mere-næddra
A sea-adder ⬩ a lamprey
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A sea-adder, a lamprey Merenæddra murena vel murina vel lampreda, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 65. Myre-næddra, 77, 72. Merenædre, ii. 59, 23
ofer-méde
Pride ⬩ superbia, elatio, animositas
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Pride His ofermédu is fruma úres forlores, Past. 41; Swt. 301, 8. Ofermédes elationis, Hpt. Gl. 433, 31. His engyl ongan oferméde micel áhebban, Cd. Th. 19, 19; Gen. 293. Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14. Se ðe on ofermédum leofaþ
mé
Me
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Me Ealle þing mé synt gesealde omnia mihi tradita sunt, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 27. Ǽlcne ðe mé (Lind. meh; Rush. mec) cýð omnis qui confitetur me, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 32. Ða ðe swencaþ mec qui tribulant me, Ps. Surt. 3, 2, 5, 6. Hálne mé dóa salvam me fac, 3, 7; 4,
melcan
To milk
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To milk Ic melce mulgeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Som. 28, 55. Melke, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 17. Se ðe melcþ qui emulget, Kent. Gl. 1121. Milciþ morgit (?), Ep. Gl. 14 f, 16. Milcet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 73. Milcit, 114, 17: mulgit, Wülck. 33, 26.
Linked entry: meolcian
mǽw
A sea-mew ⬩ gull
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A sea-mew, gull Mǽw alcedo vel alcion, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 1; Wrt. Voc. 29, 24: 62, 13: alacid, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 62: alcido, 10, 31, Meáu alcido, 100, 2: gabea, 109, 56: larus, 112, 35. Méu larus, 50, 59. Méu vel még larum, Shrn. 29, 2. Se grǽga mǽw
Linked entry: meáu
mersc-mear-gealla
A kind of gentian ⬩ gentiana pneumonanthe
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A kind of gentian; gentiana pneumonanthe Nim merscmeargeallan, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 5: 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 1
ge-syfl-melu
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Dele, and see ge-siftan
mete-leást
Want of food
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Want of food Him of-hreów ðæs folces meteleást, Homl. Th. ii. 396, 19. Ðá wǽron hié mid meteliéste gewǽgde they were reduced by want of food, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 27. For meteliéste heora líf álǽtan, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 30. Metelǽste inedia, Hpt. Gl.
festing-men
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servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place, Th. Diplm. A. D. 823; 67, 2: A. D. 828; 79, 30
or-met
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Gearu tó ánwíge mid ormettre wápnunge, Hml. S. 18, 21. Þá gelæhte se ealdorman ǽnne ormetne flint, 11, 102. Gif God forlǽt þá sáwle for ormættum synnum, þonne swælt heó on þǽm sǽlran dǽle, 1, 144. Add
un-met
Excess
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Excess Of ðam unmetta and ðam ungemetlícan gegerelan, of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum, dryncum (cf. of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, and of swétmetann (-mettum?), Met. 25, 38), Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16
Linked entry: met
eáþ-méd
æ-melle
Unsavoury ⬩ without taste ⬩ insipidus
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Unsavoury, without taste; insipidus, Cot. 116
cúðo-menn
Relations ⬩ cognati
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Relations; cognati Cúðomen cognátos, acc. m. Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12
eáþ-méde
Of an easy mind, humble ⬩ mītis, hŭmĭlis
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Of an easy mind, humble; mītis, hŭmĭlis He gebétte mid eáþméde ingeþance he expiated with humble mind. Ps. C. 50, 152; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 152
fisc-mere
A fish-pond ⬩ piscīna ⬩ vīvārium
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A fish-pond; piscīna, vīvārium, Som. Ben. Lye
flǽsc-mete
FLESH-MEAT ⬩ flesh ⬩ carnĕus cĭbus ⬩ căro
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FLESH-MEAT, flesh; carnĕus cĭbus, căro Hú wæs mancynne flǽscmete alýfed æfter ðam flóde why was fleshmeat allowed to mankind after the flood? Boutr. Scrd. 21, 16. Mid flǽscmete with flesh-meat, L. C. S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24. Gé etaþ flǽscmettas eówre hreáwe
frum-meolc
The first milk ⬩ nectar ⬩ prīmum lac ⬩ nectar
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The first milk, nectar; prīmum lac, nectar, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: meolc
hran-mere
the sea
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The whale-mere, the sea Hronmere, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 19; Met. 5, 10
hring-mere
a bath
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A round pool, a bath, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 21; Ruin. 45