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hoppian

(v.)
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Hé sæt lange on ðám bendum oð ꝥ hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende (hoppegende, v. l. ). Hml. S. 21, 417. Add

scrín

(n.)
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.: — Ðis mycel is gegolden of þǽre cyricean W. cyninge syððan hé þis land áhte . . . of þǽre hlangan scríne .viii. pund, Cht. Th. 439, 32. Hé forlét þá á

wer-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bǽre, es; n.
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Pasture-land adjacent to a weir. Cf. C. D. i. 64, 10: vi. 134, 31-34 given under wer; II

wæter-ham

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ham, wæter-hamm,es; m.

Land surrounded by a ditch (?)

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Land surrounded by a ditch (?) Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18

Linked entry: flód-hamm

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

seten

(n.)
Grammar
seten, [n]e; f.
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V. he was to be compensated for the cultivation of the land (?), L. In. 68; Th. i. 146, 8. a cultivated place. v. land-seten, I. and feldsætennum campo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12. V. planting, cultivation, v. land-seten, II.

Linked entry: setin

ge-bécan

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Ðá gesealde se cyng and gebécte ðæt land Æðelstáne ealdormenn tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere ðám him leófost wǽre. Æfter ðám getídde ðæt Ecgferð gebóhte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne ealdormenn, Cht. E. 202, 22-26.

súþerne

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Þú sealdest mé súþerne land terram australem dedisti mihi, Gr. D. 245, 18. Add

wilwan

Grammar
wilwan, I.
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Hé ungyrede hine his hrægle and hine sylfne nacodne áwearp and wylewede (wylede, v.l. ) on þám ordum þára þorna . . . and þár þá wæs lange welwed (volutatus), Gr. D. 101, 14-18. Add

efne

Grammar
efne, <b>. I 3.</b>
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Ðá land dǽlan him betweónan swá hig efnost magon, C.D. vi. 147, 19. <b>II 2.</b> add :-- For hwon ... búton efne for þon ..., Shrn. 133, 9. Add

a-dón

(v.)
Grammar
a-dón, p. -dyde; impert. -dó; v. a.

To take away ⬩ remove ⬩ banish ⬩ tollere ⬩ ejicere

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Ðæt hý God ðanon adó to heora ágnum lande that God will bring them thence to their own land, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 56, 37. Adó ða buteran remove the butter, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 22. Adó of ða buteran take off the butter, 86, 19.

Linked entry: a-dydest

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.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lot ⬩ to get ⬩ receive ⬩ sortiri ⬩ nancisci

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Hit wæs gehloten to Iosepes bearna lande it was allotted to the land of the children of Joseph, Jos. 24, 32. Ic wæs gehloten mid ánum wífe in ánes ceorles ðeówdóme I was allotted with a woman to the service of a certain man, Shrn. 38, 13

Linked entry: ge-hloten

ginne

(adj.)
Grammar
ginne, adj.
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Wide, spacious, ample, broad (lands). having a large area Of þǽre ginnan byrig, Jud. 149. Seó æftre eá Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, ginne ríce ( a broad realm ), Gen. 230.

Linked entries: gin gin

feaxede

(adj.)
Grammar
feaxede, fexede; adj.

Having long hair ⬩ long-haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having long hair, long-haired; cŏmātus Sume men cweðaþ ðæt cométa síe feaxede [fexede, Th. 162, 9, col. 2, 3; 163, 10] steorra, forðæm ðǽr stent lang leóma of, hwílum on áne healfe, hwílum on ǽlce healfe some men say that a comet is a long-haired star

Linked entries: fexede ge-feaxode

hylc

(n.)
Grammar
hylc, es; m.

A bend ⬩ turn ⬩ winding

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A bend, turn, winding Ábrocen land vel hilces anfractus, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 9; Wrt. Voc. 55, 12. Wóge hylcas anfractus, reflectus, Hpt. Gl. 448. Hylcas anfractus, 486. Hylcum anfractibus, 493

Linked entries: ge-hylced hilc

fen-gemirce

(n.)
Grammar
fen-gemirce, (?), es; n.
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The boundary of marsh-land Þis sint þá fangemerca . . . tó binguuellan æt clibe út on ðone bróc midne, suǽ. . . út on mór . . . þanon andlangæs bróces middesweardes, C. D. B. i. 295, 27

Linked entry: ge-mirce

gearc

(adj.)
Grammar
gearc, ?; adj.
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Ready, active, quick On orde stód Eádweard se langa, gearc (gearo? cf. þá flotan stódon gearowe, wíges georne, 72. But see yark ; adj. in D. D. and gearcian) and geornful, By. 274

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land ⬩ nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

leód-geard

(n.)
Grammar
leód-geard, es; m.

country

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Ethiopia land and leódgeard, 12; Th. 15, 6; Gen. 229: 85; Th. 106, 18; Gen. 1773

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