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upland (s.xiii)
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upland (s.xiii)

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opolande,  oppelaund,  oppelaunde;  upeland,  upelande,  upelond,  upland,  uplande,  uplaunde,  uplond,  uppeland,  uppelande,  uppelaund,  uppelaunde,  uppelond  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  upelond  TLF: ∅ OED:  up prep.1 (up land)  / upland n.1 and a.1  / upland adv.1  MED:  uplond n.  / uplond adv.  DMLBS:  uplanda 3562a
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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adv.

geog.in the country (as opposed to town): 
( s.xiii2; MS: 1333-34 )  Oppelaund  (ed. Oppelannd) e en cité Puet hom trover a grant plent[é] Dentz, jambes e costez  Geanz Verse (A) 24.447
( c.1282 )  Si un hom deit dette  (ms. detta) a nulli, l'en put ben namer sun veisin de la terre pur luy [...] e sun seud en cité s'il maint oppelaunde  Bor Cust i 118
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  En cele temps le roi fist lever le .vi.me denier des biens de Loundres et en aultres citeez, et le .xv.me denier uppelaunde  Brut Prose (1332) 5918
( 1402 )  neez ou receant upland hors de citees et burghe  Rot Parl1 iii 501

s.

geog.country (as opposed to town): 
( MS: s.xiii )  rusticus: hum de upelond  TLL ii 115.158
( 1343-50 )  En cele temps fut le .vj.me dener de bienz levé en Loundres et en autres cytés en Engeltere, et sure upelond le .x.me dener  Cron Lond1 46.14
( 1363 )  (poultry) qe es villes et marchees de uplond soient venduz a meindre pris, solonc ce qe poet estre accordee entre l'achatour et le vendour  Rot Parl1 ii 277
( MS: 1419 )  Item, qe nul baille soun argent as bladours (=corn-dealers) hauntans marchés de upeland  Lib Alb 693

[gdw]

See also:

land  uplandeis 
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