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fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEARdeclare beforeantejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

dál-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
dál-mǽd, (w)e; f.
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Meadow-land held in common and divided into doles or shares among the holders Gebirað se fífta æcer ðǽre dálmǽd*-*we tó ðǽre híde, C. D. iii. 260, 3. [v. N. E. D. dole-meadow.] Cf. gedál-land

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and tóemnes ðæm lande norþeweardum Cwéna land alongside the south of the country (Norway), up to its northern part, lies Sweden; and alongside its northern part the country of the

Linked entry: norþ-weard

blóstmig

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstmig, adj.

Flowery

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Flowery Blósmige land florea rura, Wulck. Gl. 256, 3

Linked entry: brómig

Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Finns occupying country west of the White Sea Ða Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd hira land ... Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

æt-fón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fón, [æt to, fón to seize]

To claimlay claimattachdeprehenderecapere

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To claim, lay claim, attach; deprehendere, capere Gif se ágend hit eft ætfó if the owner afterwards lay claim to it, L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 8: 16; Th. i. 34, 6: L. Ed. l; Th. i. 160, 8

almes-lond

(n.)
Grammar
almes-lond, es; m.

Land given or granted in frankalmoignefundus in eleemosynam datus

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Land given or granted in frankalmoigne; fundus in eleemosynam datus

Linked entry: ælmes-lond

ering-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ering-lond, es; n.

Arable land arvum

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Arable land; arvum, Cod. Dipl. 1339; Kmbl. vi. 200, 7

ǽ-slítend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-slítend, es; m.

A law-breaker

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A law-breaker Ǽslítendras praevaricantes, Ps. L. 118, 119, 158

Linked entry: sliten

weorold-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wísdóm, es; m.
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His fæder and his frýnd hine befæstan tó láre tó woruldwísdóme, 3, 5. Ða ðe woldon woruldwísdóm gecneordlíce leornian, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27.

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?). On the analogy of blód-lǽs, -lǽswu (q. v.) this might be entered as rǽs, rǽswu : <b>rǽsa</b> (?).

Similar entry: on-rǽsa

búgian

(v.)
Grammar
búgian, búian, búwian, to búgianne; p. ode; pp. od. intrans.

To dwellhabitareTo inhabit, occupyinhabitare, incolere

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To inhabit, occupy; inhabitare, incolere Ðis is land to búgianne this is to inhabit land, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 4

Linked entries: búwian bógian búian

frum-meolc

(n.)
Grammar
frum-meolc, -meoluc, e; f.

The first milknectarprīmum lacnectar

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The first milk, nectar; prīmum lac, nectar, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: meolc

ge-lend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lend, e; f.

Fatlardadepsaxungia

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Fat, lard; adeps, axungia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 35

ǽw

(n.)
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law. v. ǽ. a wife. v. ǽwe, and riht-ǽwe

sylu

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Þæt land æt þǽre syle, Cht. Th. 547, 28. Add

fúl-lic

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Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7.

ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe, es; n.

Lawlex

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Law; lex, L. M. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 268, 28

Berþa

(n.)

BerthaBercta

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Bertha; Bercta, Lat. f. the queen of Æðelbryht, king of Kent

folc-lond

(n.)

folk-landpŏpŭli terra

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folk-land; pŏpŭli terra, Exon. 115b; Th. 444, 14; Kl. 47