A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 65

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