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máðum

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§133; §219; §282; §340; §563;
A precious or valuable thing (often refers to gifts), a treasure, jewel, ornament
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  • Gylden mádm, sylofren sincstán, searogimma nán, middangeardes wela módes eágan ne onlýhtaþ,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 21, 40
    • ;
    • Met. 21, 20.
  • Máððum óðres weorp gold mon sceal gifan

    treasure shall change hands, gold must be given,

    • Exon. 91 b
    • ;
    • Th. 343, 11
    • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 155.
  • Næs him tó máðme wynn, hyht tó hordgestreónum,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2228
    • ;
    • An. 1115.
  • Deórum mádme (

    a sword

    ),
    • Beo. Th. 3060
    • ;
    • B. 1528.
  • Ǽghwylcum eorla drihten máð-ðum gesealde

    to each the lord of earls (Hrothgar) gave a rich present,

    • 2109
    • ;
    • B. 1052.
  • Hé ðone máððum byreþ ðone ðe ðú mid rihte rǽdan sceoldest

    he the jewel bears, that of right should be thine,

    • 4117
    • ;
    • B. 2055.
  • Máðm, goldhilted sweord,

    • Exon. 114 a
    • ;
    • Th. 437, 26
    • ;
    • Rä. 56, 13.
  • Ðis synd ða mádmas ðe Æðelwold sealde intó ðam mynstre .. ón Cristes bóc mid sylure berénod, and iii. róde eác mid sylure berénode, ii. sylure candelsticcan and ii. ouergylde,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 101, 21-26.
  • Fato ł máðmas

    vasa,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 29.
  • Hió hyre ða betstan mádmas tó Cantwaran cyricean brohte,

    • Lchdm. iii. 422, 14.
  • Heora dýre gold ne biþ náhte wurþ wið ða foresǽdan mádmas (

    St. Swiðhun's bones

    ),
    • Glostr. Frag. 2, 30.
  • Hí be hyra gate tó sǽ eodon, and mádmas ofer L. míla franc sǽ fættan,

    • Chr. 1006
    • ;
    • Erl. 140, 27.
  • Ic ( Hrothgar) ðæm gódan (Beowulf ) sceal mádmas beódan,

    • Beo. Th. 776
    • ;
    • B. 385.
  • Máðmas,

    • 3739
    • ;
    • B. 1867.
  • Ealde mádmas (

    the spoil of the Egyptians drowned in the Red Sea

    ),
    • Cd. 171
    • ;
    • Th. 215, 19
    • ;
    • Exod. 585.
  • Welan þicgan, máðmas and meoduful,

    • Exon. 88 a
    • ;
    • Th. 331, 2
    • ;
    • Vy. 62.
  • Gehét unrím máðma and cynelícra gyfena

    promisit se ei innumera ornamenta regia vel donaria largiturum,

    • Bd. 3, 24
    • ;
    • S. 556, 8.
  • Ða ciricean giond eall Angelcynn stódon máðma and bóca gefyldæ,

    • Past. pref
    • ;
    • Swt. 5, 10.
  • Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra

    many a precious thing will we share,

    • Beo. Th. 3572
    • ;
    • B. 1784: 5590
    • ;
    • B. 2799.
  • Ðǽr wæs máðma fela, frætwa gelǽded,

    • 72
    • ;
    • B. 36.
  • Mádma,

    • 81
    • ;
    • B. 41.
  • Dýrwurþre eallum máðmum

    omnibus ornamentis pretiosior,

    • Bd. 2, 12
    • ;
    • S. 514, 41.
  • Ðæt se fénge ǽgðer ge tó lande ge tó mádmum and tó eallum his ǽhtum

    that he should succeed to the land and to the valuables and to all his possessions,

    • Chart. Th. 486, 1.
  • On circlícum mádmum (

    then follows a list of crucifixes, chalices and other valuables connected with a church

    ),
    • 429, 11.
    ]
  • [Se cyng sende his dóhter mid mænigfealdan mádman ofer sǽ,

    • Chr. 1110
    • ;
    • Erl. 242, 33.
    ]
  • Rúmheort beón mearum and máðmum,

    • Exon. 90 a
    • ;
    • Th. 339, 2
    • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 88: Beo. Th. 3800
    • ;
    • B. 1898: 2100
    • ;
    • B. 1048.
  • Wine Scyldinga fættan golde fela leánode, manegum máðmum,

    • 4212
    • ;
    • B. 2103.
Etymology
[
Laym. maðmes; pl. (2nd MS. godes)
:
Orm. maddmess; pl. (the gifts brought by the Magi)
:
Goth. maiþms δώρoν
:
O. Sax. méðmós; pl. gifts, precious things
:
Icel. meiðmar; pl. gifts, presents.
]
Similar entries
v. dryht-, gold-, hord-, ofer-, sinc-, þeóden, wundor-máðum.
Linked entries
v.  máðm.
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