Middle English Dictionary Entry
fō̆r(e-land n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fō̆r(e-land n. Also -lond, furland. |
| Etymology | OE fore- (sense 1); OF for(s- (sense 2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. fer-lond.
1.
A headland, a promontory.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.305 : Corsica is cornered wiþ many forlondes [L promunctoriis] schetynge into the see.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.13 : Þe lengest out schetynge of dyuerse forlondes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)191b/b : Scocia..is..as it were a forlonde in þe erþe of Bretaigne, and is departede fro norþe Englonde with ryuers and armes of þe see.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)699 : Alle þe iles of Anglesay on lyft half he haldez, & farez ouer þe fordez by þe for-londez.
- ?c1475 Direct.Sailing in Hak.Soc.79 (Lnsd 285)15 : The forelonde of fontenes and penmarke lien north west and southest.
- ?c1475 Direct.Sailing in Hak.Soc.79 (Lnsd 285)19 : Fro the forlonde of Loswill to Donsmares hede.
2.
Land outside, or apart from, the lands customarily apportioned to the tenants of a manor; a portion of the lord's demesne which was granted to a tenant, temporarily and on special terms.
Associated quotations
- (?c1200) MSS Penshurst in HMC1.57 : [He warrants the gift with all its appurtenances] in tollis et letis et wallis et forlandis et watergangis.
- (?c1200) in Madox Form.Angl.(1702)250 : Quatuor seilones terræ de forlond.
- (1222) Domesday Bk.St.Paul in Camd.6939 : Thomas filius emme viii acras de forland..Andreas filius stephani v acras de forland.
- (a1250) Reg.Lin.in Lin.RS 34130 : Ego Aliz..dedi & concessi..Luce Croft & forlandas apud mare & toftum proximum cimiterio Sancti Petri.
- (1348) Inquest Lan.in LCRS 70195 : Quilibet corum tenet tantam particulam del Forland.
- a1377(?c1280) Cust.Battle Abbey in Camd.n.s.4110 : Idem tenet quandam terram vocatam Forelond et debet inde de redditu xx d.
- a1400(1252) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1326 : Willelmus..tenet unam virgatam terrae..et tenet tres rodas de forelande.
- a1400(1255) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1472 : Johannes de Chubelle pro forelande in crofto suo, quatuor denarios.
- (1420) Deed Yks.in YASRS 65114 : Le Shortforlandes.
3.
= furlong, approximately one-eighth of a statute mile; ~wei, the time required to walk one furlong.
Associated quotations
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)52b : A ffurlande: stadium, stadialis.
- c1490 Chaucer CT.Cl.(Trin-C R.3.15)E.516 n. : Forlonde [crit.ed.: Soone after this, a furlong wey or two, He pryuely hath told al his entente].