H
/x/
character
A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Habraham
/ˈxɑːb.rɑˌxɑːm/, [ˈhɑːb.rɑˌhɑːm]
name
alternative form of Ābrahām
Hacon
name
  1. Hakon Sweynson; son of Swegn Godwinson, Earl of Hereford and brother of Harold Godwinson.
  2. a male given name
Hagena
/ˈxɑ.ɡe.nɑ/, [ˈhɑ.ɣe.nɑ]
name
  1. Hagen, a Burgundian hero of Germanic legend.
  2. a male given name
Hagustald
/ˈxɑ.ɡuˌstɑld/, [ˈhɑ.ɣuˌstɑɫd]
name
a male given name.
Hagustaldesea
/ˈxɑ.ɡuˌstɑl.desˌæ͜ɑː/, [ˈhɑ.ɣuˌstɑɫ.dezˌæ͜ɑː]
name
Hexham (a town in Northumberland, England)
Hagustaldesham
/ˈxɑ.ɡuˌstɑl.desˌxɑːm/, [ˈhɑ.ɣuˌstɑɫ.desˌhɑːm]
name
Hexham (a town in Northumberland, England)
Hagustealdesea
name
Hexham, a town in Northumberland, England
Halda
/ˈxɑl.dɑ/, [ˈhɑɫ.dɑ]
name
a male given name
Halga
name
Halga, the brother of Hrothgar in the poem Beowulf.
Halgeberht
/ˈxɑːl.jeˌberxt/, [ˈhɑːɫ.jeˌberˠxt]
name
a male given name
Halgoland
/ˈxɑːl.ɡoˌlɑnd/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣoˌlɑnd]
name
Hålogaland, i.e. a region of Norway
Halig Gast
/ˈxɑː.lij ˈɡɑːst/, [ˈhɑː.lij ˈɡɑːst]
name
the Holy Spirit
Hama
/ˈxɑː.mɑ/, [ˈhɑː.mɑ]
name
a male given name
Hamtun
name
Hampton (English toponym)
Hamtunscir
name
Hampshire
Hannibal
/ˈxɑn.ni.bɑl/, [ˈhɑn.ni.bɑl]
name
Hannibal, a Carthaginian general
Hannibale
/ˈxɑn.ni.bɑ.le/, [ˈhɑn.ni.bɑ.le]
name
dative/nominative singular of Hannibal
Hantescire
name
alternative form of Hāmtūnsċīr, appearing in the Domesday Book
Harold
name
a male given name
habban
/ˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ˈhɑb.bɑn]
verb
  1. have (used with a past participle to express the perfect tense)
  2. have to (+ to-infinitive)
  3. to have, possess
  4. to keep
habbað
/ˈxɑb.bɑθ/, [ˈhɑb.bɑθ]
verb
alternative form of habbaþ
habern
/ˈxɑ.bern/, [ˈhɑ.berˠn]
noun
alternative form of hæfern
haca
/ˈxɑ.kɑ/, [ˈhɑ.kɑ]
noun
a hook, a door fastening
haccian
/ˈxɑk.ki.ɑn/, [ˈhɑk.ki.ɑn]
verb
to hack
hacele
/ˈxɑ.ke.le/, [ˈhɑ.ke.le]
noun
cloak
hacod
/ˈxɑ.kod/, [ˈhɑ.kod]
noun
pike
hacole
noun
alternative form of hacele
hacule
noun
alternative form of hacele
had
/xɑːd/, [hɑːd]
noun
  1. a character
  2. a person of the Trinity
  3. choir
  4. grammatical person
  5. honor, dignity
  6. individuality
  7. office (especially religious)
  8. person, individual
  9. race; kindred, family; tribe, group
  10. rank, status
  11. sex, gender
  12. state, condition; nature, manner
hadbot
/ˈxɑːdˌboːt/, [ˈhɑːdˌboːt]
noun
recompense, compensation, or atonement for injury done to persons in holy orders
hadian
verb
to ordain
hador
adj
  1. bright
  2. clear (of sound or light)
  3. serene
hadung
/ˈxɑː.dunɡ/, [ˈhɑː.duŋɡ]
noun
ordination
haecilae
noun
alternative form of hacele
haecile
noun
alternative form of hacele
haerdhera
/ˈxærdˌxe.rɑ/, [ˈhærˠdˌhe.rɑ]
noun
alternative form of heardhara
haeuui
/ˈxæ.wi/, [ˈhæ.wi]
adj
alternative form of hǣwe
hafa
/ˈxɑ.fɑ/, [ˈhɑ.vɑ]
noun
haver, owner
hafala
noun
alternative form of hafela
hafast
/ˈxɑ.fɑst/, [ˈhɑ.vɑst]
verb
alternative form of hæfst
hafað
/ˈxɑ.fɑθ/, [ˈhɑ.vɑθ]
verb
alternative spelling of hæfþ
hafecere
noun
alternative form of hafocere
hafela
/ˈxɑ.fe.lɑ/, [ˈhɑ.ve.lɑ]
noun
head
hafern
/ˈxɑ.fern/, [ˈhɑ.verˠn]
noun
alternative form of hæfern
hafetian
/ˈxɑ.fe.ti.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ve.ti.ɑn]
verb
  1. to applaud, clap
  2. to beat; (birds) to flap
hafettan
/ˈxɑ.fet.tɑn/, [ˈhɑ.vet.tɑn]
verb
synonym of hafetian
hafitigan
verb
alternative form of hafetian
hafoc
/ˈxɑ.fok/, [ˈhɑ.vok]
noun
hawk
hafoccynn
/ˈxɑ.fokˌkynn/, [ˈhɑ.vokˌkyn]
noun
the hawk species; hawk-kind
hafocere
/ˈxɑ.fo.ke.re/, [ˈhɑ.vo.ke.re]
noun
hawker, falconer
hafocfugol
/ˈxɑ.fokˌfu.ɡol/, [ˈhɑ.vokˌfu.ɣol]
noun
synonym of hafoc (“hawk”)
hafol
/ˈxɑ.fol/, [ˈhɑ.vol]
adj
tending to have; holding
haftian
verb
alternative form of hafetian
hafuc
/ˈxɑ.fuk/, [ˈhɑ.vuk]
noun
alternative form of hafoc
hafudland
noun
alternative form of hēafodland
hafærn
/ˈxɑ.færn/, [ˈhɑ.værˠn]
noun
alternative form of hæfern
haga
/ˈxɑ.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑ.ɣɑ]
noun
  1. a hedge, thicket, haw
  2. a homestead, house
  3. an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard
  4. used figuratively as a suffix to denote military formations containing spearmen (as in anhaga, cumbolhaga, færhaga, wighaga)
hagalade
/ˈxɑ.ɡɑ.lɑ.de/, [ˈhɑ.ɣɑ.lɑ.de]
verb
alternative spelling of hagalode
hagalian
/ˈxɑ.ɡɑ.li.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣɑ.li.ɑn]
verb
to hail
hagaþorn
/ˈxɑ.ɡɑˌθorn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣɑˌθorˠn]
noun
alternative form of haguþorn
hagian
/ˈxɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
verb
to accommodate, please
hagol
/ˈxɑ.ɡol/, [ˈhɑ.ɣol]
noun
alternative form of hæġl
hagolade
/ˈxɑ.ɡo.lɑ.de/, [ˈhɑ.ɣo.lɑ.de]
verb
alternative spelling of hagalode
hagolian
/ˈxɑ.ɡo.li.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣo.li.ɑn]
verb
alternative form of hagalian
hagolode
/ˈxɑ.ɡo.lo.de/, [ˈhɑ.ɣo.lo.de]
verb
alternative spelling of hagalode
hagolstan
/ˈxɑ.ɡol.stɑːn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣoɫ.stɑːn]
noun
hailstone
hagosteald
/ˈxɑ.ɡoˌstæ͜ɑld/, [ˈhɑ.ɣoˌstæ͜ɑɫd]
noun
  1. bachelor
  2. unmarried man belonging to a royal court; young warrior
  3. young man; liegeman
adj
  1. independent
  2. military
  3. unmarried
noun
celibacy
adj
virgin
haguþorn
/ˈxɑ.ɡuˌθorn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣuˌθorˠn]
noun
hawthorn
hal
/xɑːl/, [hɑːl]
adj
  1. sound, healthy, intact
  2. whole, undivided
halbære
/ˈxɑːlˌbæː.re/, [ˈhɑːlˌbæː.re]
adj
wholesome, salutary
hald
/xɑld/, [hɑɫd]
noun
alternative form of heald
haldan
/ˈxɑl.dɑn/, [ˈhɑɫ.dɑn]
verb
alternative form of healdan
haleg
/ˈxɑː.lej/, [ˈhɑː.lej]
adj
alternative form of hāliġ
halettan
/ˈxɑː.let.tɑn/, [ˈhɑː.let.tɑn]
verb
to hail, salute, greet
half
/xɑlf/, [hɑɫf]
adj
alternative form of healf
halga
noun
holy man, saint (male or of unspecified gender)
halge
/ˈxɑːl.je/, [ˈhɑːɫ.je]
noun
holy woman, (female) saint
halgian
/ˈxɑːl.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣi.ɑn]
verb
to make holy; hallow
halgung
/ˈxɑːl.ɡunɡ/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣuŋɡ]
noun
hallowing, consecration
halh
/xɑlx/, [hɑɫx]
noun
alternative form of healh
halian
/ˈxɑ.li.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.li.ɑn]
verb
to fetch; hale; haul; drag
haliern
noun
alternative spelling of hāliġern
halig
/ˈxɑː.lij/, [ˈhɑː.lij]
adj
  1. healthy, sound
  2. holy, sacred
haligdom
/ˈxɑː.lijˌdoːm/, [ˈhɑː.lijˌdoːm]
noun
  1. holiness, sanctity
  2. holy place, sanctuary
  3. holy thing, relic
haligdæg
noun
holy day, the Sabbath
haligern
/ˈxɑː.lijˌern/, [ˈhɑː.lijˌerˠn]
noun
holy place, sanctuary
haliglice
/ˈxɑː.lijˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhɑː.lijˌliː.t͡ʃe]
adv
holily
haligmonaþ
/ˈxɑː.lijˌmoː.nɑθ/, [ˈhɑː.lijˌmoː.nɑθ]
noun
  1. September
  2. the ninth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar
halignes
/ˈxɑː.lij.nes/, [ˈhɑː.lij.nes]
noun
  1. holiness, sanctity
  2. sanctuary (holy place)
  3. something holy, such as a relic
  4. worship; practices, rites
halignis
/ˈxɑː.lij.nis/, [ˈhɑː.lij.nis]
noun
alternative form of hāliġnes
halignys
/ˈxɑː.lij.nys/, [ˈhɑː.lij.nys]
noun
alternative form of hāliġnes
haligu
/ˈxɑː.li.ju/, [ˈhɑː.li.ju]
noun
holiness
haligware
/ˈxɑː.lij.wɑ.re/, [ˈhɑː.lij.wɑ.re]
noun
a holy one; a hallow or saint
haligwæter
/ˈxɑː.lijˌwæ.ter/, [ˈhɑː.lijˌwæ.ter]
noun
holy water
halor
noun
salvation
halpenige
/ˈxɑlˌpe.ni.je/, [ˈhɑlˌpe.ni.je]
noun
halfpenny
halsian
/ˈxɑːl.si.ɑn/, [ˈhɑːɫ.si.ɑn]
verb
to beseech, entreat, make a solemn appeal to
halsung
noun
  1. augury
  2. exorcism
  3. supplication, beseeching, entreaty, adjuration
halswriþa
/ˈxɑlsˌwri.θɑ/, [ˈhɑɫzˌwri.ðɑ]
noun
alternative spelling of healswriþa
halwende
/ˈxɑːl.wen.de/, [ˈhɑːɫ.wen.de]
adj
healing, healthful, salutary
halwendlic
/ˈxɑːl.wend.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈhɑːɫ.wend.liːt͡ʃ]
adj
salutary, healthful
halwœnde
/ˈxɑːl.wøn.de/, [ˈhɑːɫ.wøn.de]
adj
alternative form of hālwende
ham
/xɑːm/, [hɑːm]
noun
  1. home
  2. property, estate, farm
  3. village; community
adv
home, homeward
noun
alternative form of hamm (“enclosure”)
noun
alternative form of hamm (“inner knee”)
noun
  1. covering
  2. garment, dress, gown; shirt
hama
/ˈxɑ.mɑ/, [ˈhɑ.mɑ]
noun
  1. a covering
  2. a skin or membrane
hamcyme
/ˈxɑːmˌky.me/, [ˈhɑːmˌky.me]
noun
a homecoming; return
hamel
/ˈxɑ.mel/, [ˈhɑ.mel]
adj
broken, rugged
hamelian
/ˈxɑ.me.li.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.me.li.ɑn]
verb
to mutilate
hamettan
/ˈxɑː.met.tɑn/, [ˈhɑː.met.tɑn]
verb
  1. to bring back (to a home, village, etc.)
  2. to provide a home (for/to); house
hamfæreld
/ˈxɑːmˌfæ.reld/, [ˈhɑːmˌfæ.reɫd]
noun
journey home
hamleas
/ˈxɑːmˌlæ͜ɑːs/, [ˈhɑːmˌlæ͜ɑːs]
adj
  1. homeless
  2. without habitation
hamm
/xɑmm/, [hɑm]
noun
ham, inner knee
noun
enclosure, piece of enclosed land (especially land enclosed by a river)
hamor
/ˈxɑ.mor/, [ˈhɑ.mor]
noun
hammer
hamora laf
/ˈxɑ.mo.rɑ lɑːf/, [ˈhɑ.mo.rɑ lɑːf]
noun
sword
hamsteall
/ˈxɑːmˌstæ͜ɑll/, [ˈhɑːmˌstæ͜ɑɫ]
noun
homestead; residence
hamweard
/ˈxɑːm.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈhɑːm.wæ͜ɑrˠd]
adv
homeward; in the direction of home
hamweardes
adv
alternative form of hāmweard
han
/xɑːn/, [hɑːn]
noun
a projecting stone that forms part of a boundary
hana
/ˈxɑ.nɑ/, [ˈhɑ.nɑ]
noun
rooster
hancred
/ˈxɑnˌkreːd/, [ˈhɑnˌkreːd]
noun
the period of the early morning when roosters begin to crow; the wee hours of morning
hancræd
noun
alternative form of hancrēd
hand
/xɑnd/, [hɑnd]
noun
  1. hand
  2. side (of a conflict)
hand on handa
/xɑnd on ˈxɑn.dɑ/, [hɑnd on ˈhɑn.dɑ]
adv
hand in hand
handboc
/ˈxɑndˌboːk/, [ˈhɑndˌboːk]
noun
handbook, manual
handbred
/ˈxɑndˌbred/, [ˈhɑndˌbred]
noun
palm (of the hand)
handcops
/ˈxɑndˌkops/, [ˈhɑndˌkops]
noun
alternative form of handcosp
handcosp
/ˈxɑndˌkosp/, [ˈhɑndˌkosp]
noun
handcuff
handcræft
/ˈxɑndˌkræft/, [ˈhɑndˌkræft]
noun
  1. dexterity
  2. handicraft, manual occupation: a skill or trade involving the hands
handcræftig
/ˈxɑndˌkræf.tij/, [ˈhɑndˌkræf.tij]
adj
dexterous
handfull
noun
handful
handgang
/ˈxɑndˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈhɑndˌɡɑŋɡ]
noun
  1. laying on of hands
  2. surrender
handgemot
/ˈxɑnd.je.moːt/, [ˈhɑnd.je.moːt]
noun
a battle
handgeweorc
/ˈxɑnd.jeˌwe͜ork/, [ˈhɑnd.jeˌwe͜orˠk]
noun
  1. manual labor
  2. something made with the hands: handiwork, handcraft
handgewrit
/ˈxɑnd.jeˌwrit/, [ˈhɑnd.jeˌwrit]
noun
  1. autograph
  2. deed, contract, agreement
  3. holograph
  4. something written by hand, manuscript; handwriting
handgripe
/ˈxɑndˌɡri.pe/, [ˈhɑndˌɡri.pe]
noun
handgrip, grasp
handhwil
/ˈxɑnd.xwiːl/, [ˈhɑnd.ʍiːl]
noun
a moment
handle
/ˈxɑnd.le/, [ˈhɑnd.le]
noun
handle
handlian
/ˈxɑnd.li.ɑn/, [ˈhɑnd.li.ɑn]
verb
to handle (touch or feel with the hands)
handlinga
adv
  1. in close quarters; hand-to-hand
  2. with the hands; by hand
handlung
/ˈxɑnd.lunɡ/, [ˈhɑnd.luŋɡ]
noun
touching, handling
handlunga
/ˈxɑnd.lun.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑnd.luŋ.ɡɑ]
adv
alternative form of handlinga
handnægl
/ˈxɑndˌnæjl/, [ˈhɑndˌnæjl]
noun
fingernail
handplega
/ˈxɑndˌple.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑndˌple.ɣɑ]
noun
fighting, combat
handpreost
/ˈxɑndˌpre͜oːst/, [ˈhɑndˌpre͜oːst]
noun
chaplain
handscyldig
/ˈxɑndˌʃyl.dij/, [ˈhɑndˌʃyɫ.dij]
adj
liable to lose a hand
handseax
/ˈxɑndˌsæ͜ɑks/, [ˈhɑndˌsæ͜ɑks]
noun
a short sword; dagger
handselen
noun
a giving of something (into another's hand)
handseten
/ˈxɑndˌse.ten/, [ˈhɑndˌse.ten]
noun
signature
handtam
/ˈxɑndˌtɑm/, [ˈhɑndˌtɑm]
adj
tame enough to be handled
handweorc
/ˈxɑndˌwe͜ork/, [ˈhɑndˌwe͜orˠk]
noun
  1. manual labor
  2. something made with the hands: handiwork, handcraft
handworht
/ˈxɑndˌworxt/, [ˈhɑndˌworˠxt]
adj
handmade
handæx
/ˈxɑndˌæks/, [ˈhɑndˌæks]
noun
hatchet
handþweal
noun
handwashing
hanga
/ˈxɑn.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑŋ.ɡɑ]
noun
hanger (implement or tool used to hang something)
hangelle
/ˈxɑn.ɡel.le/, [ˈhɑŋ.ɡeɫ.ɫe]
noun
an implement that hangs; an attachment
hangian
/ˈxɑn.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑŋ.ɡi.ɑn]
verb
  1. to depend (with on + dative = on something)
  2. to hang
hangra
/ˈxɑn.ɡrɑ/, [ˈhɑŋ.ɡrɑ]
noun
a wooded hillside or slope
hanshus
/ˈxɑnsˌxuːs/, [ˈhɑnsˌhuːs]
noun
a guildhall
har
/xɑːr/, [hɑːr]
adj
  1. grey
  2. grey-haired, old and grey, venerable
har steorra
noun
Sirius
hara
/ˈxɑ.rɑ/, [ˈhɑ.rɑ]
noun
rabbit, hare
haran hige
/ˈxɑ.rɑn ˈxi.je/, [ˈhɑ.rɑn ˈhi.je]
noun
harefoot (Trifolium arvense)
harehune
noun
alternative form of hārhune
harhune
/ˈxɑːrˌxu.ne/, [ˈhɑːrˌhu.ne]
noun
horehound (herb)
harian
/ˈxɑː.ri.ɑn/, [ˈhɑː.ri.ɑn]
verb
to hoar, have one's hair become hoary
has
/xɑːs/, [hɑːs]
adj
hoarse
hasnes
/ˈxɑːs.nes/, [ˈhɑːz.nes]
noun
hoarseness
hassoc
/ˈxɑs.sok/, [ˈhɑs.sok]
noun
coarse grass
hasu
/ˈxɑ.su/, [ˈhɑ.zu]
adj
dusky; grey; ashen
haswig
/ˈxɑs.wij/, [ˈhɑz.wij]
adj
grey; greyish
hat
/xɑːt/, [hɑːt]
adj
hot
noun
a promise
hata
noun
a hater
hatan
/ˈxɑː.tɑn/, [ˈhɑː.tɑn]
verb
  1. to be called
  2. to call, name
  3. to order, command, give orders, bid
  4. to promise
hatað
/ˈxɑː.tɑθ/, [ˈhɑː.tɑθ]
verb
alternative form of hātaþ
hatheort
/ˈxɑːtˌxe͜ort/, [ˈhɑːtˌhe͜orˠt]
adj
furious, enraged
noun
fury, anger, wrath
hatheorte
/ˈxɑːtˌxe͜or.te/, [ˈhɑːtˌhe͜orˠ.te]
noun
anger, fury, rage
hatheortnes
/ˈxɑːtˌxe͜ort.nes/, [ˈhɑːtˌhe͜orˠt.nes]
noun
  1. fervor, zeal
  2. fury
hatheortnis
noun
alternative form of hātheortnes
hatheortnys
noun
alternative form of hātheortnes
hathiertan
/ˈxɑːtˌxi͜yr.tɑn/, [ˈhɑːtˌhi͜yrˠ.tɑn]
verb
to make angry
hatian
/ˈxɑ.ti.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ti.ɑn]
verb
to hate
verb
to become hot
hattefagol
/ˈxɑt.teˌfɑ.ɡol/, [ˈhɑt.teˌfɑ.ɣol]
noun
a hedgehog
hatwende
/ˈxɑːt.wen.de/, [ˈhɑːt.wen.de]
adj
hot, torrid
haui
/ˈxɑː.wi/, [ˈhɑː.wi]
adj
alternative form of hǣwe
hauui
/ˈxɑː.wi/, [ˈhɑː.wi]
adj
alternative form of hǣwe
hawian
/ˈxɑ.wi.ɑn/, /ˈxɑː.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.wi.ɑn], [ˈhɑː.wi.ɑn]
verb
  1. to observe
  2. to survey, to inspect
  3. to view, to look around
hebban, hafen
/ˈxeb.bɑn/, [ˈheb.bɑn]
verb
to lift, raise
hæf, hafum
/xæf/, [hæf]
noun
yeast
noun
  1. sea
  2. water