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heáfod-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-æcer, es; m.
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4. Bæ ðæs heáfdæcres westfurh

Linked entry: -hafol

mǽd-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-æcer, es; m.
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A meadow Þæne hagan þe Eádwerd áhte, and þæne mǽdæcer þe þǽr tó hýrð, Swt. A. S. Rdr. ii. 203, 13. .viii. rnǽdæceras. . . gebyriað tó Cenelmestúne, C. D. vi. 33, 28

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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A field where flax is grown In línæceran (be ?) wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

ælmes-æcer

(n.)
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a field the produce of which was given as alms, first-fruits Frumwæstmas hátað sume men ælmessecer sé ðe ús ǽrest gerípod bið, Nap. 5

Linked entry: æcer

æcer-ceorl

a ploughman or reaper

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Æcerceorl rusticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 33. Add

æcer-geard

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-geard, es; m.

An enclosure of arable landor the fence of a field

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An enclosure of arable land (? = Icel. akra-, akr-gerði) or the fence of a field (? v. geard) On ðone æcergeard; á be ðǽm gearde, C. D. iii. 458, 24

Linked entry: geard

æcer-hege

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-hege, es; m.

A field-hedge

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A field-hedge On ðone æcerhege; ondlong ðæs æcerheges, C. D. iii. 33, 2

Linked entry: hege

æcer-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
æcer-mǽlum, adv.

By acres

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By acres Ðæt land líð hídmǽlum and æcermǽlum, C. D. vi. 98, 5

æcer-mann

arator

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Æcerman agricola, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 67. Add

æcer-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-sǽd, es; n.

Seed for an acre

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Seed for an acre Man sælde ðæt æcersǽd hwǽte, ðæt is twégen sédlǽpas, tó six scillingas, and ðæt bærlic, ðæt is þré sédlǽpas, tó six scillingas, and ðæt æcersǽd áten, ðæt is feówer sédlǽpas tó feówer scillingas, Chr. 1124; P. 254, 14-16. vi. æcersǽd

æcer-teóþung

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-teóþung, e; f.

Tithe from the produce of arable landtithe paid on arable land

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Tithe from the produce of arable land Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be ðám ðe seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer ǽr geeóde, Wlfst. 310, 24

æcer-týning

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-týning, e; f.

Fencing of fields

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Fencing of fields Æcertýninge .xv. gyrda, C. D. iii. 451, 2

Linked entry: týning

æcer-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-weorc, es; n.

Field-work, agricultural labourfield-work, harvest-work

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Field-work, agricultural labour Fra[m] hys æcerweorce agresti bonus, Germ. 391, 60

Linked entry: weorc

ǽder-seax

Grammar
ǽder-seax, ǽdder-seax.
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Flebotomum blódseax oððe ǽdderseax. Græce namque fleps vena, tomum vero incisio nominatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 22. Add:

gár-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
gár-æcer, es; m.

A strip of land tapering at one end

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A strip of land tapering at one end, not having parallel sides like the ordinary acre-strip, v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., s. v. gored acres On ǽnne gáran; ðonne of ðan gáran on ánne gáræcer; ðæt andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum . . . ðanon west on

hafud-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
hafud-æcer, es;m [?]
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Tióþa hafudæcer decumanus, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 78; Wrt. Voc. 38, 4

æcer-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-ceorl, es; m.

A field-churla farmerploughmanagricola

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A field-churl, a farmer, ploughman; agricola

Linked entry: ceorl

æcer-man

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-man, æcer-mon; g. æcer-mannes; m.

A field-manfarmeragricola

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A field-man, farmer; agricola, Ælfc. Gl. 5

æcer-spranca

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-spranca, æcer-spranga, an; m. [æcer, spranca, an; m. a shoot, sprout]

Young shoots springing up from acornssaplingsthe holm oakscarlet oakilex

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Young shoots springing up from acorns, saplings, the holm oak, scarlet oak; ilex Æcer-spranca ilex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Som. 13, 48

sulh-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-æcer, es; m.
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A strip of land for ploughing. v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. s