hlám-mæsse
Similar entry: hláf-mæsse
a-manst
art mindful of ⬩ memor es
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art mindful of; memor es, Ps. Th. 8, 5
capitol-mæsse
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Early or morning mass, first mass; prima vel matutinalis missa We sungon capitol-mæssan cantavimus primam missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29
efen-mǽre
equally great
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equally great
efn-mǽre
Equally great, illustrious, renowned ⬩ æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus
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Equally great, illustrious, renowned; æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus He ðone wélegan wædlum efn-mǽrne gedéþ he makes the rich equally great to the poor, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 63; Met. 10, 32
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earfeþ-mæcg
An unhappy or unfortunate man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo
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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11
here-mæcg
A man of war ⬩ warrior ⬩ man
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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483
mæsle-sceafe
Similar entry: mǽl-sceafa
mæsse-ǽfen
The eve of a festival
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The eve of a festival, e.g. Christmas Eve On sc̃e Michaeles mæsseǽfan. Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 13. Fæstaþ ðæra háligra martyra mæsseǽfenas. Wulfst. 136, 19
mǽþ-full
Shewing respect to others ⬩ courteous ⬩ humane
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Shewing respect to others, courteous, humane (v. mǽþ, V.) Mǽðfull humanus, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 42
mǽþ-leás
Without moderation ⬩ greedy
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Without moderation, greedy 'Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse, ðe menn grǽdelíce grípaþ tó grimre helle.' Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11
mǽþ-líc
Moderate ⬩ in accordance with due measure ⬩ proper to a person's degree ⬩ having regard to others
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Moderate, in accordance with due measure, proper to a person's degree, having regard to others (v. mǽþ-líce) Beón ða heregeata swá hit mǽþlíc sý let the heriots be as is proper to the several degrees (earl's, king's thane, &c. ), L. C. S. 72;
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mǽþ-líce
With due regard to others ⬩ courteously
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With due regard to others, courteously Mǽþlíce humaniter, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6
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gigant-mæcg
Giant progeny ⬩ filius gigantis
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Giant progeny; filius gigantis, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 36; Gen. 1268
ge-mǽre
An end, boundary, termination, limit ⬩ finis
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An end, boundary, termination, limit; finis Gemǽro limes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 16. Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10. On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna
ge-mǽte
Moderate, meet, fit ⬩ modicus, aptus
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Moderate, meet, fit; modicus, aptus, Mod. Conf. 1; C. R. Ben. 55
þúsend-mǽle
A thousand each ⬩ a thousand
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A thousand each, a thousand Ðúsendmǽle mellena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 19. Betere is tó gebídanne ánne dæg mid ðé ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsendmǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10
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un-mǽne
free from evil ⬩ pure ⬩ without perjury ⬩ free from ⬩ exempt from ⬩ not sharing in
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free from evil, pure, of persons Þeáh þe þú welig beó þú ná byst unmǽne fram gylte ( inmunis a delicto ), Scint. 179, 10. Sancta Maria, ides unmǽne, Hy. 10, 14. Fram ealre synne unmǽne ab omni peccato inmunes, Scint. 67, 20. of an oath, without perjury
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un-mǽre
Not illustrious ⬩ inglorious
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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh hé n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ hé on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16