A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Helmed, adj. provided with a helm, C2, CM.

Help, sb. help, C2, PP.

Helpen, v. to help, S2; halp, pt. s., C2, PP; halpe, PP, S2; pl., P; holpyn, P; hulpen, P; holpen, pp., C, C2, PP; holpe, P; hulpe, P.—­AS. helpan; pt. healp; pp. holpen; cp.  Goth, hilpan.

Helplees, adj. helpless, C3; helples, PP.

Helthe, sb. health, salvation, S2; heelthe, W.—­AS. hA|*lA deg..

Hem, pron. pl. dat. and acc. them, S, S2, S3, C2, W, PP; hom, S, S2; ham, S, S2; him, C2; heom, S.—­AS. him, heom, dat. pl.

Hem-self, pron. themselves, S, C3, PP; hemseluen, PP; hemsilf, W, W2; hem-*silue, PP.

Hende, adv. at hand, S2.

Hende, adj. near at hand, handy, courteous, S, S2, G, P; heind, S2; hinde, S3; hendest, superl., S; hA|ndest, S.—­AS. (ge)hende.

Hendeliche, adv. courteously, S, S2, P; hA|ndeliche, S; hendely, S2; hendliche, S3.

Hendi, adj. gracious, courteous, S2; hendy, S2, MD.—­AS. hendig (in compounds):  Goth. handugs, clever.

Heng, pt. s. hung; see Hangen.

Henge, sb. hinge, MD; hengis, pl., W2.  See Hangien.

Henne, adv. hence, S, C3, PP; heonne, S; hennen, S.—­AS. heonan.

Hennes, adv. hence, S, S2, P, W; hennus, W; heonnes, PP.

Hennes-forth, adv. henceforth, C2.

Henten, v. to seize, Prompt., S3, C3, P; hente, pt. s., PP, S2, C2, C3, HD; hynt, S3; hent, S2, PP, S3; pp., S3, C2, C3; y-hent, C3—­AS. hentan.

Henter, sb. a thief, HD.

Heo-; see under He-.

Heo, pron. she, S, S2, P; hi, S; hye, S; hie, MD; he, S, S2, P; hue, S2; ha, S; ho, S2, S3; 3*eo, S; 3*ho, S; 3*he, S2; 3*e, S (s. v. ge); heo, acc., her, S.—­AS. hA(C)o.

Heo, pron. he, S; see He.

Heom, pron. them, S; see Hem.

Heo-seolf, she herself, S.

Hep, sb. heap; see Heep.

Hepe, sb. hip, the fruit of the dog-rose, SkD, MD; heepe, CM.—­AS. heope.

Hepe-tre, sb. cornus, Voc., Cath.

Heraud, sb. herald, S3, C; heraudes, pl., C, PP.—­OF. heraud, herault, heralt.

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