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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Ruin. 17. land, lond, st. n. 1. land in contrast to water.--2. land in contrast to air.--3. tillable land, field, real estate, soil.--4. land, territory, dominion, realm. land-buend, part. & subs. landdweller, inhabitant, native. land-fruma, w. To. land prince. I land-gemyrcu, -gemercu, st. n. pi. landmarks, frontier, territory marked out. land-gesceaft, st.f. earthly creature, mortal. land-geweorc, st. n. working of the land? fortification? earthwork? land-man, st. m. land-inhabiter, native. land-mearc, st, f. landmark, limit of the land, frontier. land-rest, st. f. rest in the grave. land-riht, st. n. right to landed estate; hence, landed estate. land-sceap, st. n. land, landscape. land-scearu, st. f. land, province, domain. land-scipe, st. m. land, landscape, landskip. land-socn, st. f. land-seeking. land-stede, st. m. place or position on the land, location. land-waru, st. f. (total) land-population. land-wela, w. m. earthly wealth, riches, possessions (land-wealth). land-weard, st. m. land-warden, shore-guard. lang, long, adj. long (space and time); compar. lengra; superl. lengest. langad. See langod. lange, longe, adv. long, a long time; compar. leng and lenge; superl. lengest. lang-fyrst, st. m. long space of time, long time. langian, longian, w. v. to long, long after; impers. w. acc. of person who longs. a-langian, impers. to last too long, to demand? Seel. 154. langod, langad, longad, st. m. longing. langsum, longsum, adj. longsome, long-lasting, lasting, tedious, long. lang-twidig, adj. long granted, lent for a long time. langung, longung, st. /. 1. longing. 2. disgust, ennui. Ps. 118, 28. langung-hwil, st.f, time of disgust, ennui. lann, lonn, st. f. chain, fetter? Sal. 265, 278. ISr, st. f. 1. (lore), teaching, instruction, learning, preachi..
