lǽn-land
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Land let on lease, which was never out of the possession of the lessor Ðonne is ðæs landes iii hída ðe Óswald arcebisceop bócaþ Eádríce his þegne swá swá hé hit ǽr hæfde tó lánlande there are three hides of land that archbishop Oswald conveys by charter
Ír-land
Ireland
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Ireland Ðrie Scottas cuómon tó Ælfréde cyninge of Ýrlande, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 6, note. Tó Írlande, 918; Erl. 104, 15: 1051 ; Erl. 176, 18. Se preóst cwæþ ðæt án wer wǽre on Írlande gelǽred, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200. Hé férde geond eal Yrrland, Homl.
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Hálgo-land
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
sundor-land
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Separate land, an estate belonging to particular persons(?) Tó hira sundorlande ad prediolum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 51. Sundorland predia, 66, 75. The word occurs in an enumeration of boundaries, and Kemble explains it there as 'land set apart for special
Cumber-land
CUMBERLAND; Cumbria
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CUMBERLAND; Cumbria Hér Eádmund cyning oferhergode eal Cumbraland in this year [A. D. 945] king Edmund overran all Cumberland, Chr. 945 ; Th. 212, 10 ; 213, 10, col. 1, 2: Cumberland, 213, 10, col. 3 . On ðisum geáre se cyning férde into Cumerlande [
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land-riht
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the law of the land, the rights and privileges belonging to the inhabitant of a country or to the owner of land[?] Londrihtes mót ðære mǽgburge monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan shall each man of the family wander lacking the rights of those who live in the
ég-land
Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla
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Water-land, an island; insŭla We witan óðer égland we know another island, Chr. Erl. 3, 10. Geond ðis égland throughout this island, Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 11. In ðæt églond on the island, Exon. 96b; Th. 361, 7; Wal. 16. Églond monig many an island, 89 a
éðel-land
A native land, a country ⬩ patria, terra
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A native land, a country; patria, terra Ða wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðelland geond-sended then with hostile bands was the people's native land overspread, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 20; Gen. 1968: 69; Th. 83, 14; Gen. 1379. On éðelland ðǽr Salem stód into the country
land-hláford
a land-lord
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a land-lord, an owner of land, lord of the manor Tódǽle man ða eahta dǽlas on twá and fó se landhláford tó healfum tó healfum se bisceop sý hit cynges man sý hit þegnes [cf. H. I. 11; Th. i. 520, 18-20 reliquum in duas partes dividant, dimidium habeat
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þeód-land
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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
burh-land
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City-land; urbis solum
Cent-land
Kentish land, Kent ⬩ Cantium
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Kentish land, Kent; Cantium Eást-Seaxe syndon Temese streáme tosccádene fram Centlande the East-Saxons are divided from Kent by the river Thames, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 17: 3, 15; S. 541, note 24. Æðelréd oferhergode Centland [Centlond, col. 1] Æthelred ravaged
Cumbra-land
Cumberland
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Cumberland Chr. 945 ; Erl. 116, 29
ést-land
East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis
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East-land, east country, the east; terra ŏrientālis, Som. Ben. Lye
fóster-land
FOSTER-LAND ⬩ land assigned for the procuring of provisions ⬩ fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus
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FOSTER-LAND, land assigned for the procuring of provisions; fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land, Th. Diplm
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Frys-land
Friesland ⬩ Frīsia
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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36. Gewiton him wígend Frysland geseón the warriors departed to see Friesland, Beo
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eá-land
Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla
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Water-land, an island; insŭla [eás land island, lit. water's land, land of water, v. gen. eás in eá] Ne geseah nán cépa eáland no merchant visited the island, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 13. Ðæs fægerne gefeán habbaþ eálanda mænig latentur insŭlæ multæ, Ps. Th.
hwǽte-land
Wheat-land
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Wheat-land, land for growing wheat upon Ðæt hæft se arcebisceop genumen tó hwǽtelande, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 159, 23
in-land
terra tenementalis ⬩ terra dominicalis
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'Demesne land, that part of a domain which the lord retained in his own hands, in contradistinction to út-land terra tenementalis, signifying land granted out for services; terra dominicalis, pars manerii dominica' Wulfége ðæt inland and ælfége ðæt útland
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irþ-land
Arable land
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Arable land Ierþland arva, Wrt. Voc. 285, 6. Yrþland arva, 289, 77. Ðanon up andlang yrþlandes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 23, 31. Ic áwéste ðínne buruh and gewyrce tó yrþlande I will lay waste thy city and make it into ploughed land, Homl. Skt. 3, 224. Ðonne
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