Old English Dictionary Entry

Gebúr-land

Part of speech: es; Related words: 401, 34) tó Abbendúne, C.D.B. iii. 201, 14. [For the amount of land held by a

Definitions

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1 gebúr-land

n. Land occupied by gebúras :-- Ðis sindon þá land-gemǽro þæs gebúrlandes (þǽsse búrlandes, C.D. gebúr see Ll. Th. i. 434, 24, where 'his gyrd landes' is spoken of. The gebúrland at Abingdon is described in the charter as 'aliquam terrae portionem, id est secundum aestimationem xx cassatorum.'] gebur-land

Similar Words

-gal
-gale (-a)
-galness
-gangendlic
-gealla

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖᛒᚢᚱ-ᛚᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

C.: Corpus Christi College MS
Ll.: Laws of the Anglo-Saxons
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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