 999.

inne, adv.: 1) _inside, within_, 643, 1282, 1571, 2114, 3060; word inne

âbeád (_called, sent word, in_, i.e. standing in the hall door), 390; _in

it_ (i.e. the battle), 1142; þær inne (_therein_), 118, 1618, 2116, 2227,

3088.--2) = _insuper, still further, besides_, 1867.

inwit, st. n., _evil, mischief, spite, cunning hostility_, as in

inwit-feng, st. m., _malicious grasp, grasp of a cunning foe_: nom. sg.,

1448.

inwit-gäst, st. m., _evil guest, hostile stranger_: nom. sg., 2671.

inwit-hrôf, st. m., _hostile roof, hiding-place of a cunning foe_: acc. sg.

under inwit-hrôf, 3124.

inwit-net, st. n., _mischief-net, cunning snare_: acc. sg., 2168.

inwit-nîð, st. n., _cunning hostility, hostile contest_: nom. pl.

inwit-nîðas (_hostility through secret attack_), 1859; gen. pl. inwit-nîða,

1948.

inwit-scear, st. m., _massacre through cunning, murderous attack_: acc. sg.

eatolne inwit-scear, 2479.

inwit-searo, st. n., _cunning, artful intrigue_: acc. sg. þurh inwit-searo,

1102. See searo.

inwit-sorh, st. f., _grief, remorse, mourning springing from hostile

cunning_: nom. sg., 1737; acc. sg. inwid-sorge, 832.

inwit-þanc, adj., _ill-disposed, malicious_: dat. sg. he onfêng hraðe

inwit-þancum (_he quickly grasped the cunning-in-mind_ [Grendel]), 749.

irnan (for rinnan), st. v., _to run_: so be-irnan, _to run up to_, occur_:

pret. sg him on môd be-arn (_came into his mind_), 67.

on-irnan, _to open_: pret. sg. duru sôna onarn, 722.

irre-môd, adj. See yrre-môd.

Î

îdel, adj., _empty, bare; deprived of_: nom. sg., 145, 413; w. gen.

lond-rihtes þære mægburge îdel (_deprived of his land-possessions among the

people_ [of the Geátas]), 2889.

îdel-hende, adj., _empty-handed_, 2082.

îren, st. n., _iron, sword_: nom. sg. dryhtlîc îren (_the doughty, lordly

sword_), 893; îren ær-gôd, 990; acc. sg. leóflîc îren, 1810; gen. pl. îrena

cyst (_choicest of swords_), 674; îrenna cyst, 803; îrenna ecge (_edges of

swords_), 2684.

îren, adj., _of iron_: nom. sg. ecg wäs îren, 1460.

îren-bend, st. f., _iron band, bond, rivet_: instr. pl. îren-bendum fäst

(bold), 775, 999.

îren-byrne, w. f., _iron corselet_: acc. sg. îren-byrnan, 2987. See

îsern-byrne.

îren-heard, adj., _hard as iron_: nom. sg., 1113.

îrenne, adj., _of iron_: in comp. eall-îrenne.

îren-þreát, st. m., _iron troop, armored band_: nom. sg., 330.

îs, st. n., _ice_: dat. sg. îse, 1609.

îsern-byrne, w. f., _iron corselet_: acc. sg. îsern-byrnan, 672. See

îren-byrne.

îsern-scûr, st. f., _iron shower, shower of arrows_: gen. sg. þone þe oft

gebâd îsern-scûre, 3117.

îs-gebind, st. n., _fetters of ice_: instr. sg. îs-gebinde, 1134.

îsig, adj., _shining, brilliant_ (like brass): nom. sg. îsig (said of a

vessel covered with plates(?) of metal), 33.--Leo.

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