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ˈearthland
[f. earth n.2 + land.]
Arable land.
826Chart. Ecgberht in Cod. Dipl. V. 84 Ðonon wæst for ðonæ sealstub oð ðæt yrðland. c1000Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 279 Arua, yrþland. 1885Archæol. Jrnl. XLII. 271 That slight deposit of mud from the river which is at present imperceptibly converting them from earthland into marsh. |