hâm, st. m., _home, residence, estate, land_: acc. sg. hâm, 1408; Hrôðgâres hâm, 718. Usually in adverbial sense: gewât him hâm, _betook himself home_, 1602; tô hâm, 124, 374, 2993; fram hâm, _at home_, 194; ät hâm, _at home_, 1249, 1924, 1157; gen. sg. hâmes, 2367; acc. pl. hâmas, 1128.--Comp. Finnes-hâm, 1157. hâm-weorðung, st. f., _honor_ or _ornament of home_: acc. sg. hâm-weorðunge (designation of the daughter of Hygelâc, given in marriage to Eofor), 2999. hâr, adj., _gray_: nom. sg. hâr hilde-rinc, 1308, 3137; acc. sg. under (ofer) hârne stân, 888, 1416, 2554; hâre byrnan (i.e. iron shirt of mail), 2154; dat. sg. hârum hildfruman, 1679; f. on heáre hæðe (on heaw ... h ... ðe, MS.), 2213; gen. sg. hâres, _of the old man_, 2989.--Comp. un-hâr. hât, adj., _hot, glowing, flaming_ nom sg., 1617, 2297, 2548, 2559, etc.; wyrm hât gemealt, _the drake hot_ (of his own heat) _melted_, 898; acc. sg., 2282(?); inst. sg. hâtan heolfre, 850, 1424; g. sg. heaðu-fýres hâtes, 2523; acc. pl. hâte heaðo-wylmas, 2820.--Sup.: hâtost heaðo-swâta, 1669. hât, st. n., _heat, fire_: acc. sg. geseah his mondryhten ... hât þrowian, _saw his lord endure the_ (drake's) _heat_, 2606. hata, w. m., _persecutor_; in comp. dæd-hata. hâtan, st. v.: 1) _to bid, to order, to direct_, with acc. and inf., and acc. of the person: pres. sg. I. ic maguþegnas mîne hâte ... flotan eówerne ârum healdan, _I bid my thanes take good care of your craft_, 293; imp. sg. II. hât in gân ... sibbegedriht, 386; pl. II. hâtað heaðo-mære hlæw gewyrcean, 2803; inf. þät healreced hâtan wolde ... men gewyrcean, _that he wished to command men to build a hall-edifice_, 68. Pret. sg. hêht: hêht ... eahta mearas ... on flet teón, _gave command to bring eight horses into the hall_, 1036; þonne ænne hêht golde forgyldan, _commanded to make good that one with gold_, 1054; hêht þâ þät heaðo-weorc tô hagan biódan, _ordered the combat to be announced at the hedge_(?), 2893; swâ se snottra hêht, _as the wise_ (Hrôðgâr) _directed_, 1787; so, 1808, 1809. hêt: hêt him ýðlidan gôdne gegyrwan, _ordered a good vessel to be prepared for him_, 198; so, hêt, 391, 1115, 3111. As the form of a wish: hêt hine wel brûcan, 1064; so, 2813; pret. part. þâ wäs hâten hraðe Heort innan-weard folmum gefrätwod, _forthwith was ordered Heorot, adorned by hand on the inside_ (i.e. that the edifice should be adorned by hand on the inside), 992.--2) _to name, to call_: pres. subj. III. pl. þät hit sælîðend ... hâtan Biówulfes biorh, _that mariners may call it Beówulf's grave-mound_, 2807; pret. part. wäs se grimma gäst Grendel hâten, 102; so, 263, 373, 2603.