Merriment, revelry; sitten at (in) hait, to engage in merrymaking. …

(a) To drag or pull (sb. or sth.) from one place or position to another; haul; (b) to draw up (sth.), raise; halen up; (c) to draw (an arrow); halen to the hokes, draw back the release-catches of a……

(a) A large private residence, a manorial hall; a royal residence, palace, castle; (b) a large public building for the transaction of business, holding court, worship, etc.; [see also both hal, mot……

A small village, hamlet. …

(a) Of persons, animals, dispositions: strong in battle, fearless of danger, stout-hearted; hardi herted; hardi (hardiest) of honde; hardi as lioun; (b) daring (to do sth.), resolute, bold; ben hardi……

(a) Personal fighting equipment, body armor; also, armor and weapons; leg harneis, leg armor; horse and harneis, horse and arms; to harneis, to arms!; wenden to harneis, to arm oneself; (b) a set of……

(a) A harp; also, any of several ancient stringed instruments; in harp, with the harp, to the accompaniment of a harp; in proverb [see asse 1. (c)]; (b) harp long, the large harp; harp smal, a small……

(a) To play a harp; (b) to play (notes, a tune, song, etc.) on a harp; of a harp: to play (sth.); (c) to play the harp for (sb.). …

(a) One who plays the harp, one who sings while accompanying himself on the harp, a minstrel; smal harper, one who plays a small harp; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.240]. …

A harpoon. …

Shouting, yelling. …

(a) A fastening for a door, gate, chest, etc.; a hasp; up bi the hasp, unfastened, unlatched; barre and hasp, stapel and hasp; (b) a fastening for a garment or a helmet; ?a buckle, ?a lace; (c) a hank……

A retainer, young courtier; ?also coll.: retainers. …

(a) Hurrying, haste, speed; -- also in prov.; (b) violence, violent action; vehemence; (c) a need for quick action, urgency; a situation demanding quick action; haven hast, to be required to act……

(a) A coat of mail; also, plate armor or a coat of mail reinforced with plates; -- sometimes used interchangeably with habergeoun; (b) chain mail worn over a hair shirt as a form of penance; (c) fig.……

(a) The part of the human body between the lowest ribs and the thighs, the hips, haunch; haunche joint, the bones of the haunch; (b) one side of the haunch, a hip; pl. hips; also, buttocks; (c) the……

(a) A hedge or fence; (b) an enclosed plot of land; field, yard; also, an enclosed hunting park in a forest; chirche hei, q.v.; (c) cpds. & combs. hei brer, some kind of briar growing in hedges; hei……

(a) The European heron (Ardea cinerea); bevei (sege) of heirounes, a flock of herons; (b) the heron used for food; (c) a piece of wood shaped like a heron; a heraldic representation of a heron; (d) as……

(a) An officer of a tournament who makes announcements, introduces knights, reports their actions, awards prizes, etc.; heraud of armes [cp. OF hiraut darmes]; (b) an expert in the records of knights……

(a) A temporary lodging place; also, the tents or camp of an army in the field; (b) a permanent dwelling place; a repository for treasures; (c) fig. a human being as God's dwelling place; the Virgin……