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norþ-weg

(n.)

a way going to the north

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a way going to the north Nearwe genýddon on norþwegas wiston him be súþan Sigelwara land, Cd. Th. 181, 29; Exod. 68

ell-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
ell-þeód, ell-þiéd, e; f.

A strange people, foreign nation ⬩ pĕregrīna gens

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A strange people, foreign nation; pĕregrīna gens Hý fóron on ellþiéde they went into a foreign land, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 6

FELT

(n.)
Grammar
FELT, es; m?

FELT ⬩ pannus ⬩ lāna coactĭlis ⬩ impĭlia

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FELT; pannus vel lāna coactĭlis, impĭlia, Som. Ben. Lye Felt centrum? vel filtrum? Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 59; Wrt. Voc. 23, 20

eard-éðel-wyn

(n.)
Grammar
eard-éðel-wyn, -wynn, e; f.

Joy of an estate ⬩ prædii gaudium

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Joy of an estate; prædii gaudium He me lond forgeaf, eardéðelwyn he gave me land, joy of property, Beo. Th. 4979; B. 2493

in-sting

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Him mon betǽhte þá þreó land tó innstinge inn tó Defenum ( to be under the authority of Devonshire ), Cht. Crw. 19, 16. Add

myndgung

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Þes sylfa þeáw for ðý lange þurh myndgunge þæs hálgan weres on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 19 : 440, 5. Add

spinel-healf

(n.)
Grammar
spinel-healf, e; f.

The female side or line

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The female side or line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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Finwood, between Gothland and Smöland, in the south of Sweden Ða Beówulf sǽ óþbær, flód æfter faroþe, on Finna land then the sea bore Beowulf away, the flood along the shore, on the Fins' land, Beo. Th. 1165; B. 580.

Egipte

(n.)
Grammar
Egipte, Egypte; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt ⬩ Ægyptii

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Egipta land, Egypta land the land of the Egyptians, Egypt, Gen. 12, 10, 11, 14, 20: 13, 10: 21, 21: 37, 25, 28, 36: 39, 1. Egipta cyng, Egypta cyng the king of Egypt, Gen. 40, l: Ex. 3, 18, 19: 5, 4.

Linked entry: Egypte

gafol-hwitel

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanket ⬩ a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land ⬩ tribūtāria săga

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A tribute-whittle or blanket, a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land; tribūtāria săga Gafol-hwitel sceal beón æt híwisce vi pæninga weorþ a tribute-whittle from a hide [of land] shall be worth six pence, L.

Linked entry: hwítel

hund-twelftig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-twelftig, num.

A hundred and twenty

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Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang oððe lengra from east to west the wood is a hundred and twenty miles long, or longer, Chr. 893: Erl. 88, 28

Linked entry: twelftig

scip-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ráp, es; m.

A cable

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan . . . twegen sciprápas; ǽgðer sý syxtig elna lang, óðer sý of hwæles hýde geworht, óðer of sioles, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 1-23

eard-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
eard-stapa, an; m.

A land-stepper, wanderer ⬩ terras peragrans, peregrīnātor

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A land-stepper, wanderer; terras peragrans, peregrīnātor Swá cwæþ eard-stapa so said a wanderer, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 25; Wand. 6

irþ-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
irþ-mearc, e ;
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f A boundary of arable land Be ðǽre yrðmearce, C. D. iii. 419, 2. Andlang westcumbes betweah ðá twá yrhmearca (yrþ-?), 420, 4

út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída tó inware and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

mearca

(n.)
Grammar
mearca, an; m.
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)

mǽd-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-rǽdenn, e; f.

A mowing ⬩ grass mown on a piece of land

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A mowing, grass mown on a piece of land Seó mǽdrǽden beniþan díc betweónan cealdan lace and cullig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 153, 10

be-genga

(n.)
Grammar
be-genga, an; m.
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Begængum, 34. v. eard-, land-begenga in Dict., and bí-genga

bytt

(n.)
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a butt, piece of land ? Innan Scrowes bytt, of Scrowes bytt betweox .ii. beorgas, C. D. iii. 85, 11. [v. N. E. D. butt .]

heáfod-haga

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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A fence running at the head (v. heáfod; 2 a) of a piece of land (?) On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7