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Nomanneslond (1343-50)
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Nomanneslond (1343-50)

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  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  no man’s land n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

This is clearly an English word, meaning ‘(a piece of) waste, unowned land’. However, its earliest attestation is found here in an Anglo-Norman context, where it functions as a more specific place-name; for more (historical) information see the OED etymology.

s.

toponymNo Man's Land, a piece of ground outside the north wall of London, used as a place of execution: 
( 1343-50 )  le meskerdy aprés fut un Bernard d'Espaygne, marchant de vines, pur treson qe il fit, descolé a Loundres a Nomanneslond  Cron Lond1 56

[gdw]

See also:

land 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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