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land-sidu

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Uton lufian úre ágenne landside, eallswá úre yldran dydon þe tóforan ús wǽron, Wlfst. 130, 17. Add

súþ-land

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Add: land to the south, south shore of a river Hý heóldan þurh þá brycge áá bi þǽm súþlande (sýð-, v. l. ), Chr. 1052; P. 181, 15. a country to the south Þá þá in þám súðlandum wédde seó arrianisce éhtnes dum persecutio Ariana in Africa insaniret, Gr

ceáp-land

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bought land (?) Ic an mín wíf al ðat ceáplond and dat óðer ðat ic mid hire nam, C. D. iv. 294, 18

ærþe-land

Similar entry: irþ-land

Bryt-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-land, Bryt-lond, es; n.

The land of Britain, WalesBritannia, Cambria

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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l

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hafud-land

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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

land-fird

(n.)
Grammar
land-fird, e; f.

An expeditiona land force

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An expedition, journey by land, a land force Ne him tó ne dorste sciphere on sǽ ne landfyrd the fleet durst not approach them at sea nor the land force [on land], Chr. 1001; Er1. 137, 18. Man sceolde mid scypfyrde and eác mid landfyrde hym ongeán faran

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Fronc-land

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Fronc-land, -lond, es; m.

Frank-landthe country of the FranksFrancōrum terra

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Frank-land, the country of the Franks; Francōrum terra On Froncland into the land of the Franks, Chr. 920; Erl. 104, 35. On Fronclond, 836; Erl. 64, 32: 880; Erl. 82, 2

land-gesceaft

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land-gesceaft, es; n.
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360

ham-land

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ham-land, es; n.
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Enclosed pasture land Is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme tó bóclonde swá hé hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde ǽgðær ge on earðlonde ge on homlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11

heáfod-land

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Take here hafud-land in Dict., and add: [v. land; ] Of ðǽre stréte on ðá díc ðe scýt tó ðám heáfodlande; ðonne on westhealfe ðæs heáfodlandes, C. D. v. 275, 17-19. Tó þám heáfodlonde, iii. 384, 32. Of þǽm wege á be þǽm heáfodlande; ꝥ eft in ꝥ óþer heáfodlond

Seax-land

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Grammar
Seax-land, es; n.
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England Com Gúðrum on eástdǽle Sexlandes, Shrn. 16, 4

gafol-land

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Grammar
gafol-land, es; n.

Tribute-landland let for rent or servicestribūtāria terra

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Tribute-land, land let for rent or services; tribūtāria terra Búton ðam ceorle ðe on gafollande sit except the churl who resides on tribute-land, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 154, 2. Cf. Th. Chart. p. 144-5

Linked entry: land-gafol

wudu-land

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wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-landforest-landforest

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Wood-land, forest-land, forest Ægðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 95, 14. Ðæt wudæland, ðæ mín fæder geúþæ, iii. 2:73, 27. Him wǽre fornéh eall ðæt wudulond on gereáfad . . . ðæt Æðelbald cyning gesealde tó mæstlonde and

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. And at present there are five languages in this island, Chr. pref; Erl

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

fen-land

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On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml. S. 20, 77. Add

unfriþ-land

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unfriþ-land, es; n.

A hostile countrya country with which hostilities are being carried on

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A hostile country, a country with which hostilities are being carried on Gyf Æðelrédes cynges friðman cume on unfriðland ( terram hostilem, Latin version), and se here ðǽrtó cume, hæbbe frið his scip and ealle his ǽhta, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 7

bóc-land

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Bóclandes fundi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 50. Ic geseah englas ferigan gesǽlige sáwle of ðínum (the abbess Ælflæd's) bóclande (de tuo monasterio), Hml. Th. ii. 150, 26. An ic (King Eadred) mínre méder ealra mínra bóclanda þe ic on Súð-Seaxum hæbbe, C. D. B.

munt-land

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munt-land, es; n.

A hilly country

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A hilly country Férde on muntland abiit in Montana, Lk. Skt. l, 39