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wáse

(n.)
Grammar
wáse, an; f.
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On Wásan; andlang Wásan (with mention of the Ock and Fyfield), v. 386, 33. Ongeán ða díc ðe scýt tó Wásan ; siððan andlang Wásan (with mention of the Thames and Appleton), 275, 15.

hýþ

Grammar
hýþ, a port. (
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Of ðǽre hýðe andlang streámes, C. D. vi. 100, 6. Æ[t] hýðum (æt[h]ýðum wǽran gesette, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 30) portunalia (v. hýþ-gild), An. Ox. ll, 186

Linked entries: hýþ-gild Lamb-hýþ

bróc

(n.)

a brook

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Hleomoce hátte wyrt, sió wéaxeð on bróce, Lch. ii. 92, 14. ꝥ wæter cymþ up æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 19. Sum micel ǽwelm, and irnon manige brócas of, 34, I; F. 134, 10.

weg

Grammar
weg, <b>. Ia.</b>
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Andlang weges oð ðæt hit cumð tó dám herpaðe, C. D. iii. 414, 23] :-- On þone grénan weg; andlang weges tó wealléhes wege, and þanon on stánihtan weg, C. D. B. i. 417, 25. On weg féran to journey, travel, Lch. ii. 330, 8.

gár-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
gár-æcer, es; m.

A strip of land tapering at one end

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., s. v. gored acres On ǽnne gáran; ðonne of ðan gáran on ánne gáræcer; ðæt andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum . . . ðanon west on ánne góran; andlanges ðǽre fyrh . . . on áne gáræcer . . . and se gáræcer in on ðæt land . . . tó twám gáræcer[urn]

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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Oð ðone steort; fram ðam steorte andlang ðæs fúlan bróces, ii. 250, 22. Cf. Penwiht-steort the Land's End, Chr. 997; Erl. 135. 10

Linked entry: stert

dell

(n.)
Grammar
dell, (dæll), es; n. m.
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On scipdel; of scipdelle on cýpmanna [del]; of cýpmanna delle andlang weges, C. D. v. 48, 13. On ðæt twigbutme del; of ðám delle on beran del, 86, 20. Of úlan delle, 180, 3. On ðet del; of ðám dellæ, 242, 28. Oð ðane myclan del, C. D. B. ii. 202, 8

Linked entry: dæl

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Add Andlang strǽte on Scoffoces sǽ, C. D. i. 258, 4

irþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
irþ-land, es; n.

Arable land

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Ðanon up andlang yrþlandes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 23, 31. Ic áwéste ðínne buruh and gewyrce tó yrþlande I will lay waste thy city and make it into ploughed land, Homl. Skt. 3, 224.

Linked entry: ærþe-land

stíg

(n.)
Grammar
stíg, e; f.
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Eástewearde andlang weges on hemléclége; eástewearde andlang stíge on Ulfan treów, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 4. Of Heort*-*wyllan on ða ealdan stíge; ðæt andlang stíge, 438, 34. Leóht stíge mínre lumen semitis meis, Ps. Th. 118, 105.

Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg

Lyge

(n.)
Grammar
Lyge, an; f.
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The river Lea Úre landgemǽra up on Temese and ðonne up on Ligan [Ligean, 2nd text] and andlang Ligan [Ligean] óþ hire ǽwylm our [English and Danes] boundaries: up on the Thames, then up on the Lea, up to its source, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9.

Linked entries: Lige lige

steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
steorfa, an; m.
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Andlang móres tó síferþingcsteorfan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 34

sulh

(n.)
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Andlang ríðe on suluc . . . andlang strǽte on ðá deópan fúra, þonon inon sulh, 188, 29-35. Of hylfes hæcce innon sulc; úp æftær suluc on ðá holan ríðe, 189, 3. Cf. sulh-ford a ford to which a sunk road leads (?) :-- Of cunuglan sulhforda, C.

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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Ðis sindon ða londgemǽra ... ǽrest of Piriforda on ða díc; andlang díc on ða pyrigan ; of ðære pyrigan ... Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 27-30. Æt ðære pirian, 52, 18. On ða pyrian, ii. 205, 15. The word, as in Piriford, is found in local names, e.g.

Linked entry: pyrige

styria

(n.)
Grammar
styria, styriga, styrga, styra, an; m.
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Andlang strǽte út on styrian pól, vi. 9, 6. Mereswýn and stirian delphinos et sturias, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9

Linked entry: stiria

Treónta

(n.)
Grammar
Treónta, Trenta, an;

The Trent

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The Trent Andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. Man ofslóh wine be Tréntan, 679; Erl. 41, 10. On Trénton (Treóntan, Bd. M. 144, 14) streáme in fluvio Treenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 31. Mid Tréntan (Treóntan, Bd.

Temes

(n.)
Grammar
Temes, Temese the Thames. In the declension both weak and strong forms are found. [In Latin, nom. Temis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 30, 12, Temes, ii. 23, 12: gen. Tamisae, i. 98, 1: dat. Taemise, 216, 25: acc. Tamesim Bd. 1, 2; S. 42, 34 may be cited]
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Ymbe heora landgemǽra: andlang Temese (on Temese, 8), L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 18. Út on Temese; ðonne ondlong Temese, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 438, 3-4. Fóron be Temese ... be norþan Temese, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 14, 20.

pytt

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Andlang hagan tó ðám grundeliésan pytte, C. D. v. 148, 10. On ðone grundlǽsan pyt; of ðám putte, vi. 41, 23. <b>I a.

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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Andlang ðære þorngrǽfan þwyres ofer Hysseburnan on gósdæne; ðonne andlang ðæs weges ðe líð andlang gósdæne þwyres ofer in waldes weg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 148, 4-7. Þwyres ofer þrý crundelas; ofer ða strét; þwyres ofer ða dúne, 13, 32: vi. 226, 15.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, es; m.

DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditchvallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est

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ADIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ; vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est Andlang díces along the dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 442; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 438, 18.

Linked entry: fæsten-díc