uppe-land
Up-country ⬩ country as opposed to town ⬩ rural districts
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Up-country, country as opposed to town, rural districts Ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 3
heáfod-land
Similar entry: hafud-land
gafol-land
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Tó strǽt synd .xii. hída .xxvii. gyrda gafollandes ... tó Middeltúne .v. hída .xiii. gyrda gafollandes ... tó cinges túne .v. hída synd .xiii. gyrda gafollandes and .i. hída bufan díc ðæt is nú eác gafolland, C. D. iii. 450, 12-18. Add
or-læg
Fate ⬩ to 'dree' one's 'weird'
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Fate Nó ic (Daniel) wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé ( Belshazzar) unceápunga orlæg secge, worda gerýnu I will tell thee thy fate (by explaining the writing on the wall), Cd. Th. 262, 19; Dan. 746. Hé ðonne á tô ealdre orleg dreógeþ
Franc-land
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Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned in Gallia, ꝥ is on Franclande Lch. i. 238, 13: Hml. Th. i. 560, 7: Hml. S. 28, 2: 26, 240. Add
Seax-land
England
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England Com Gúðrum on eástdǽle Sexlandes, Shrn. 16, 4
Weonod-land
The country of the Wends
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The country of the Wends Weonoðland him wæs on steórbord Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 19, 34. Weonodland Swt. 20, 4, 6. Of Weonodlande 7. Of Winodlande 11
Linked entry: Winedas
cilfer-lamb
A female lamb ⬩ agna femina
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A female lamb; agna femina Bringe án cilforlamb offerat agnam, Lev. 5, 6
Linked entry: lamb
lár
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Hé wæs lange on láre on Mediolana byrig, Hml. S. 5, 2 : 3, 10. Befæst tó woruldlicre láre, 4, 185. Smeágunge, láre studium An.
lagu-flód
Sea ⬩ ocean ⬩ stream ⬩ wave ⬩ water
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Sea, ocean, stream, wave, water Laguflód unda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 33. Lyfthelm and laguflód air and sea, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Swá wé on laguflóde ofer ceald wæter ceólum líðan geond sídne sǽ, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 16; Cri. 851. Heliseus leólc ofer
lagu-strǽt
A sea-road ⬩ the sea
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A sea-road, the sea Ofer lagustrǽte, Beo. Th. 483; B. 239
lagu-swimmend
a fish
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A creature that swims, a fish Laguswimmendra, Salm. Kmbl. 580; Sal. 289
Linked entry: swimmend
lást-weard
a successor ⬩ pursuer
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One who keeps in the steps of another, a successor, pursuer Ðone lástweard, his swǽsne sunu [Isaac], Cd. 162; Th. 203, 7; Exod. 400. Wræcmon gebád láðne lástweard the fugitive awaited the foe that followed, 148; Th. 186, 13; Exod. 138. Ús is swíðe uncúþ
lást-word
Report ⬩ reputation
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Report, reputation Eorla gehwam lástworda betst the best reputation for every man, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 12; Seef 73
laur-berige
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A berry of the laurel Lauberigan, Lchdm. iii. 122, 22: 6, 16. Laurberigie, 106, 1. Lauwinberigean, 136, 28. Lauwerberian, i. 376, 6
lǽ
hair
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hair Lǽ wíffex cæsaries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 46. Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster
láf
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Add: what is left, a remainder Éce láf (v. éce ; I.), Exod. 370. Láfa, belíuendras superstites, i. uiui, An. Ox. 3313. ¶ in the phrase tó láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú tó láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14. Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan
lád
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Add Lád excussatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 25. Heora ǽlc óþerne myngige þæt þá slápulan náne láde næbben ( propter somnolentorum excusationes ), R. Ben. 47, 17. Add Gif hwá þeóf fridige, sý hé emscyldig wið mé þá þe þeóf scolde, búton hé hine mid fulre