mán-gewyrhta
A worker of wickedness
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A worker of wickedness, Ps. Th. 77, 38
Linked entry: ge-wyrhta
mann-wíse
Custom ⬩ fashion ⬩ usage ⬩ manner of men
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Custom, fashion, usage, manner of men Æfter monwísan after the manner of men, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 30; Cri. 77. Hé ðære mǽgþe monwísan fleáh he shunned the customs of that country, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 21; Gen. 1939
mán-wyrhta
A worker of wickedness ⬩ a sinner
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A worker of wickedness, a sinner Mánwyrhtan peccatores, Ps. Th. 93, 3: qui operautur iniquitatem, 118, 3
Linked entry: mán-weorc
máðum-wela
Wealth consisting of costly things
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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750
mear-gealla
A kind of gentian
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A kind of gentian Mergelle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 1. Wyl mergeallan on meolcum, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 18
mearh-cofa
A marrow-chamber ⬩ a bone
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A marrow-chamber, a bone Mearhcofan ossa, Ps. Th. 101, 3
meox-bearwe
A dung-barrow ⬩ basket for carrying dung
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A dung-barrow, basket for carrying dung Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel cofinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 2
Linked entries: meox-wilige bearwe
mersc-mealwe
Marsh-mallow
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man hibiscum and óðrum naman merscmealwe (-mealuwe, MS. B.) nemnaþ, Herb. 39; Lchdm. i. 140, 3-5. Merscmealwan crop, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24. Nim merscmealwan, 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 12
Linked entry: mealwe
mixen-plante
The mixer-plant ⬩ solanum nigrum ⬩ morella minor ⬩ night-shade
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The mixer-plant; 'solanum nigrum, which is morella minor, and is often found on mixens. Otherwise night-shade,' Lchdm. iii. 338, col. 2 Of ðære wyrte ðe man háteþ myxenplante, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 23
Linked entry: plante
mód-gewinna
A foe of the mind ⬩ care ⬩ anxiety
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A foe of the mind, care, anxiety Lǽt ðé áslúpan sorge of breóstum, módgewinnan, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 9; Gen. 2797
morgen-colla
Dread (?) or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning
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Dread (?) or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning Him fǽrspel bodedon, morgencollan, atolne ecgplegan. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 245
morgen-steorra
The morning star
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The morning star Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe wé hátaþ morgensteorra Lucifer, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3: 39, 13; Fox 234. 3: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 26; Met. 4, 13
munuc-gegerela
A monastic dress
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A monastic dress Gegyrede hine mid his munucgegyrelan, Bd. l, 7; S. 477, 10
munuc-wíse
The manner of monks
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The manner of monks On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247
múse-pise
Mouse-pea ⬩ a vetch
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Mouse-pea, a vetch Múisepise vicia, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 55
Linked entry: pise
must-fleóge
A small fly found in wine ⬩ bibio, parva musca quae in vino nascitur
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A small fly found in wine; bibio, parva musca quae in vino nascitur Mustfleógan (rnuscfleotan, Wrt.) bibiones, mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 74. Cf. bibulus musti bibiones (Anglice myntys) arcet amurca, 176, 24
Linked entries: musc-fleotan míte must-wyrm fleóge smite
mynet-cípa
A money-dealer
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A money-dealer Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ on Godes gelaþunge, and ne caraþ ymbe Cristes teolunge, se biþ mynetcýpa getalod, Homl. Th. i. 412, 16
mynet-smiððe
A mint ⬩ place for coining
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A mint, place for coining
mynster-wíse
A custom or manner followed in a monastery
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A custom or manner followed in a monastery Se abbod ongeat sume ða mynsterwísan tó gerihtanne the abbot managed to correct some of the abuses practised in the monastery, Glostr. Frag. 110, 27
næder-winde
adder-wort
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The name of a plant, adder-wort Næddrewinde viperina, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 26