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mǽre

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
mǽre, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§119; §434; §620;
A boundary, limit, confine, border
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  • Ondlong ðæs mǽres (meres?) heges,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 30: ii. 250, 7(?)
    • .
  • In mǽre Judéana

    in fines Judaea,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 1.
  • In mǽrum

    in villas,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 56.
  • In mǽrum (mǽro, Rush.)

    in vicos,

    • Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 21.
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. mærr a border-land.
]
Derived forms
mǽr-ác, -apeldre, -bróc, -díc, -heg, -stán, -þorn, -weg
Similar entries
v. ge-mǽre
Linked entries
v.  mére mére-hwít.
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