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mæc

  • adjective
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mæc, adj.
Well-matched, equal, agreeable(?)
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  • Hár hildering hréman ne þorfte macan (other MSS. mecca, meca, mecga) gemǽnan

    the grey-haired warrior had no need to boast of well-matched intercourse, i. e. would not boast of being a match for those against whom he fought, and by whom he had been defeated,

    • Chr. 937
    • ;
    • Erl. 114, 6
    • ;
    • Ædelst. 40.
Etymology
[
Prompt. Parv. make or fyte and mete; mak, fyt, esy aptus, conveniens
:
Icel. makr suitable, easy to deal with.
]
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v. ge-mæc.
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