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þán

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Add: watered, having water (of land) 'Geýc mé ꝥ and syle mé þán land.' Þá sealde se fæder hire þán and leóht bufan and þán and leóht beneoðan ... Seó sáwel bideð æt ðám fæder þánes landes and wǽtes 'junge irriguam (terram)'.

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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The two young princes Æþelred and Æþelbriht were slain by Thunor, and to their sister eighty hides of land was given as wergild, Lchdm. iii. 424-6. In the war between Ecgfriþ and Æþelred the former's brother was slain.

hrung

(n.)
Grammar
hrung, e; f.

A rung ⬩ staff ⬩ rod ⬩ beam ⬩ pole

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; then the wain bore the horses to land, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 19; Rä. 23, 10

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus

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One sent, an apostle; apostolus [ = ἀπόστολος, ἀπό from, στέλλω to send] Se eádiga apostol Simon the blessed apostle Simon, Homl. Th. ii. 492, 7. He apostolas geceás, ðæt sind ǽrendracan he chose apostles, that are messengers, Ælfc. T. 26, 17. Ðá gesáwon

Linked entry: postol

dincge

(n.)
Grammar
dincge, dyncge, an; f.
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Ploughed land, fallow land; novāle Dincge nŏvāle, Wrt. Voc. 66, 56. Dyncgum novālĭbus, Mone B. 1434: 2326

Linked entry: dyncge

burg-leóda

(n.)
Grammar
burg-leóda, an; m.
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Cf. land-leódan; pl. under land-leód; m

ofer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-genga, an; m.

One who goes over or beyond

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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. d. acc. of Angel

Anglen

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Anglen Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which they call Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37

rǽde-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-gafol, es; n.
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Rent that can be paid all at once, as opposed to rent that is discharged by service rendered, and consequently takes time for its payment Gif mon geþingaþ gyrde landes oððe máre tó rǽdegafole and geereþ gif se hláford him wile ðæt land árǽran tó weorce

ge-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sundrian, p. ode; pp. od [sundrian, syndrian to sunder]

To separate ⬩ divide ⬩ sunder ⬩ sēpăxāre ⬩ discēdĕre ⬩ disjungĕre

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Gesundrod wæs lago wið lande water was separated from land, 8; Th. 10, 26; Gen. 162. Of sceádes ł gesundras definiens, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 13. Ðú ðe gesundradest qui destinasti, Rtl. 56, 31

Linked entry: ge-syndrian

embe-gang

(n.)
Grammar
embe-gang, es; m.

A going round, circuit ⬩ circuĭtus

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A going round, circuit; circuĭtus Se embegang ðara landa the circuit of the lands, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 402; A. D. 944;Kmbl. iii. 421, 6. Se móna hæfþ læstne embegang the moon has the least circuit, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38.

Linked entry: ymb-gang

gafol-swán

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-swán, es; m.

A tribute-swain ⬩ a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land ⬩ porcārius ad censum

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A tribute-swain, a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land; porcārius ad censum Gafolswáne gebýreþ, ðæt he sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent.

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

Free ⬩ līber

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Free; līber Sý ðis. land ǽlces þinges freóls let this land be free of everything, Cod. Dipl. 923; Kmbl. iv. 263, 5

Linked entry: freóls-geár

god-dóhtor

(n.)
Grammar
god-dóhtor, f.

A GODDAUGHTER

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A GODDAUGHTER Ic geann mínre goddóhtor ðæt land æt Strǽttúne I grant to my goddaughter the land at Stretton, Chart.Th. 548, 5

be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, trace ⬩ inquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

Linked entry: be-spyrigan

éðel-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-fæsten, es; n.

Land-fastness, a country's fortress ⬩ patriæ mūnīmentum

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Land-fastness, a country's fortress; patriæ mūnīmentum Ic éðelfæsten brece I break through a land-fastness, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 3; Rä. 72, 22

burg-lond

(n.)
Grammar
burg-lond, es; n.

City-land ⬩ urbis solum

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City-land; urbis solum Eálá sancta Hierusalem, Cristes burglond O holy Jerusalem, city-land of Christ! Exon. 8b; Th. 4, 12; Cri. 51

Linked entry: burh-land

gærs-molde

grass-land

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grass-land

feorr

(adj.)
Grammar
feorr, adj.

Far ⬩ distant ⬩ longinquus

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Far, distant; longinquus Ðeáh him mon feorr land gehéte though a distant land was promised him, Past. 50; Hat. MS: Andr. Recd. 850; An. 423

cwide-gied

(n.)
Grammar
cwide-gied, cwide-giedd, es; n. [gid, gied a song, lay]

A song, ballad ⬩ carmen

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A song, ballad ; carmen Fela cúþra cwidegiedda many [of] known songs, Exon. 77a. Th. 289, 28; Wand. 55