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tún-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-geréfa, an; m.

a reeve ⬩ steward ⬩ bailiff ⬩ a praetor

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a reeve, steward, bailiff. <b> </b>Túngeréfa villicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 50: villicus vel actor vel procurator velrector, 18, 48. Ðá eodon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn and hine bǽdon ðæt hé hí onsende tó ðam ealdormen ðe ofer hine wæs .

tún-steall

(n.)
Grammar
tún-steall, es; m.

A farm-stead ⬩ farm-yard

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A farm-stead, farm-yard (?) Ober ðane ealdan túnsteall, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 202, 7. On ðone túnsteal eástweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 193, 14

tún-stede

(n.)
Grammar
tún-stede, es; m.

A village

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A village Túnstede pagi, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 30

cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.

A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule ⬩ atrium, vestibulum

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A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule; atrium, vestibulum Mycel and rúm heall vel cáfertún atrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 21; Wrt. Voc. 58, 61; Lk. Bos. 11, 21; Jn. Bos. 18, 15; Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 30. Seó fǽmne geneálǽhte ðam cáfertúne ðyses húses the

Linked entry: ceafer-tún

Bensing-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Bensing-tún, Benesing-tún, Bænesing-tún, es; m.

BENSINGTON ⬩ Benson in Oxfordshire ⬩ Bensington in agro Oxoniensi

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BENSINGTON or Benson in Oxfordshire; Bensington in agro Oxoniensi Hér Cuðulf feówer túnas genam, Liggeanburh, and Æglesburh, and Bensingtún, and Egoneshám here, in 571, Cuthwulf took four towns, LENBURY, and AYLESBURY, and BENSON, and ENSHAM Chr. 571

leác-tún

Grammar
leác-tún, leáh-, léh-tún, es; m.
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A garden of herbs, a kitchen-garden Leáhtún ortus olerum, Wrt. Voc. 285, 76: ii. 64, 9 Ðér wæs léhtún ubi erat hortus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1: 19, 41. Nán man on ðysne ðæg wyrte in léhtúne ne fatige, Wulfst. 227, 8: 231, 18. Monn sende in léhtúne his homo

Linked entry: leáh-tún

ciric-tún

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-tún, es; m. [tún an inclosure]

A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery ⬩ ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον

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A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery; ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον Ne binnan cirictúne ǽnig hund ne cume let not any dog come within the churchyard, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 7

Linked entry: cyric-tún

mylen-tún

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-tún, a 'tún'
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with a mill, as a local name Aliquam partem terre in prouincio Cantiçe ubi nominantur Mylentún, C. D. i. 272, 14

deór-tún

(n.)
Grammar
deór-tún, es; m. [tún an inclosure]

A deer-inclosure ⬩ cervōrum sepīmentum

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A deer-inclosure; cervōrum sepīmentum Som. Ben. Lye

Ác-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Ác-tún, es; m. [ác oak, tún a town]

ACTON, Staffordshire ?

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ACTON, Staffordshire ? — Æt Áctúne at Acton, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1002; 546, 27

Linked entries: aac Ácan-tún

bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosure ⬩ court-yard ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ corn-farm ⬩ grange ⬩ corn-village ⬩ BARTON ⬩ hordei area ⬩ villa frumentaria

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A barley-enclosure, court-yard, threshing-floor, corn-farm, grange, corn-village, BARTON; hordei area, villa frumentaria. 'BARTON, Prædium dominicum, vel terræ quas vocant Dominicales, hoc est, quas in distributione manerii dominus non elocavit hæreditarie

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

Ácan-tún

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Ácan-tún, es; m. [ácan = ácum. pl. d. of ác an oak, tun a town]

Acton, Suffolk

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Acton, Suffolk Ðæt hit cymþ to Ácantúne; fram Ácantúne [MS. Ácyn-túne] ðæt hit cymþ to Rigindúne till it comes to Acton; from Acton till it comes to Rigdon, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972 ; 525, 22-24

siru-tún

(n.)

a place for an ambush ⬩ lurking-place

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(?) a place for an ambush, lurking-place Syretum (-tún?) latibulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 27

Linked entry: syretum

tún-rǽd

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Sum tún wǽs ... Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

æppel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-tún, es; m.

An apple-garden ⬩ orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-garden, orchard; pomarium, Ælfc. Gl. 24? Somn. 299

Linked entries: apple-tún tún

æppuldre-tún

(n.)
Grammar
æppuldre-tún, es; m.

An apple-tree inclosure ⬩ apple-orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-tree inclosure, apple-orchard; pomarium

apelder-tún

(n.)
Grammar
apelder-tún, es; m.

An apple-tree garden

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An apple-tree garden

appel-tún

(n.)

an apple-garden ⬩ orchard

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an apple-garden, orchard

apple-tún

(n.)
Grammar
apple-tún, es; m.

An orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An orchard; pomarium, Cot. 146

Linked entry: appel-tún

Bænesing-tún

(n.)

Bensington

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Bensington, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 29, col. 1