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mirce

(n.)
Grammar
mirce, es; n.

Darkness

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Darkness Se ðe hié of ðam mirce ( the fiery furnace ) generede, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 15; Dan. 448. Myrce (or adv. ?) gescýrded shrouded with darkness, Andr. Kmbl. 2628; An. 1315

mirce

(adj.)
Grammar
mirce, adj.

darkmurkydarkblackevil

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dark, murky Ða mircan gesceaft ( Hell ), Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 23; Dóm. 26. Gang ofer myrcan mór her course o'er the dark moor, Beo.

mirce

(n.)
Grammar
mirce, es; n.
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For another rendering of An. 1315 see ge-scirdan

Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Mirce, Mierce, Myrce; pl.

The MerciansMercia

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Mircena cining, 704; Er1. 43, 30. Mercna land, ríce, cyningcynn, 905; Erl. 98, 14: 655; Erl. 28, 4: Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 8. Myrcna cynn, mǽgþ, þeód, 3, 21; S. 551, 23: 4, 3; S. 566, 24: 2, 12; S, 515, 7.

Linked entry: Myrce

-mirce

(suffix)
Grammar
-mirce, n.

Similar entry: ge-mirce

-mirce

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-mirce, adj.

Similar entry: ǽ-mirce

ge-mirce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mirce, es; n.
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a limit, boundary Þú const þá gecynd mínes módes mec á gewunelice healdon ł gemerce (v. Angl. i. 508) sóðes and rihtes naturam animi mei nan ignoras, solere me terminum eqaitatis custodire, Nar. 2, 23. a mark, sign: — Gimerco (gemerca, L. ) das gifylgeð

Linked entries: -mirce ge-merce

Norþ-Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Mirce, pl.

The North-Mercians

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The North-Mercians Wið Norþ-Myrcum, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 37

Súþ-Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Mirce, pl.
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The South Mercians Súþ-Myrcna ríce, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557. 36

ǽ-mirce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-mirce, adj.

Excellent, distinguishedegregius,

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Excellent, distinguished; egregius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 28

Linked entry: -mirce

-milce

(suffix)

Similar entry: þri-milce

mire

(n.)

a mare

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a mare

míre

(n.)
Grammar
míre, mýre, an ; f.
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An ant, mire in pis-mire. The word occurs in the nickname Mýran heáfod, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 13, applied to Þurcytel, who is called in Fl. Wig. Danicus minister. The nickname is in that chronicle glossed by ' equae caput, ' but in H. Hunt, by ' caput formicae

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasantdelightfulsweet

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Pleasant, delightful, sweet Myrige leóþ dulce carmen, Hymn. Surt. 55, 17. Ðeós woruld ðeáh ðe beó myrige hwíltídum geþuht sý this world, though it seem at times pleasant, Homl. Th. i. 154, 17. Ðeós woruld is hwíltídum myrige on tó wunigenne, 182, 24.

Linked entry: murge

micge

(n.)
Grammar
micge, an; f.

Urine

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Urine Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ðæt ðín útgong and micge síe gesundlíc. Gif sió micge síe lytelu..., L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 226, 20. Ðonne onginþ ðære hǽto welm wanian þurh ða micgean, 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 7: 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 88, 20

Linked entry: micga

mídrece

Similar entry: mýdrece

MILDE

(adj.)
Grammar
MILDE, adj.

MILDgentlemeekbenignliberalmercifulclementpropitious

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MILD, gentle, meek, benign, liberal(?) Se wæs milde wer and monþwǽre vir omnium mansuetissimus ac simplicissimus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 603, 35. Heora cining cynseþ milde and monþwǽre ( mansuetus, cf. Mt. 21, 5), Blickl. Homl. 71, 4. Ic eom milde and eáþmódre

milde

(adv.)
Grammar
milde, adv.

Mercifullygraciously

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Mercifully, graciously Ús milde æteów ðínne andwlitan, Ps. Grn. 79, 18: Ps. C. 50, 72; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 72: Hy. 6, 35; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 35: Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 7; Cri. 249

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILTspleen

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The MILT, spleen Milti, Ep. Gl. 256, 24. Milte lien, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 67: 112, 71: splen, i. 45, 12: splena, 65, 52. Se milte biþ emlang ðære wambe, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 15, 22, 28. Þeós milte hic splen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 13; Som. 9, 34. Hyt gelamp

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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a sign, mark, token Ðú ásettest ðínes wuldres myrecels on worlde, sette nú ðín wuldres tácn in helle, Blickl. Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at Hé miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439. Hí setton hine tó myrcelse, and heora flán him