A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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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.

Hurde, pt. s. heard, S2; see Heren.

Hure, adv. at least; hure and hure, at intervals, S, MD; hur and hur, frequently, S.—­AS. huru, at least.  Cf. La hwure.

Hure, sb. hire, S, S2, G, PP; huire, S, S2, P; huyre, P.—­AS. hA1/2r.

Huren, v. to hire, MD; huyre, ger., G; hyre, G; hurede, pt. s., S; hyred, pp., C2; huyred, P; ihuret, S2.—­AS. hA1/2rian.

Hurkelen, v. to stoop down, crouch, rest, MD; hurkle, HD; hurkled, pt. s., S2.

Hurlen, v. to rush, dash against, hurl, S2, C3, W2; hurlle, PP; hurliden, pt. pl., threw down, W.

Hurne, sb. corner, S, S2; see Herne.

Hurrok, sb. oar (?), S2, MD.—­Cp. orruck-holes, oar-drawing holes (?), in the Norfolk dialect, cited in MD.

Hurte, sb. hurt, collisio, Cath.; hurt, PP, C2; hortis, pl., S3.

Hurten, v. to dash against, push, injure, MD, Prompt., PP; horten, MD; hirten, W, W2; y-hurt, pp., S2, S3.—­OF. hurter.

Hurtlen, v. to dash against, rattle, dash down, C, W, W2.

Huschen, v. to hush, MD; hussen, MD; hussht, pp., MD; hoscht, MD; hust, pp., C.

Husel, sb. the sacrifice of the Eucharist, S; housel, CM; hosel, MD.—­AS. hAsel.

Huslen, v. to administer the Eucharist, MD; hoseli, S2; hoslen, S; houselen, CM; huseled, pp., houseled, S; hosled, S; y-housled, S2.

Hus-lewe, sb. house-shelter, S; see Hous.

Huyre, sb.; see Hure.

Hy, adj. high; see Heigh.

Hye, sb. haste, S2, S3, CM, C3; hie, MD; heye, MD; hegh, H.

Hyen, v. to hasten, S3, PP; see Hi3*en.

Hyne, sb. domestic, servant, hind, S2, P, C3, W; hine (used of the Virgin Mary), MD; hind, Sh.; hine, pl., S, S2; hinen, S.—­Cp.  AS. hA-na man, a man of the domestics. HA-na, also written hA-wna, gen. pl. of hA-wan, domestics.  See Hewe.

I (Vowel)

[For words in which initial I has the sound of ~J~, see under I (consonant) below.

I-, prefix; see 3*e-.

IA|de, pt. s. went, S; ieden, pl., S; see Eode.

I-bede, sb. prayer, S; ibeden, pl., S.—­AS. gebed.  See Bede.

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