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hafud-land

(n.)
Grammar
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.)
Grammar
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

ofer-læg

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-læg, es; n.

A cloak

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A cloak Oberlagu amfibula (amfibulum birrum villosum, Isidore) Txts. 111, 1

cráw-leác

(n.)
Grammar
cráw-leác, es; n. [cráwe a crow, leác a leek]

Crow-garlic allium vineale, Lin

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Crow-garlic; allium vineale, Lin Nim hermodactylos = ἑρμο-δάκτυλος[MS. datulus] ða wyrt ... ðæt is on úre geþeóda ðæt greáte [MS. greáta] cráwleác[MS. crauleac] take the wort attium vineale ... that is in our language the great crow-garlic Lchdm. i.

crop-leác

(n.)
Grammar
crop-leác, es; n.

Garlic allium satīvum, Lin

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Garlic; allium satīvum, Lin Genim cropleác take garlic L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 14; 3, 68; Lchdm. ii. 356, 5

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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An island Brittene ígland is ehta hund míla lang and twá hund brád. And hér sind on ðis íglande fíf geþeóde the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred broad.

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Fýr cymþ and hit gefealþ ǽrest on Sceotta land ... and hit ðonne færþ on Brytwealas ... and ðonne hit færþ on Angelcyn ...

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Hwæt gif ic bíde merigenes se ebréisca cwæþ ne biþ hit swá langsum 'What if I last till morning?' The Jew said 'It will not be so long,' Homl. Skt. 3, 585.

ge-fystlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fystlian, pp. -lad

To beat with the fistsbuffetpugnis impetere

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To beat with the fists, buffet; pugnis impetere, Scint. 2

Linked entry: -fýstlian

ác-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
ác-leáf, es; n.

An oak-leafquercus folium

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An oak-leaf; quercus folium Ácleáf, Lchdm. iii. 311: L. M. 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 19

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loanrewardrecompenseretributionpræmiummerces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76

æg-lǽc

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽc, es; n.

Miserytroubletormentmiseriatribulatiocruciatus

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Misery, trouble, torment; miseria, tribulatio, cruciatus, Elen. Grm. 1188

and-leán

(n.)
Grammar
and-leán, ond-leán, es; n.

Retributionretaliationretributiotalio

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Retribution, retaliation; retributio, talio Hí sculon onfón wráþlíc andleán they shall receive dire retribution, Exon. 20a; Th. 52, 12; Cri. 832

a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happenedoccurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

a-leáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-leáh, -leág

falsified

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falsified,Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7;

appel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
appel-leáf, es; n. [lit. apple-leaf]

A violetviolaviola odorata

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A violet; viola, viola odorata, Harl. Gl. 978

Linked entry: æppel-leáf

áter-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
áter-láðe, an ; f.

The plant cock's legpanicum crus galli

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The plant cock's leg; panicum crus galli.Betonica ? Cot. 24

án-lápe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lápe, adj.

Going aloneone by onesinguli

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Going alone, one by one; singuli Ánlápum oððe syndrigum hond gesette singulis manus imposuit, Lk. Lind. War. 4, 40. Ða síe awritten ánlápum quae scribantur per singula, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 25

Linked entry: án-lápum

átor-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
átor-láðe, an; f.

The cock's spur grasspanicum crus galli

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The cock's spur grass; panicum crus galli, L. M. 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 8 ; 114, 11

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happenedbefell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468