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wín-land

(n.)
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a grape-growing country Gif hwá on þám wínlandum for Godes lufon wín wylle forgán, Chrd. 15, 21

æ-læte

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Ídele ł ǽlǽte inanes, Ps. Rdr. 296, 53. Add

and-langes

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Add . Andlanges þǽre ceápstrǽte, C. D. B. ii. 305, 25

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13

ceáp-land

(n.)
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bought land (?) Ic an mín wíf al ðat ceáplond and dat óðer ðat ic mid hire nam, C. D. iv. 294, 18

up-lang

(adj.)
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up-lang, adj.

tallhigh upright

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tall, high Wǽron hié nigon fóta uplonge pedum alti .ix., Nar. 22, 6. upright Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé ... ðonne uplang ásitte, Lchdm. ii. 18, 16: iii. 2, 12. Sǽweall uplang gestód, Cal. Th. 197, 7; Exod. 303: Beo. Th. 1523; B. 759. Uplong, Exon

Linked entry: up-heáh

úrig-lást

(adj.)
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úrig-lást, adj.

Making a dewy trackwalking the wet earth

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Making a dewy track, walking the wet earth Sum sceal on féþe on feorwegas nýde gongan, and his nest beran, tredan úriglást elþeódigra frécne foldan, Exon. Th. 329, 4; Vy. 29

útan-landes

(adv.)
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útan-landes, adv.

Abroadin distant countries

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Abroad, in distant countries Þeóda ðe eard nymaþ útanlandes gentes qui habitant fines terrae, Ps. Th. 64, 8

Linked entry: útan-bordes

út-laga

(n.)
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út-laga, an; m.

An outlaw

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An outlaw Útlaga exlex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 62; Zup. 70, 5: exul, 9, 10; Zup. 39, 14: Wrt. Voc. 1. 50, 58: 74, 26. Hé scel beón útlaga wið mé, Wulfst. 296, 10. Útlagen (-an? -ne?) extorrem, Hpt. 412, 73. Se ðe Godes útlagan hæbbe on gewealde, L. Eth. ix. 42

út-land

(n.)
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út-land, es; n.

a foreign countryout-lying land

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a foreign country Hé ðíne gemǽru gemiclade, ðú on útlandum áhtest sibbe qui posuit fines tuos pacem, Ps. Th. 147, 3. out-lying land.

wealh-land

(n.)
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wealh-land, es; n.

a foreign landNormandy

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a foreign land Ǽghwǽr eorðan dǽr wit earda leás mid wealandum wunian (winnan, MS.) sceoldon (cf. mé ellþeódigne, l. 20), Cd. Th. 163, 30; Gen. 2706. Normandy (cf. Icel. í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi) Com Eádweard hider tó lande of Weallande

Linked entry: wealand

ærþe-land

Similar entry: irþ-land

gæder-lang

Similar entry: gader-tang

Bryt-land

(n.)
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Bryt-land, Bryt-lond, es; n.

The land of Britain, WalesBritannia, Cambria

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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l

Linked entry: Bryt-

riht-laga

(n.)
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riht-laga, an; m.

Right or just law, equity

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Right or just law, equity Rihtlaga is, ðæt man óðran gebeóde, ðæt hé wylle ðæt man him gebeóde, Wulfst. 274, 11. v. next word

Linked entry: laga

hafud-land

(n.)
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hafud-land, es; n.

A headland, boundary

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A headland, boundary Hafudland limites, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 77; Wrt. Voc. 38, 3

Linked entry: heáfod-land

Hálgo-land

(n.)
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Hálgo-land, es; n.

A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland

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A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland Óhthere sǽde ðæt sió scir hátte Hálgoland ðe hé on búde. Hé cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in. He said that no one lived north of him

heáh-lǽce

(n.)
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heáh-lǽce, es; m.

A physician of the greatest skill

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A physician of the greatest skill Sc. cosmas and sc. damianus wǽron heáhlǽcas and hý lácnodon ǽghwylce untrumnesse monna St. Cosmas and St. Damian were very excellent leeches, and cured every infirmity of men, Shrn. 135, 13

Linked entry: LǼCE

eormen-láf

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-láf, e; f.

The great legacyimmensum rĕliquum

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The great legacy; immensum rĕliquum He eormen-láfe gehýdde he had hidden the great legacy, Beo. Th. 4460; B. 2234

æc-lǽca

(n.)
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æc-lǽca, an; m. [æc = ag, q. v.]

A wretchmiscreantmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A wretch, miscreant, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum, Elen. Grm. 901; El. 902