land-mearc
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Substitute: <b>land-mearca,</b> an ; m. A territory. [v. mearc ; (in Dict.)] Se landmearca Galaad, Ps. L. 59, 9. (Similar glosses in Ps. L. are : Arabiae þæs landes, 71, 15. Sylo þǽre stówe, 77, 61. Libanum þone holt, 71, 16.
mearc-land
a border-land ⬩ waste land lying outside the cultivated ⬩ a district ⬩ country ⬩ territory
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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50.
Ác-leá
The name of a place, as Oakley
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The name of a place, as Oakley Sinoþ wæs ge-gaderod æt Ácleá a synod was assembled at Acley or Oakley, Chr. 789; Ing. 79, 14. Ácleá, Chr. 782; Erl. 57, 6: 851; Erl. 67, 26; 68, 3
Linked entry: ÆT
æd-leán
a reward
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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11
æppel-leáf
An apple-leaf
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An apple-leaf
Linked entry: appel-leáf
an-læc
A respect ⬩ regard ⬩ consideration ⬩ respectus
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A respect, regard, consideration; respectus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 67
Linked entry: an-lec
án-laga
Alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ without company ⬩ solitarius
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Alone, solitary, without company; solitarius, Cot. 198
and-lang
All-along ⬩ throughout ⬩ continuous ⬩ extended ⬩ per totum ⬩ continuus ⬩ in longum porrectus
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All-along, throughout, continuous, extended; per totum, continuus, in longum porrectus Wæs andlangne dæg swungen was beaten all day long, Andr. Kmbl. 2550; An. 1276: Chr. 937; Th. 202, 27, col. 2; Æðelst. 21: Beo. Th. 4237; B. 2115
and-lang
On length ⬩ ALONG ⬩ by the side of ⬩ in longum ⬩ per
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On length, ALONG, by the side of; in longum, per Lǽte yrnan ðæt blód nyðer andlang ðæs weofudes decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris; he will let the blood run down along the altar, Lev. 1, 15. Andlang ðæs [MS. ðas] wéstenes along the
áttor-láðe
The cock's spur grass ⬩ atterlothe [venom-loather] ⬩ panicum crus galli
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The cock's spur grass, atterlothe [venom-loather]; panicum crus galli Wið áttre, betonican and ða smalan áttorláðan dó on hálig wæter against poison, put betony and the small atterlothe into holy water, L. M. 1, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 110, 8 ; 114; 11 : Herb
Linked entry: átor-láðe
be-læg
surrounded
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surrounded Ps. Th. 118, 153
cassuc-leáf
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2
oawel-leáf
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A cabbage-leaf; brassicæ folium Nim cawel-leáf take cabbage-leaves, Lchdm. iii. 40, 24
Befor-leág
Beverley, in Yorkshire
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Beverley, in Yorkshire
Cumbra-land
Cumberland
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Cumberland Chr. 945 ; Erl. 116, 29
drince-leán
Tributary drink, scot-ale, the contribution of tenants to purchase ale for the entertainment of their lord or his steward on the fee, Glos. to Th. Laws, vol. ii. Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain ⬩ retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi
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Laws, vol. ii.
eáþ-lǽre
Easily taught, teachable ⬩ dŏcĭbĭlis
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Easily taught, teachable; dŏcĭbĭlis Ealleeáþlǽre beóþ Godes ĕrunt omnes dŏcĭbĭles Dei, Jn. Bos. 6, 45
ed-leán
A reward, recompense, requital, retribution ⬩ præmium, retrĭbūtio
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A reward, recompense, requital, retribution; præmium, retrĭbūtio Edleánes dæg retribūtiōnis dies, Lk. Bos. 4, 19. Ðæt edleán, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2457; An. 1230. For edleane propter retrĭbūtiōnem, Ps. Spl. 118, 112
eft-leán
A recompense ⬩ retrĭbūtio
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A recompense; retrĭbūtio He eft-leán wile ealles génomian he will surely take a recompense, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 8; Cri. 1100
em-lang
Equally long ⬩ ejusdem longitūdĭnis
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Equally long; ejusdem longitūdĭnis, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 15