fen-gemirce
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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
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gearc
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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
mynele
Desire ⬩ longing
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Desire, longing Ðæt hé tó his earde ǽnige nyste módes mynlan so that he (Ulysses) felt no heart's desire for his native land, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 133; Met. 26, 67
be-clæmed
To beplaster ⬩ plaster over ⬩ poultice
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Bewreóh ꝥ wíf wel, and lǽt beón swá beclǽmed lange tíde, 330, 22
a-dón
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.
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gafol-swán
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
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
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ginne
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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.
seten
a set ⬩ shoot ⬩ branch ⬩ a nursery ⬩ plantation ⬩ what is planted or set ⬩ a cultivated place ⬩ planting ⬩ cultivation ⬩ a setting ⬩ putting ⬩ a stopping
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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. Similar entries v. land-seten, I. and feldsætennum campo, Ps.
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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.
ge-ándagian
To appoint a day or term ⬩ diem dīcĕre
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To appoint a day or term; diem dīcĕre Ðæt he him geándagode of ðam folclande that he should give him a term respecting the folk-land, L. Ed. 2; Th. i. 160, 12
Mersc-ware
The inhabitants of marshy land
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The inhabitants of marshy land Myrcena cining oferhergode Cantware and Merscware ( men of RomneyMarsh ), Chr, 796;Erl. 59, 40. Monige on Merscwarum many of the men of the fens, 838; Erl. 66, 12
ge-latian
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.), be dilatory Smeáge gehwá georne hine sylfne, and þæs ná ne gelatige ealles tó lange, Wlfst. 165, 24
mǽran
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to bound, form the boundary of land Ondlang ríðies ðæt hit cymð tó Cearwyllan ; ðonne mǽreð hit Cerwylle seoððan, C. D. iii. 404, 16. Ǽrest westan-norðan hyt mǽrað Wódnes díc, 456, 15
freó-riht
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Wǽron nú lange freóriht fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde now for long the rights of the free have been taken away and the rights of the thrall have been curtailed, Wlfst. 158, 15. Add
súþerne
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Þú sealdest mé súþerne land terram australem dedisti mihi, Gr. D. 245, 18. Add
wilwan
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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
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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
FYRS
FURZE ⬩ furze-bushes ⬩ genista ⬩ rhamnus ⬩ ulex eurōpæus
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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, atió ǽrest of ða þornas, and ða fyrsas whosoever will sow fertile land, let him first draw out the thorns, and the furze, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 12, 6; Met. 12, 3
be-wrecan
to exile, send forth ⬩ pellere, propellere ⬩ to strike or beat around, afflict ⬩ circum pulsare ⬩ to drive or bring to ⬩ appellere
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Ða us bewrǽcon they have sent us forth, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 12; Dan. 305. to strike or beat around, afflict; circum pulsare We land gesóhton wære bewrecene we sought the land beaten round [afflicted] with the sea, Andr.