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ge-sáwan

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Th. ii. 312, 27. to sow land Gesáwen æcer vel land seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 55

líf-lic

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On ánre nihte ealdne mónan ꝥ cild ꝥ swá bið ácenned, ꝥ bið liflic (lang lifes, v. l. ), 21, 7. vital, necessary to life. physical Swilce hí ðone líflican blǽd forðrǽstne ácwellon, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 12. spiritual þurh líflice láre, . Hml.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy ⬩ rough, untrimmed, uncultivated ⬩ rough, knotty ⬩ rough, undressed

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Seó clǽne beó blósman gegrét swá lange ðæt hyre ða rúwan þeóh wurþaþ swýðe gehefegode, Anglia viii. 324,13. Rúwe hirta, Germ. 398, 258. Hrúhe wulla hirsutas lanas, Hpt. 524, 13. rough, untrimmed, uncultivated Rúg frondosa, Wrt. Voc, ii. 151, 16.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

lyft-geswenced

(adj.)
Grammar
lyft-geswenced, adj.

Weather-beaten

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Weather-beaten Ceól lyftgeswenced on lande stód, Beo. Th. 3830; B. 1913

ge-hátan

Grammar
ge-hátan, <b>; IV 1 a.</b>
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Þára landa þe wit geheótan Gode, C.D. iii. 274, 15. Add

wólness

(n.)
Grammar
wólness, e; f.

Pest ⬩ pestilence ⬩ plague

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Pest, pestilence, plague Wólnes, fefor, ádl peslis, febris, langor, Lchdm. i. lxxiii, I

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

folme

(n.)
Grammar
folme, an; f. [folm the palm of the hand]

The hand ⬩ mănus

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The hand; mănus Worhte his folme foldan drige his hand made the dry land, Ps. Th. 94, 5. Forlét drenga sum daroþ fleógan of folman one of the warriors let fly a dart from his hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 12; By. 150.

furlang

(n.)
Grammar
furlang, furlung, es; n.

A FURLONG ⬩ stădium

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A FURLONG; stădium On ðæt lange furlang to the long furlong, Cod. Dipl. 578; A.D. 973; Kmbl. iii. 97, 32. Bethania ys gehende Hierusalem ofer fýftyne furlang ĕrat Bethania juxta Ierosŏly̆mam quăsi stădiis quindĕcim, Jn. Bos. 11, 18.

grimsian

(v.)
Grammar
grimsian, p. ede
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Wól mid grimme wæle lange feor and wíde grimsigende pestilentia acerba clade diutius longe lateque desæviens, 27; S. 558, 15: 4, 25; S. 601, 20

eahtan

(v.)
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe hí on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.

Linked entry: eahtend

ge-weorp

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throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat was close to land

norþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adj.

North

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North Hé búde on ðæm lande norþweardum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3

Linked entry: norþe-weard

wólberend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wólberend-líc, adj.

Pestilential

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Pestilential Gewearð swíðe wólberendlíc geár on ðissum lande, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 219, 29

un-brád

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brád, adj.

Not broad ⬩ narrow

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Ðǽr ðæt land unbrádest is, ðér hit sceol beón eahtatýne fóta brád, 236, 8

un-bleoh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bleoh, adj.

Not coloured ⬩ clear ⬩ bright ⬩ splendid

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Not coloured, clear, bright, splendid Is mín land foremǽre and mé swýðe unbleó haereditas mea praeclara est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6.

æt-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-reccan, p. -re(a)hte
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To declare forfeited Swá . . . swá him man ætrehte béc and land ealle þá þe hé áhte ita quod per judicium judicatus sit perdere omnia quae de rege tenuit , Cht. Th. 202, 14.

ge-leccan

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Dele last passage, and add: to moisten, irrigate land Geleht eorðe inrigata terra, Scint. 50, 14.

ge-ryd

(v.)
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v. á-ryddan); pp. ge-rýd To clear land Ic ongyte þeáh bæt þá worlde lustas ne sint eallunga áwyrtwalode of ðínum mode þeáh se gráf gerýd st though the stumps have not been rooted out entirely, the trees have been cut down and cleared away, Solil.

hláford-scipe

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Gange ðæt land tó ðám ðe sé wylle ðe ðonne bisceopríces wealde on Wigeraceastre; and hig sýn ǽfre under-þeódde and ðám hláfordscipe folhgien ðe ðonne bisceop beó, C. D. iv. 137, 22.

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