mere-men
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Ic geháte gewítan fram mé þá mæremen þe synt smere (sirene?) gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add
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mere-nǽdre
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Merenǽddre murex. An. Ox. 18 b, 56. Add
mere-steall
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A pool of stagnant water, pond Of þǽre oferfylle cumað þá unrihtan lustas, gelíce and on meresteallum wyrmas týddrað, Verc. Först. 169
mere-swín
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Mereswín luligines, An. Ox. 41, 1. Add
sund-mere
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On sundmere (printed onfund-) in nataria (l. natatoria, v. Jn. 9, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 12. Add
Brecenan-mere
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- Flor.
- Hunt.
- Hovd.
Brecknock, the capital of Brecknockshire in South Wales ⬩ Brechinia
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Brecknock, the capital of Brecknockshire in South Wales; Brechinia. Gibson says, — Ad secundum circiter milliare a Brecknock in Wallia conspicitur Brecknockmere. Arx autem quam in nostris Annalibus Æthelfleda dicitur expugnasse, fuit, opinor, apud ipsum
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Bretenan-mere
The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire ⬩ loci nomen apud Cambrenses
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The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire; loci nomen apud Cambrenses, Som
leáh-mealt-wurt
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some kind of wort Léhmealtwurt lexinum (? lixivum, cf. lixivum mustum the wine that runs out of the grapes before they are pressed), Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 23; Wrt. Voc. 34, 6
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
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meltan
to melt ⬩ become liquid ⬩ be consumed, dissolved ⬩ to digest
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to melt, become liquid, be consumed, dissolved Ic mylte liqueo, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 7. Mylt dissolvitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 25. Swá weax melteþ, Ps. Th. 57, 7. Mylteþ, 67, 2. His sylfes hám brynewylmum mealt ( was consumed ), Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326
ge-mec
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Dele. v. Bt. S. 24, 9
ge-mec
Equal, suited, matched
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Equal, suited, matched Oððe wíf habbaþ him gemæc oððe him gemece nabbaþ either they are well-matched in marriage or have not wives suited to them, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5
mearcian
To fix the bounds or limits of a place
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To fix the bounds or limits of a place Se mearcode ða stówa ðe gé eówre geteld on sleán sceoldon metatus est locum, in quo tentoria figere deberetis, Deut. 1, 33
melu
Meal ⬩ flour
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Meal, flour Melu oððe offrung odor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 32: farina, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 17: ii. 38, 70. Swá swá mon melo (Cott. MS. meolo) sift, ðæt melo (meolo) þurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 2. Ðæt mela biþ gód, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii
ge-melcan
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To get by milking, draw milk from an animal Áþwer buteran þe sié gemolcen of ánes bleós nýtne, Lch. ii. 112, 25
reord
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Farma ł symbel ł riorda geuarð cena facta, Jn. L. 13, 2. Mið ðý ðú dóes riordo (hriord, L.) ł symbel cum facis prandium aut caenam, Lk. R. 14, 12. Add
merece
Marche ⬩ smallage ⬩ apium graveolens
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Swínes mearce apiaster, ii. 7, 7. Merce merculiaris, 59, 45: apiaster, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 16. Merces sǽd, Herb. 97, 1; Lchdm. i. 210, 8. Grénes merces leáf, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98, 23. Genim merce nioðoweardne, 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 134, 3.
meahte-líc
Possible
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Possible Gode synt mihtelíce ða ðing ðe mannum synt unmihtelíce quæ impossibilia sunt apud homines possibilia sunt apud Deum, Lk. Skt. 18, 27. Ealle þing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce (MS. A. myhtelíce), Mk. Skt. 9, 23
meahte-líce
Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power
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Mightily, powerfully, with power, in power Mihtelíce potenter, Hy. Surt. 26, 4. Myhtylíce potentialiter, 29, 11. Mihtlýce potenter, 49, 19. Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over
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