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1. dane-gẹ̄ld n.

Additional spellings: danegeld
21 quotations in 1 sense
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A land tax levied by the Norman kings [orig., either by the Anglo-Saxon kings for defense against the 'Danes', or by the 'Danish' rulers as a tribute]. …

2. rag(e-man n.

Additional spellings: ragman, rage-man, rageman
23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) An accuser; the title of the statute of Edward I appointing justices to hear and determine certain specified offenses by the king's officials and others during the twenty-five years prior to……

3. sā̆k-abor n.

Additional spellings: sakabor
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A prosecutor in an action for theft; (b) a surety paid for the right to prosecute an action. …

4. self-ō̆de n.

Additional spellings: selfode
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) ?A separate holding, perh. split off from the unified villein's holding; (b) an occupant of such a holding, one of a class of tenant named in records from Northumberland and Cumberland, app. one……

5. soume n.

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?A plough trace, often of iron. …

6. stath n.

41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A shore; the bank of a river, edge of a pond [last quot. may be error for scath(e n.]; also in proverbs; (b) a dock, wharf, landing place; lond stath, an embankment forming the end of a bridge……

7. tak n.(2)

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(a) A fee paid to a lord or the king for the right to let swine feed in a forest or on a piece of land; a customary fee for the right to keep swine; tak and tol, tol and tak; tak fre, not subject to……

8. tille n.(1)

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A locker or similar container for the storage of military gear; also, a casket or similar container. …

9. trithing n.

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(a) An administrative division within the Danelaw comprising one-third of a county, a riding; an administrative division in the Danelaw corresponding in size to three or more hundreds; trithing reve……

10. wandāle n.

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(a) A division of land; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.245]. …

11. yẹ̄ld n.

48 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Tax; a tax, an exaction; also, a royal land tax; also, a sum paid in tax; dane yeld [see dane-geld n.] (b) a customary rent or payment; ?also, quittance or exemption from the obligation to pay……

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