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1. ?ēre-grǒund n.
3. frẹ̄-lō̆nd n.
Additional spellings:
frelond
11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Freehold land, land held in return for fixed rents or feudal services; also, land granted by charter, charter land; (b) as a personal name (orig. place name).
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4. wā̆r-lō̆nd n.
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warlond
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Land occupied by dependent peasantry and subject to royal geld, war land;
(b) a tract of such land.
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5. blisfulhēde n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Happiness, bliss; land of blisfulhede, heaven; (b) blessedness, holiness; (c) blessing, prosperity; land of blisfulhede, the promised land; (d) kindness, benevolence.
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10. reprō̆missiǒun n.
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A promise; a promised thing; land of repromissioun, the Promised Land.
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11. fō̆rd-lō̆nd n.
Additional spellings:
fordlond
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Some kind of land; ?land lying in a clearing or opening of the forest [cp. ford sense 2]; ?land granted to a tenant temporarily and on special terms [cp. for(e-land, sense 2].
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13. plǒugh-lōnd n.
Additional spellings:
ploughlond
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A unit of land measure, prob. based on the amount of land which could be cultivated with one plow; also, a piece of land having this area.
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