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scír-lett

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, a book.
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<b>I a</b> 2. add: a title-deed Se cyng gebécte ðæt land Æðelstáne ... Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne, Cht. E. 202, 25. Se cing hét þone arcebisceop bóc settan and Æðelstáne bóc and land betécan, C. D. iv. 234, 23.

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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Ymbe cráwan hyll útan ðæt hit cymeð tó ðám gemýðum ; ðæt úp be ðám gemǽnan lande in hǽðbeorh, iii. 391, 29. opening of an enclosure (?) Andlang hagan tó hagena gemýðum ; of ðen gemýðun on Techanstedes hagan, C. D. v. 336, 25

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, brittian, bryttigan, brytian; pl. bryttigaþ; p. bryttade; v. a.

To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, use ⬩ dispensare frustatim, gubernare

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Land bryttade ruled the land, Cd. 62; Th. 75, 6; Gen. 1236. Mihton mægyn bryttigan might use force, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 12; Gen. 52

Linked entries: brittian brytan brytian brytnian

ge-tídan

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Æfter þám getídde ꝥ Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne, Cht. Th. 208, 5. Add

fyrs-gára

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-gára, an; m.

A triangular piece of land covered with furze

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A triangular piece of land covered with furze On ðane fyrsgáran, C. D. iv. 8, 35

ofer-flédan

(v.)

to overflood, overflow, inundate, cover with water

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L.) eall ðæt Egiptisce land, and stent oferfléde hwílon mónaþ hwílon leng the river Nile floods all the land of Egypt, and continues in a state of overflow sometimes a month, sometimes longer, Lchdm. iii. 252, 23

Linked entry: flédan

eorþ-weard

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Substitute for 'An earth-guard,' what guards a land, a fortress, and add leóda fæsten after lígdraca

feld-seten

(n.)
Grammar
feld-seten, feld-setenn, e; f.
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Country occupied as pasture-land On felda ł on feldsætennum in campo Taneos, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

dún-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
dún-lendisc, adj.

Hilly, mountainous land ⬩ montānus

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Hilly, mountainous land; montānus Sume sind derivatīva, swá dún-lendisc montānus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 10

Peác-

(prefix)
Grammar
Peác-, Péc-sǽtan; pl.
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The occupiers of the Peak Pécsǽtna [land is] twelf hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414. 17

wrec-scipe

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

Exile ⬩ living in a foreign land

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Exile, living in a foreign land Mín wrecscype incolatus meus, Blickl. Gl. : Ps. Spl. T. 119, 5

fyrlen

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrlen, feorlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus ⬩ distans ⬩ remōtus

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Sum æðelboren man ferde on fyrlen land hŏmo quidam nōbĭlis abiit in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 19, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14. To fyrlenum eardum. to distant lands, Gen. 20, 13.

Linked entry: feorlen

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, adv.

Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously

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Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously Se cyng hét swýðe gemáhlíce ofer eall ðis land beódan the king very peremptorily ordered it to be proclaimed over all this land, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 22.

Linked entries: ge-málíce ge-máglíce

wunden-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
wunden-stefna, an; m.

A ship with curved prow

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A ship with curved prow Wundenstefna gewaden hæfde, ðæt ða líðende land gesáwon, Beo. Th. 445; B. 220

Linked entry: -stefna

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

cú-býre

(n.)
Grammar
cú-býre, es; m.
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A cow-byre, cow-shed Land æt cúbýrum . . . Oxena gehæg . . . cúbýra[s?], C. D. iv. 77, 26, 29

Linked entry: býre

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12

hryding

(n.)
Grammar
hryding, e; f.

A clearing

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A clearing, a patch of cleared land Hryding subcisiva, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 71; Wrt. Voc. 37, 57

Linked entries: á-ryddan ryddan

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