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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.)
Grammar
Bryton-land, es; n.

British land, Britain

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

on-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
on-lang, prep.

Along

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Along Onlong Mǽse, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7

or-læg

(n.)
Grammar
or-læg, -leg, es; n. (?)

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

Linked entries: -læg or-lege

hild-lata

(n.)
Grammar
hild-lata, an; m.

One sluggish in war, ⬩ slow to fight, ⬩ a coward,

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One sluggish in war, slow to fight, a coward, Andr. Kmbl. 466; An. 233: Beo. Th. 5684; B. 2846

Linked entry: lata

sweart-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart-lást, adj.

Leaving a black track

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Leaving a black track Fugles wyn ( a pen) stop eft on mec (a book ), síþade sweartlást, Exon. Th. 408, 12 ; Rä. 27, 11

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

fur-lang

'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' ⬩ the eighth of a mile ⬩ stadium ⬩ an area of land a furrow-long in width

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Add: as a lineal measure, originally 'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' usually 40 rods, the eighth of a mile Of ðone forda úp on ðá ríðe án furlang wið súðan ðá cyrican; andlang ríðe, C. D. vi. 1, 25. Of ðǽre ealdan díc on

Seax-land

(n.)
Grammar
Seax-land, es; n.

England

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England Com Gúðrum on eástdǽle Sexlandes, Shrn. 16, 4

síd-land

(n.)
Grammar
síd-land, es; n.

A broad ⬩ spacious land

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A broad, spacious land Sceal fromcynne folde ðíne, sídland manig, geseted wurðan, Cd. Th. 133, 3; Gen. 2205. Sǽs and sídland, 148, 3; Gen. 2451

Linked entry: síd

þegen-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-lagu, e; f.

Thane-law, ⬩ the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane

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Thane-law, the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane Se (the priest) ðe ðæs (concubinage) geswícan wille and clǽnnesse healdan, hæbbe hé Godes miltse, and tó woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe as regards worldly dignity let

Linked entry: þegen-riht

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.

an inhabited district, ⬩ a region, ⬩ country ⬩ the continent(?)

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an inhabited district, a region, country Fromcyme folde weorðeþ, þeódlond monig, ðíne gefylled, Cd. Th. 106, 4; Gen. 1766. Ðá becwom ic on Caspiain ðæt lond; ðá wæs ðǽr seó wæstmberendeste eorþe ðæs þeódlondes, and ic swíðe wundrade ða gesǽlignesse ðære

Wiht-land

Similar entry: wiht

beán-land

(n.)
Grammar
beán-land, es; n.

Land on which beans are grown

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Land on which beans are grown Ðone þriddan æcer beánlandes, C. D. iii. 366, 20

Weonod-land

(n.)
Grammar
Weonod-land, es; n.

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

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, es; m. [lege = leg, lagu law]

Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors

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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458. Ic on máþma hord mínne bebohte feorhlege I have bought my fate

Linked entries: -lege fróde

íþan

(v.)
Grammar
íþan, to lay waste.
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Take here éjmn in Dict. and add He hinf gegyrede mid wyrgðu . . . and sió his innatf ýþde (?ydwe, MS. ) wylce wan wætere gelíc /te clothed himself with cursing. . . it laid waste kis inward parts, fought like a flood; induit se maledictione . . . etintravit

Linked entry: ydwe

lesan

(v.)
Grammar
lesan, p. læs; pl. lǽson; pp. lesen

To lease ⬩ gather ⬩ collect

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To lease [ = glean dialect.], gather, collect Se eorþlíca anweald nǽfre ne sǽwþ cræftas ac lisþ and gadraþ unþeáwas earthly power never sows virtues, but collects and gathers vices, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 25. Gif gé lesaþ wyrte on Sunnandæg if ye gather

helan

to conceal from

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Add: to prevent something becoming known Hí lǽrdon hira synna, and hí hí nánwuht ne hǽlon (absconderunt), Past. 427, 29. Strengre is ꝥ ic morðor hele, scyle mánswara lifian, Cri 193, with dat. of person to whom something is not made known: Míne scylde

ge-hát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hát-land, es; n.

Land of promise

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Land of promise Be inngonge ðæs gehátlondes about the entrance of the promised land, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 12