fóster-land
- noun [ neuter ]
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He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande
he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land,
- Th. Diplm. A.D. 1032 ;
- 329, 27.
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Se cyning ðæt land geaf into Cristes cyrcean ðan híréde to fósterlande
the king gave the land to Christchurch as foster-land for the convent,
- Th. Diplm. A.D. 1052 ;
- 368, 17.
Bosworth, Joseph. “fóster-land.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12055.
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