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lagu-swimmend

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-swimmend, es; m.

a fish

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A creature that swims, a fish Laguswimmendra, Salm. Kmbl. 580; Sal. 289

Linked entry: swimmend

Lamb-hýþ

Grammar
Lamb-hýþ, Lambe-hýþ, e; f.
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Lambeth in Surrey Hér forþferde Hardacnut æt Lambhýþe, Chr. 1041; Erl. 167, 30. Ðis synd ða landgemǽre intó Lambehýþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 158, 4

land-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
land-ádl, e; f.

Nostalgia

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Wið londádle, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 13

land-ælf

(n.)
Grammar
land-ælf, e; f.

A land-elf

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A land-elf Landælfe ruricolas musas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 83

land-ágend

(n.)
Grammar
land-ágend, es; m.

A land-owner ⬩ a native

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A land-owner, one of those to whom a country belongs, a native Hí wǽron on myclum ege ðám sylfan landágendum ðe hí ǽr hider laþedon ipsis qui eos advocaverant indigenis essent terrori, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 34 note

Linked entry: ágend

land-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
land-begenga, an; m.

husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ a native

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a cultivator of land, husbandman, farmer Se mǽra landbegenga [londbegengea, MS. Cott.] magnus colonus, Past. 40, 3; Swt. 293, 2.

Linked entry: land-begang

land-begang

(n.)
Grammar
land-begang, es; m.
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54

Linked entry: be-gang

land-búend

(n.)
Grammar
land-búend, e; f.

A settlement ⬩ colony

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A settlement, colony Seó landbúend colonia, Nar. 33, 8

land-búende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-búende, adj.
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Inhabiting a country, living on the earth Hwá ðæs leóhtes londbúende brúcan móte who that lives on land may enjoy that light, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 15; Sch. 80

land-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
land-cofa, an; m.

Sicima ⬩ Shechem

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Lamb. 59. 8

land-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
land-fæsten, es; n.

A land-fastness ⬩ a pass

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A land-fastness, a strong military position on land, a pass Leoniða on ánum nearwan londfæstenne him wiðstód Leonida in angustiis Thermopylarum obstitit, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 14

land-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
land-fruma, an; m.
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A prince of a country Leóf landfruma, Beo. Th. 61; B. 31

Linked entry: þeód-fruma

land-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
land-gafol, es; n.
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Rent for land Hé sceal landgafol syllan he must pay rent, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 13. Hé sceal ... his láforde wyrcan ... ne þearf hé landgafol syllan he must work for his lord, then he need not pay rent, 3; Th. i. 432, 23

land-gewyrpe

(n.)
Grammar
land-gewyrpe, es; n.
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A heap of earth thrown up[?] Andlang ðare landgewirpa, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 30. On ða landgewyrpu ... andlang ðara landgewyrpa, 434, 2-4

Linked entry: ge-wyrp

land-hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
land-hæfen, e; f.
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Property in land Be Wilisces monnes londhæfene. Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8

Linked entry: hæfen

land-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
land-hláford, es; m.

a land-lord

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Healde se landhláford ðæt forstolene orf óþ ðæt se ágenfrigea ðæt geácsige let the lord keep the stolen cattle until the owner get to hear of it, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i, 276, 14: L. Eth. i. 3; Th. 1. 282, 27.

Linked entry: hláford

land-lyre

(n.)
Grammar
land-lyre, es; m.
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Loss of land For his landlyre hér on lande on account of his loss of land in this country, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 11

land-mann

(n.)
Grammar
land-mann, es; m.
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Gyf se landman ǽniges fácnes gewita sý ðonne sý hé wítes scyldig, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 23-7. Landmanna cyme the coming of the men of the country, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 4; Exod. 179

land-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
land-rǽden, ne; f.

Institution ⬩ disposition

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Institution, disposition, ordinance of a district or country Héde se ðe scíre healde ðæt hé wite á hwæt eald landrǽden sý and hwæt þeóde þeáw videat qui scyram tenet, ut semper sciat que sit antiqua terrarum institutio, vel populi consuetudo, L. R.

land-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
land-ríca, an; m.

a land-lord

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Gylde ðam cyninge oððe landrícan, L. C. S. 37; Th. i. 348, 13. Healf Criste and healf landrícan, L. N. P. L. 49; Th. i. 298, 5. Gif hwá borhleás orf hæbbe, and landrícan hit befón, ágife ðæt orf and gilde xx óran, L. Eth. iii. 5; Th. i. 296, 1

Linked entry: heáh-landríca