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.

Hole, pp. covered; see Helen.

Hole, adj. whole, C3; pl., entire, i.e. neatly mended up, P; see Hool.

Hole-foted, adj. whole-footed (i.e. web-footed), S2.

Hole-ly, adv. wholly, P; holly, S2, C; hollyche, S3; holliche, PP; holiche, PP.

Holi, adj. holy, S, PP; holy, PP; hali, S, S2; heali, S; ali, S; hali3*, S; hall3*he, S; haliche, adv., S.—­AS. hAilig.

Holi-cherche, sb.  Holy Church, P; holikirke, P.

HolA-dai, sb. holiday, PP; haliday, P.

Holi-gost, sb.  Holy Ghost, PP; hali-gast, S.

Holle, sb. hull of a ship, SKD (p. 811), MD, Voc., Prompt.—­AS. holh.  Cf. Holwe.

Holly, sb. holly, MD ~; holie~, S; holy, Prompt.  See Holyn.

Holpen. pp.; see Helpen.

Holsumliche, adv. wholesomely, S. See Hool.

Holt, sb. a wood, wooded hill, grove, MD; holte, C, PP; holtes, pl., S3, PP.—­AS. holt (OET.).

Holwe, adj. hollow, C3, PP; howe, pl., S3, JD.—­Cp.  AS. holh, a hollow.

Holyn, sb. holly, S (p. 116), Voc., MD, Cath.; holin, S (p. 116); hollen, MD.—­AS. holen, holegn.

Holyn-bery, sb. holly-berry, Cath.

Homage, sb. men, retainers, vassalage, S.—­OF. homage.

Homicyde, sb. assassin, C2.—­AF. homicide; Lat. homicida (Vulg.).

Homicyde, sb. manslaughter, murder, C3—­OF. homicide; Lat. homicidium (Vulg.).

Homliche, adj. meek, domesticus, W; homeli, W; hamly, adv. familiarly, heartily, H. See Hoom.

Homlinesse, sb. domesticity, C2; hamlynes, intimacy, H.

Homward, adv. homeward, S, C2.

Hon-; see also under Hun-.

Hond, sb. hand, S, S2, C2.  See Hand

Hond-fast, pp. fastened by the hands,G.

Honest, adj. honourable, worthy, C2, C3, PP; onest, W; oneste W.—­OF. honeste; Lat. honestum.

Homestetee, sb. honourableness, C2.

Honestly, adv. honourably, C3.

Hong, pt. s. hung; see Hangen.

Hongede, pt. s. hung; see Hangen (2).

Honour, sb. honour, MD; honur, S2.—­OF. honur; Lat. honorem.

Honoure, v. to honour, PP, C2; onuri, S; honur, S2; anuri, S; onourynge, pr. p., W; anuret, imp. pl., S; anurede, pt. pl., S; anured, pp., S; onourid, W2.—­OF. honorer (onurer]; Lat. honarare.

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