land-lyre
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Loss of land For his landlyre hér on lande on account of his loss of land in this country, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 11
herþ-land
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C. D iii. 18, 29; 399, 30. l
fóster-land
FOSTER-LAND ⬩ land assigned for the procuring of provisions ⬩ fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus
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FOSTER-LAND, land assigned for the procuring of provisions; fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land, Th.
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land-begang
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54
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land-fæsten
A land-fastness ⬩ a pass
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A land-fastness, a strong military position on land, a pass Leoniða on ánum nearwan londfæstenne him wiðstód Leonida in angustiis Thermopylarum obstitit, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 14
land-sócn
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Search for land or country Tófaran on landsócne to separate in search of land [of the dispersion at the tower of Babel], Cd. 80; Th. 100, 17; Gen. 1665: 81; Th. 102, 12; Gen. 1699
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land-sceap
A district ⬩ land
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A district, tract of country, land Swá hé on landsceape stille stande ðǽr hine storm ne mæg wind áwecgan as if it [the vessel] stand still on land, where storm or wind cannot move it, Andr. Kmbl. 1002; An. 501
land-ælf
A land-elf
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A land-elf Landælfe ruricolas musas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 83
land-riht
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þinc of his lande dó ...
land-hæfen
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Property in land Be Wilisces monnes londhæfene. Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8
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land-setla
a tenant
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An occupier of land, a tenant Ic an míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen áchte I give to my tenants their tofts into their own possession, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 282, 29
ber-land
bear-land
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Land where barley grows, bear-land (D. D. ) On berlandes heáfda, C. D. iii. 367, 9
land-stycce
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A small portion of land Him gebyreþ sum landstycce for his geswince convenit, ut aliquam terre portiunculam habeat pro labore suo, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 8. Him man hwilces landsticces geann, 19; Th. i. 440, 14
land-ágend
A land-owner ⬩ a native
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A land-owner, one of those to whom a country belongs, a native Hí wǽron on myclum ege ðám sylfan landágendum ðe hí ǽr hider laþedon ipsis qui eos advocaverant indigenis essent terrori, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 34 note
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land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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a share, division, or portion of land, land, country Sume hine lǽtaþ ofer landscare ríðum tórinnan. Nis ðæt rǽdlíc þing gif swá hlutor wæter tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werþ some let it [spring of water] run away over their land in rills.
land-folc
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On sumere tíde com micel hungor on ðam lande and gehwǽr ðæt landfolc micclum geangsumode at one time a great famine came on the land and very much afflicted the people everywhere, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 32: 164, 19
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land-gafol
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Rent for land Hé sceal landgafol syllan he must pay rent, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 13. Hé sceal ... his láforde wyrcan ... ne þearf hé landgafol syllan he must work for his lord, then he need not pay rent, 3; Th. i. 432, 23
sacerd-land
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Land assigned to priests Bútan ðam sacerd-lande absque terra sacerdotali, Gen. 47, 26
land-ceáp
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, and nine hundred shillings for the land, Cod.
land-mann
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A native of a country Náh náðer tó farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land ne Ænglisc on Wylisc ðé má bútan gesettan landmen se hine sceal æt stæðe underfón and eft ðǽr bútan fácne gebringan.