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mǽdwe-land

(n.)
Grammar
mǽdwe-land, es; n.

Meadow-landland where grass that is to be mown grows

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Meadow-land, land where grass that is to be mown grows Hió sellaþ him ðæt médweland bí westan Sæferne . . Éc twelf æceras gódes mǽdwelandes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-18 : vi. 219, 3

Linked entry: mǽd-land

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Of ðere ealdan díc ðæt on wylihte mǽdwan; of wylihte mǽdwan, 235, 16. On rýdmǽdwan ufewarde, 378, 14. Eahta æceras mǽdwa . . . xii æceras mǽdwa, 4, 12-13. Mǽda prata, Hpt. Gl. 409, 38.

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

mædere

(n.)
Grammar
mædere, an; f.

Madder

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Madder Mæddre vermiculi, rubia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 13, 19; Wrt. Voc. 31, 24, 29. Mædere anchorum, 67, 38 : veneria, 68, 38 : sandix (herba), Hpt. Gl. 524, 41. Ðeós wyrt ðe man gryas and óðrum naman mædere nemneþ, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 12 :

Linked entry: medere

Mǽðas

(n.)
Grammar
Mǽðas, Mǽðe, Méðas, Médas

the Medes

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the Medes Siððan hæfdon Mǽðe onwald: ofer Méðas ðæt lond: Asiria anwald gehwearf on Méðas: Mǽða ríce, onwald: on ðara Méða anwalde: Méða ealdorman: betuh Mǽðum: Mǽðum gafol guldon: cyning in Méðen, Ors. 1, 12; 2, 1; Swt. pp. 52, 54, 60. Méda máððumselas

Linked entries: Mǽðisc Médas Méðas

mǽdwa

Similar entry: MǼD

mæðel

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel, meðel, medel, es; n.

an assemblya deliberative or judicial meetingcouncilspeechaddressharangueconversation

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an assembly, a deliberative or judicial meeting, council In maeðle in curia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 45: Ep. Gl. 12 d, 35. An medle oððe an þinge, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12. Sum in mæðle mæg módsnottera folcrǽdenne forþ gehycgan, ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne

mǽd

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
mǽd, mǽdan.

Similar entry: ge-mǽd

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the churchmassa festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated-mas

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a service of the church, mass Mæsse missa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 8. Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum

mæder

(n.)
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Another version of this prescription has : Ofgeót mid hlúttrum ealaþ, Lch. ii. 354, 19.(?)

mǽden

Similar entry: mægden

mæder

(n.)

a measure

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a measure Ofgeót mid. iii. mædrum ealoþ, Lchdm. iii. 28, 16. (?)

maenoe

Similar entry: mene

mædere

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Mædre sandix, An. Ox. 8, 345. Mædere, wád sandix, i. iacinto, 2, 436. Wealhbasu ł mædre uermiculo, 35, 4. On længtene . . . mederan settan, línséd sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 10. Add

-mǽdla

(suffix)

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mæsse

Grammar
mæsse, <b>: I.</b>
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Se Hǽlend gehálgode hláf and wín tó húsle . . . and þá wæs seó mæsse ásteald þurh Críst, Hml. A. 71, 158. Gyf þú mæssan hacelan habban wille, þonne stríc þú mid tósprǽddum handum niþer ofer þíne breóst, Tech. ii. 119, 25. Gif þú (cf. se mæssepreóst, 18

mǽðere

(n.)
Grammar
mǽðere, es; m.

A mower

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A mower Síþberend vel mǽðre falcarius, i. falciferens vel falcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 80. Mǽðeras fenisece, 148, 21

Linked entry: mǽþ

mæhe

Grammar
mæhe, (for mæhte?)

dicione

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dicione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 75

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

meanwickedfalseevil

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mean, wicked, false, evil Synna lustas mǽne módlufan the pleasures of sin, vicious love, Exon. 71 a; Th. 364, 26; Jul. 370. Hygeleáse mǽne mad and false (the rebel angels), Cd. 4; Th. 4, 11; Gen. 52. Þurh mǽnra hand searonettum beseted. Andr. Kmbl. 1882

Linked entry: mán

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

Common

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Common Mǽna lǽse common pasturage. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 284, 8

mære

(n.)

a mere

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a mere

Linked entries: mæra mare