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wudu-land

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Add: cf. timber-land

and-lang

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Add Innan Lundene fenn; andlang súð on Temese, C. D. iii. 73, 21

át-land

(n.)
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land where oats are grown Tó þǽre fyrh þæs bisceopes átlondes, Cht. E. 208, 34. [D. D. oat-land. Oatland as local name.]

Linked entry: land

fisc-lacu

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For '-pond' read '-stream'

blód-lǽte

(n.)
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blód-lǽte, an; f.
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Blood-letting, bleeding Æt blódlǽtan, Lch. ii. 16, 8

earfoþ-lǽre

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Þá earfoðlǽran indisciplinatos, Chrd. 18, 6. Add

bur-land

Similar entry: gebúr-land

sǽ-land

(n.)

a maritime district

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a maritime district Mín gafolfisc ðe mé áríst be sǽlande maritimos pisces qui mihi contingere debent annualiter per thelonei lucrum, Chart. Th. 308, 1

sand-land

(n.)

the sea-shore

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the sea-shore Se hærnflota ( the ship ) æfter sundplegan sondlond gespearn, grond wið greóte, Exon. 182, 11; Gú. 1308

Scede-land

(n.)
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Scede-land, Sceden-íg.

all

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The latter, occurring Beo. 3376; B. 1686, is the same as the Icel. Skán-ey, in Wulfstans narrative, Scón-ég (q.v.): the former (in pl.) seems to denote all l Blæd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. 38 ; B. 19

út-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
út-lagu, (?), e; f.

Outlawry

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Outlawry Útlaga, L. C. S. 13 tit.; Th. i. 382, 17. Æt eallan utlaga (-an? út-lah, III) þingan de omnibus utlarie rebus, W. ii. 3; Th. i. 489, 20

uppe-land

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

Up-countrycountry as opposed to townrural 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

ǽ-lǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽte, adj.

Desert, desolate

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Desert, desolate Oð ðæt heora burga weorðan ǽlǽte and weorðan heora eardas swýðe áwéste donec desolentur civitates absque habitatore, et domus sine homine, et terra relinquetur deserta, Wlfst. 47, 21

ǽ-lǽte

(n.)
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ǽ-lǽte, an; f.: es; n.

A desert

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A desert Ǽlǽtan (á-, Wrt.) deserta, s. vocata quae mm seruntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 14. Wéstensetlan ðe feor fram mannum gewítað and wéste stówa and ǽlǽtu lufiaþ, R. Ben. 134, 12

ǽ-lǽte

(n.)
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ǽ-lǽte, an; f.

A divorced woman

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A divorced woman Ne gewífige on gehálgodre nunnan ne on ǽlǽtan ǽnig crísten man, Wlfst. 271, 13: 308, 9: Ll. Th. i. 318, 18. Ǽlǽten, 364, 26

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

Bryton-land

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

British land, Britain

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British land, Britain,Chr. 979; Th. 233, 7, col. 1

winter-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
winter-lǽcan, p. lǽhte

To draw near to winter

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To draw near to winter Swá seó sunne súðor bið swá hit swíþor winterlǽcð the further south the sun is, the nearer are we to winter, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2. Ðá hit winterlǽhte, ða férde seó fyrd hám, Chr. 1006; Th. i. 256, 15

Wiht-land

Similar entry: wiht