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slíþ-heard

(adj.)
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Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177

uferung

(n.)
Grammar
uferung, e ; f.
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Delay Heó onginneð wépan, for þon þe hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode flere incipit, quia differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

Freelīber

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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

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

-waru

(suffix)
Grammar
-waru, a form occurring only in compounds with a collective force, the inhabitants of a place. It is used with common nouns, v. burh-, ceaster-, eorþ-, hell-, heofon-, land-waru; and with proper names, native or foreign, e. g. Lunden-waru, Chr. 1016 ; Erl. 159, 22: Hierosolim-waru
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Hierosolyma, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 5 ; Sychem-ware Sicinorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 66

Linked entry: wara

mid-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wyrhta, an; m.

One who works with othersa co-operator

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One who works with others, a co-operator On ðæt gerád ðæt hé wǽre his midwyrhta ǽgðer ge on sǽ ge on lande on the condition that he would co-operate with him by sea and by land, Chr. 945; Erl. 116, 31: Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 25.

hold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hold-scipe, es; m.

Loyalty, fealty, allegiance

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Loyalty, fealty, allegiance Eallra ðæra manna land hí fordydon ðe wǽron innan ðæs cynges holdscipe they destroyed the lands of all those men that were in allegiance to the king, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 15.

burg-lond

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

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demandexactexigere

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To demand, exact; exigere Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it, L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12. Se biscop amanige ða oferhýrnesse æt ðam geréfan let the bishop exact the penalty for contempt from the reeve, L. Ath. i

gærs-molde

grass-land

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grass-land

ess

(n.)
Grammar
ess, es; m.
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Fissum on twám essum . . . fusum, án s for ðan ðe se u is lang, 178, 5

be-spirian

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

To inquire, traceinquirere, 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

feorr

(adj.)
Grammar
feorr, adj.

Fardistantlonginquus

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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

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

Augustínus

(n.)
Grammar
Augustínus, i ; m; Lat. [Augustinus is correct in the quotations from the titles of the two following chapters of Bede, but in the A. Sax. text it is Agustínus]

St. Augustine, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory to England, A. D. 597, and died May 26, 605Augustínus

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Hér com Augustinus and his geféran to Engla lande here, A. D. 597, Augustine and his companions came to England, Chr. 597; Th. 35, 41, col. 2 : 596; Th. 34, 37, col. 1 ; 35, 36, cols. 1, 2

Linked entry: Agustin

fýr-smeortende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fýr-smeortende, part.

Fire-smartingignītus

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Fire-smarting; ignītus Gnættas cómon ofer ðæt land mid fýrsmeortendum bítum gnats came over the land with fire-smarting bites, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 30

hús-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hús-fæst, adj.
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Having a house, being a householder Ǽlc man húsfæst on his ówe land every man having a house on his own land, Chart. Th. 438, 5

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, es; n.
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Lang. Review, viii. 62, 26

hrung

(n.)
Grammar
hrung, e; f.

A rungstaffrodbeampole

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

ge-teágan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teágan, -tégan; p. -téde; pp. -teád

To makeprepare

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To make, prepare Ðæt land mid to teágenne. Ðá ðæt land ðá geteád wæs to prepare the land with. When then the land was prepared; preparata terra, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 33.