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.

Him, pron. dat. s. him, C2.

Him-Seluen, pron. himself, C2, PP.

Hindir, adj. comp. hinder, latter, 8*3; hinder, JD; ender, 83. Phr.:  this hyndyr nycht, this night last past, 83; this ender daie, S3*.—­Icel. hindri, hinder, latter.

Hine, pron. acc. him, S; hyne, S, S2;. hin, S.—­AS. hine.

Hine, sb. servant, MD; used of the Virgin Mary, MD; pl., S, S2; hinen, S; see Hyne.

Hine-hede, sb-service, S2.

Hirde, sb. shepherd, S, H;. see Herde.

Hirdnesse, sb. flocks under a shepherd’s care, S. See Herde.

Hire, pron. and poss. pron. her, S, S2, C; hure, PP, S; here, C3, PP; hir, C3, PP; ire, S2; hires, hers, S2, C3; hire-selue, herself, S2; Hir-selue, AS. hire (hyre).

Hire, adv. here, G; see Heer.

Hired, sb. body of retainers, S, MD; hird, household, company, courtiers, S, MD.—­AS. hA-red, household = hA-w + rA(C)d.  See Hewe.

Hired-men, sb. pl. retainers, S; heredmen, S.

Hiren. to obey, S; see Heren.

Hirne, sb. corner, S, S3, PP, H; see Herne.

Hirten, v. to hurt, dash against, W, W2; see Hurten.

Hirtyng, sb. stumbling, W, W2; hortynge, dat., hurting, H (p. 96).

His, pron. f. acc. her, MD (p. 446), S; hies, S; hes, S; ys, MD; is, 82; hyse, MD.

His, pron. pl. acc. them, S, S2; hise, S2; hes, S; is, S,.  S2:  es, MD; ys, MD.

His, pron. poss. his, S, S2; hisse, S2; eg, S; is, S, S2; hise, pl., S, W, PP; hyse, S, PP.

Hit, pron. it, S, S2; hyt, S2; it, S, S2; hi*3~t~, S2; hit (used as gen.), S2.—­AS. hit.

Hit, sb. heat, S; see Hete.

Hitten, v. to hit, Cath., PP, S2; hutten, MD; hitte, pt. s., cast down hastily, P; hutte, PP; y-hyt, pp., S2.  Icel. hitta:  Goth, hinthan, to catch.

Hi3*, adj. high, W, S; see Heigh.

Hi3*en, v. to heighten, extol, W; heien, S; hieth, pr. s., W; i-heied, pp., S (p. 123); i-hA|3*ed, S; heghid, H.

Hi3*en, v. to his, hasten, MD, W; hy3*en, S2; hyen, S3, PP; hye, reflex., S2, C3; hi3*ede, pt. s., S, S2, S3, PP; hi3*ed, pp., W; hied, PP.—­AS. higan, higian.

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