mǽþ-leás
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Bebeád Martínus þám mǽðleásum scealfrum ꝥ hí geswicon þæs fixnoðes, Hml. S. 31, 1322. Add
mǽþ-méd
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Reward for mowing Gytteorm for yrðe, mǽðméd gutfirma ad arandum et firma pratorum fenandorum, Ll. Th. i. 440, 27
Linked entry: mǽþ
mægþ-hád
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Add: virginity as regards man or woman Mægdthád is sé þe wunað on clǽnnysse ǽfre fram cildháde ge wǽpmenn ge wífmenn. Hml. A. 20, 162. Ðás hálgan nǽron nǽfre mid wífum besmitene. Hí sindon mægðháde gehealdenre clǽnnysse ( virgines sunt; ), 19, 125. Heó
Linked entry: mægden-hád
mǽgþ-rǽdenn
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Relationship Mǽþrǽdene necessitudinis, i. amicitię An. Ox. 2, 109. Mǽgðrédena necessiíudinum (Osburga niihi conlribulibus necessiíudinum nexibus conglutinata, Aid. l, 12), 7, 2. Mǽgðrǽdena, Angl. xiii. 27, 2
-mǽne-lic
Similar entry: ge-mǽnelic
or-mǽte
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Add: of material things Þá æteówde án ormǽte heort, Hml. S. 30, 29. Ormǽte ent, 25, 280. Se ormǽta gigas, Ps. L. 32, 16. Cóm Timotheus mid ormǽtre fyrde, Hml. S. 25, 432. Hé (David) his (Goliath's) ormǽte heáfod of óslóh, 18, 26. of non-material things
or-mǽte
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Add: immensely Hé rád tó ormǽte caflíce, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 28. Hé (Job) hæfde ormǽte micelne híred, 446, 14. Se móna is ormǽte brád, Lch. iii. 242, 24
heáh-mæsse
High mass
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High mass, L. E. I. 45; Th. ii. 440, 32, 34: 442, 3: Chr. 1125; Erl. 254, 2
Linked entry: mæsse
heaðu-mǽre
Illustrious in war
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Illustrious in war, Beo. Th. 5596; B. 2802
oret-mæcg
A combatant, warrior, champion
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A combatant, warrior, champion Hî (the Jews) slógon eornoste Assiria oretmæcgas (the army of Holofernes) Judth. Thw. 24, 39 ; Jud. 232. Oretmecgas (Beowulf and his band), Beo. Th. 669 ; B. 332 : 732 ; B. 363 : (Hrothgar's men), 967 ; B. 481. Orettmæcgas
or-mǽte
Immense, excessive
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Immense, excessive Ormǽte gigas, Hymn. Surt. 44, 13. Ormǽde, 112, 23. Ðǽr læg sum ormíéta stán, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 29. Duru ormǽte. Exon. Th. 19, 32 ; Cri. 309. þreát ormǽte, 270, 14; Jul. 465. þreá ormǽte. Andr. Kmbl. 2333; An. 1168. Hé mid ormǽtre
hilde-mæcg
A warrior
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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799
hlám-mæsse
Similar entry: hláf-mæsse
ge-mǽt-líc
Moderate ⬩ modicus
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Moderate; modicus
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