Old English Dictionary Entry

Wíd-land

Part of speech: es ;

Definitions

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1 wíd-land

n. I. broad land, the face of the earth. Cf. wíd-sǽ:-- Nǽron Metode wídlond (or under II) ne wegas nytte, ac stód be-wrigen folde mid flóde, Cd. Th. 10, 13; Gen. 156. Ic on middangeard nǽfre egorhere eft gelǽde, wæter ofer wídland, 92, 33; Gen. 1538: 85,9; Gen. 1412 : Andr. Kmbl. 395; An. 198. Hé ús giefeþ welan ofer wídlond. Exon. Th. 38, 11; Cri. 605. II. a broad, spacious land :-- Geaf ic welan ofer wídlonda gehwylc, Exon. Th. 85, 2 ; Cri. 1385. [Cf. Icel. víð-lendr having broad lanids.] Cf. síd-land. wid-land

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Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᛞ-ᛚᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Icel.: Icelandic

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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