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éðel-land

  • noun [ neuter ]
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éðel-land, -lond, es; n.
A native land, a country; patria, terra
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  • Ða wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðelland geond-sended

    then with hostile bands was the people's native land overspread,

    • Cd. 92
    • ;
    • Th. 118,
    • 20;
    • Gen. 1968: 69
    • ;
    • Th. 83,
    • 14;
    • Gen. 1379
    • .
  • On éðelland ðǽr Salem stód

    into the country where Salem stood,

    • 174
    • ;
    • Th. 218,
    • 15;
    • Dan. 39
    • .
  • Séceþ eádig éðellond

    seeks [its] happy native land,

    • Exon. 59b
    • ;
    • Th. 217,
    • 12;
    • Ph. 279: 42 a
    • ;
    • Th. 141,
    • 17;
    • Gú. 628
    • .
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  • éðel-land, n.