Íra-land
Land of the Irish ⬩ Ireland
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Land of the Irish, Ireland Gewitan him ðá Norþmenn Dyflen sécean eft Íraland [Yraland, hira land], Chr. 937 ; Th. 206, col. 2, 1. 15; Æðelst. 56. In Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 19, 15, 16 Íraland is doubtful.
Wísle-land
The land in which the Vistula rises ⬩ part of Poland
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The land in which the Vistula rises, part of Poland Be eástan Maroara londe is Wíslelond, Ors. I. l ; Swt. 16, 17
wudu-land
Wood-land ⬩ forest-land ⬩ forest
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Wood-land, forest-land, forest Ægðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 95, 14. Ðæt wudæland, ðæ mín fæder geúþæ, iii. 2:73, 27.
Bret-land
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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2
Cumbra-land
Cumberland
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Cumberland Chr. 945 ; Erl. 116, 29
Frys-land
Friesland ⬩ Frīsia
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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36. Gewiton him wígend Frysland geseón the warriors departed to see Friesland, Beo
Linked entry: Fres-lond
hafud-land
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A headland, boundary Hafudland limites, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 77; Wrt. Voc. 38, 3
Linked entry: heáfod-land
Hálgo-land
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A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland Óhthere sǽde ðæt sió scir hátte Hálgoland ðe hé on búde. Hé cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in. He said that no one lived north of him
Peác-land
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the Peak of Derbyshire Eádweard cyning fór ðonan ( from Nottingham) on Peácland tó Badecan wiellon (Bakewell ), Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 11. v. next word
Got-land
Gréc-land
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Greece Dionisius gewende on ðam tíman fram Gréclande Dionysius returned at that time from Greece, Homl. Th. i. 558, 33
Cent-land
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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add
dún-land
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Genim swínes scearn þæs þe on dúnlande and wyrtum libbe, Lch. ii. 62, 28. Ðeós wyrt ( betony ) biþ cenned on mǽdum and on clǽnum dúnlandum, i. 70, 2. Hé hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum gé on wudalandum, Ap. Th. 7, 14. Add
earning-land
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The passage is: Ðá nam Ealdulf hit and sealde ðám ðe hé wolde tó earningclaude. Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27
el-land
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gehát-land
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Gelǽddum his folce tó þám gehátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12. Add
Linked entry: behát-land
Hunger-land
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Hungary Þisne æþeling Cnut cyng hæfde forsend on Ungerland, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 10
land-folc
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Cóm ꝥ landfolc tó þe þǽr tó láfe wæs þǽr heora hláfordes líc læg, Hml. S. 32, 134. Hé wunode on þǽre byrig and bodode þám landfolce, 29, 83. Add
land-gemǽre
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Landgemǽres territorii An. Ox. 844. Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd ymbe Asia londgemǽro ; nú wille wé ymbe Europe londgemǽre (e altered to o) áreccean swá micel swá wé hit fyrmest witon, Ors. i, I ; S. 14, 26-28. Hé on Rómána londgemǽro hergeade cum oram