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land-here

  • noun [ masculine ]
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land-here, es; m.
A military force which acts on land [opposed to sciphere], or which belongs to the land [opposed to a foreign force]
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  • Æfter ðam gegadorode micel here hine of EástEnglum ǽgðer ge ðæs landheres ge ðara wícinga ðe hié him tó fultume áspanen hæfdon

    after that a great force collected from East Anglia, both of the native force and of the vikings that they had allured to their assistance,

    • Chr. 921
      • ;
    • Erl. 107, 15
      • .

  • Hér fór Æþelstán in on Scotland ǽgðer ge mid landhere ge mid scyphere,

    • 933
      • ;
    • Erl. 110, 27
      • .
Etymology
[
Icel. land-herr people of the land.
]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “land-here.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/21109.

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