A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Helde, _v. n._ == incline, lean to. Wright's L. P. p. 24. Ps. lxi. 4; AS.
healdan, hyldan
Hele, _v. n._ == drink health to a person? Alys. 1048
Hele, _v. a._ == cover [hile]. HD. 2082; part, 'y-heled.' RG. 305, 457; 'hole.' Alys. 4203. AS. helan
Heling [hiling], _sb._ == cover. Ps. lx. 5
---- == lurking-place [heolyng]. Alys. 6188
h.e.l.l, _sb._ RG. 322
Helm, _sb._ == helmet. RG. 186, 401
Help, _sb._ RG. 556
---- _v. a._ RG. 3; part. 'y-hoppe.' RG. 405
Helper, _sb._ Ps. li. 9
Helpless, _adj._ RG. 134, 237
Helplich, _adj._ == helpful. Fall and P. 4
Heme, _sb._ == man. Pol. S. 156; O. and N. 1113. Fr. homme
Heme, _adj._ == pleasant, agreeable? Wright's L. P. p. 32. Perhaps for 'queme,' 'q-heme,' the first letter being dropped to preserve the alliteration
Hemming, _sb._ == fringe. Ps. xliv. 14
Hemp, _sb._ HD. 782. AS. haenep
Hen, _sb._ RG. 404
Henceforth, _adv._ [heenforth]. Ps. cxii. 2
Hence, _adv._ [henne]. RG. 476; [hunne], Fragm. Sci. 98; [honne], O. and N. 879. Probably an old gen. of 'hen' (cf. Germ. 'hin'), used absolutely
Hende, _adj._ == kind, courteous. RG. 404. See on this word Gloss. Rem. to La?. iii. 445
Hende, _sb._ == duck. HD. 1241. ON. ond. AS. ened
Hendely, _adv._ == well, cleverly. 167 B.
Hene, _adj._ == abject. Pol. S. 150. AS. hean
Hente, _v. a._ == take. RG. 460; part. 'yhent.' RG. 185. AS. hentan
Henyng, in Wright's L. P. p. 36, a misprint for 'hevyng.' See Hoving
Heowes, == high men? Wright's L. P. p. 114. AS. heah
Herb, _sb._ 41
Herbarewen, _v. a._ == harbour, lodge. Pol. S. 240; part. 'herborwed.' HD.
742. ON. herbergja, Fr. herbergier
Herbegi, _sb._ == a lodging. Signa ante Jud. 168
Herber, _sb._ == arbour, garden. Alys. 331. Lat. herbarium
Herboru, _sb._ == lodging. HD. 742
Herd, _sb._ Ps. lxiii. 3
---- _v. a._ == keep, preserve. Ps. xlix. 19; lvii. 3. AS. hyrdan
Here, _adv._ RG. 369; 'here and there.' 42 B.
Here, _sb._ == army. Alys. 2101, 5266. AS. here
Here, _vb._ == to bless, praise. See Herie
Herebefore, _adv._ 1239 B.
Hereby, _adv._ 938 B.
Hereof, _adv._ RG. 364
Hereto, _adv._ 137 B.
Hergonge, _sb._ == invasion. O. and N. 1189. AS. heregang
Herie, _v. a._ == praise. Ps. xcix. 4; [here]. Body and Soul, 200. AS.
herian
Herigaus, _sb._ == cloaks. RG. 548. Pol. S. 156. Fr. hergaut
Heritage, _sb._ RG. 431, 523
Hermit, _sb._ 610
Hermitage, _sb._ 1139 B.
Hernes, _sb._ == brains. HD. 1808; necks? Ps. cxxviii. 4. ON. hjarni. AS.
haernes
Hernpan, _sb._ == brain-pan. HD. 1991
