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mæsse-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-bóc, gen. -béc; f.

A mass-bookmissal

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A mass-book, missal Saltere and pistol*-*bóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, sangbóc and handbóc, gerím and pastoralem, penitentialem and rǽdingbóc, ðás béc sceal mæssepreóst néde habban, L. Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7. On ðǽm ealdan sacramentorium

mæsse-créda

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-créda, an; m.

The creed used in the service of the mass, the Nicene creed

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The creed used in the service of the mass, the Nicene creed On ðam sinoþe (on ðære ceastre Nicéa) wǽron gesetteða hálgan cyricþénunga, and se mæssecréda, L. Ælfc. C. 4; Th. ii. 344, 9. The mæssecréda is given in Homl. Th. ii. 596, 24-598, 14

pund-mǽte

(adj.)
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pund-mǽte, adj.
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Weighing a pound Gif hý on twá mǽl etaþ, sý gehealden ðæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl tó ðam ǽfengifle, R. Ben. 63, 16

ge-mǽne

Grammar
ge-mǽne, <b>; I d ¶ 1 aα.</b>
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Unc næs gemǽne man we had no child, Hml. S. 2, 157. Add

ge-mǽre

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ge-mǽre, <b>; I 1.</b>
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Hé æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómáne gesæt, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 7. Add

ge-mǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽhþ, e; f.

Greediness

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Greediness Ic wolde witan hwæðer ðín ealde gýtsung and seó gemǽhþ eallunga of ðínum móde astýfcod wére I wanted to know whether thine old covetousness and greediness were altogether eradicated from thy mind, Shrn. 184, 2

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Common, general, mutual, in common; communis Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþ-búendum án gemǽne there was yet one common language to the dwellers upon earth, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 27; Gen. 1636. Sib sceal gemǽne englum and ældum á forþ heonan wesan a common peace shall

Linked entry: mǽne

un-mǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽge, adj.

Not of kinnot relatedalien

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Not of kin, not related, alien Ic wæs unmǽge gyst módor cildum factus sum hospes filiis matris meae, Ps. Th. 68, 8

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un-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽle, adj.

Spotlesswithout marks or spotsimmaculatevirgin

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Spotless, in a physical sense, without marks or spots Æt ánes heówes cý, ðæt heó sý eall reád oððe hwít and unmǽle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 14. in a moral sense, immaculate, virgin Unmaelo virgo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 75. Ðurh ðingunge his ðære eádigan méder ðære

Linked entries: mǽle mǽle

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immenseenormousexcessive

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Immense, enormous, excessive Þeód unmǽte, Cd. Th. 138, 15; Gen. 2292. Síde herigeas, folc unmǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1305; An. 653: Menol. Fox 11; Men. 6. Gebrec unmǽte, Exon. Th. 59. 18; Cri. 954. Ðæt unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Blickl. Homl. 99,

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

un-mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-mǽþ, e; f.

Transgressionwrong

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Transgression, wrong. Ða discipulas wǽron on heora módgeþance swíðlíce áfyrhte and gedréfde, swá hit nǽnig fyren wæs (unmǽþ næs, MS. F. i.e. it was perfectly right that they should be troubled ), Homl. Ass. 162, 234

ambeht-mæcg

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Þínne ágenne ombihtmæcg servum tuum, Ps. Th. 143, 11. Add

ed-mǽle

(n.)
Grammar
ed-mǽle, es; n.
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A season which recurs (?), festival Edmélu sacra orgia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 69

Linked entry: -mǽle

ge-mǽgþ

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Substitute: A collection of kinsmen, a family Seó dǽd . . . þætte ealre worolde swelce sibbe bringan mehte, ꝥte twá þeóda ǽr habban ne mehton, ne ðætte lǽsse wæs, twá gemǽgþa omnibus gentibus unam fuisse voluntatem inservire paci; quod prius ne una quidem

gígant-mæcg

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Substitute: One of the race of the giants, a giant Gígantmæcgas Gode unleófe, micle mánsceaðan Metode láðe (cf. Gigantes erant super terram Gen. 6, 4), Gen. 1268

mæsse-ǽfen

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Leóhtgesceotu þriwa on geáre, ǽrest on Eásterǽfen, óðre síðe on Candelmæsseǽfen, þriddan síðe on Ealra Hálgena mæsseǽfen, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 28. Add

mæsse-niht

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Móna áþístrode on middes wintres mæsseniht, Chr. 827; P. 60, 23. On ealra hálgena mæsseniht, 971; P. 119, 23. On Sćĕ Ambrosius mæsseniht, 1095; P. 230, 27. Add

mæsse-preóst

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Leófgár wæs Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 25. Se biscop sceal þrafian þá mæssepreóstas ꝥ hié*-*healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, and þone híred þe hié ofer beóþ, and þá lǽwedan men þe hié aldormen ofer beón sceolan ; for þon se góda láreów

mæsse-reáf

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For 'Vestment' 1. 'Vestments', and add Eall swá be mæssereáfe þe sume menn maciað of heora ealdum cláðum, Hml. A. 35, 279. Se hálga Swídun on scínendum mæssereáfe stód swylce hé wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 354. Mæssepreóst sceal habban clǽne mæssereáf

mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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The place where the priest stood when saying mass (?), the altar (cf. gif preóst búton gehálgodon weófode mæssige, Ll. Th. ii. 292, 18. Se Geearnian wé mid gódum dǽdum. 'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum