wealh-land
a foreign land ⬩ Normandy
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a foreign land Ǽghwǽr eorðan dǽr wit earda leás mid wealandum wunian (winnan, MS.) sceoldon (cf. mé ellþeódigne, l. 20), Cd. Th. 163, 30; Gen. 2706. Normandy (cf. Icel. í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi) Com Eádweard hider tó lande of Weallande
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wed-lác
a pledge, security ⬩ wedlock, espousals
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a pledge, security Wed vel wedlác arra*-*bona vel arrabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 7. Wedlác arrabo, 50, 31. in reference to marriage, v. weddian, II, wedlock, espousals Wedlác wiðsacende pacta sponsalia refutans, Hpt. Gl. 498, 44. [The latter is the usual
ǽ-líce
Lawfully, legitimately
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Lawfully, legitimately Ǽlíce lybbende, Hml. A. 24, 12. Æwlíce legitime, Angl. xiii. 369, 50
ǽn-líce
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Ǽnlíce gefretewod, Hml. S. 9, 24: 18, 341. Ðá cwæð ðæt folc ðæt hé ǽnlíce spræc, 18, 111: 36, 79: Hml. A. 103, 44. Add
gæder-lang
Similar entry: gader-tang
Bret-land
Britain
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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2
briht-líce
Clearly ⬩ brightly ⬩ clare ⬩ splendide
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Clearly, brightly; clare, splendide Ðæt he brihtlíce eall geseah ut videret clare omnia, Mk. Skt. Hat. 8, 25
Bryt-land
The land of Britain, Wales ⬩ Britannia, Cambria
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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l
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hafud-land
A headland, boundary
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A headland, boundary Hafudland limites, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 77; Wrt. Voc. 38, 3
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Hálgo-land
A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland
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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
hea-líce
Highly, on high, excellently
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Highly, on high, excellently Is ðín mildheort mód áhafen heálíce magnificatur misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 107, 4: 137, 6. Heálíce ða Cyricean reccende ecclesiam sublimiter regens, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 12. Seó gódnys is of ðam Scyppende se ðe is heálíce gód
heán-líce
Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,
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Ignominiously, ingloriously, disgracefully, miserably,humbly Fauius heánlíce hámweard óþfleáh Fabius ignominiously fled homewards, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 13. Ne lǽt swá heánlíce ðín haudgeweorc forwurþan let not thine handiwork so miserably perish, Hy
heard-líce
Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly
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Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly Heardlíce duriter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 41. Se Godes man ongan heardlíce and bitterlíce wépan the man of God began to weep sorely and bitterly; solutus est in lacrymis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 29. Hé heardlíce
heaðu-lác
Battle
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Battle, Beo. Th. 1172; B. 584: 3952; B. 1974
ofer-líðan
to cross
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to cross (water), sail across Ástígende on scipe oferláð transfretavit ðone sǽe. Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 1: Shrn. 88, 28: Cd. Th. 200, 26; Exod. 362. Oferlíðan transire, transfretare, Hpt. Gl. 492, 50
ofer-lád
A carrying across, translation
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A carrying across, translation Oferlád translationem, Rtl. 62, 19
cræft-líce
Cunningly ⬩ craftily ⬩ affabre
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Cunningly, craftily; affabre Cræftlíce vel smícere affabre Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 113; Wrt. Voc. 54, 55 ; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 32
Creca-lád
Cricklade
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Cricklade Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 38
hneáw-líce
Sparingly, ⬩ stingily
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Sparingly, stingily; Him ðæs leán ágeaf nalles hneáwlíce to him for that the Lord gave reward with no sparing hand, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 20; Gen. 1809