ofer-mǽned
wíd-mǽran
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Add: to make widely known Wæs eác wiidmǽred ꝥ hé betweoh gebedum his líf geendode uulgatum est autem, quod etiam inter uerba orationis uitam finierit. Bd. 3, 12 ; Sch. 245, 13
heals-mægeþ
A virgin embraced and beloved
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A virgin embraced and beloved, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 6; Gen. 2155
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cneów-mǽgas
relations
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relations Cd. 83; Th. 104, 11; Gen. 1733; Elen. Kmbl. 1372; El. 688
wíd-mǽre
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Wídmǽre wer . . . hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde mægen and strengo, Cd. Th. 98, 14; Gen. 1630. Wídmǽre cynn, 158, 16 ; Gen. 2618. of things Án wundorlíc tácn gelamp, swá wídmǽre ðæt feáwa wǽron on ðære neáwiste ðe ðæt ne gesáwe, oððe ne gehýrde, Homl.
un-mǽle
Spotless ⬩ without marks or spots ⬩ immaculate ⬩ virgin
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Hé on fǽmnan ástág, mægeð unmǽle, 45, 18; Cri. 721
mǽg-burh
Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe
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Kindred, family, relatives, tribe Mǽg-burg cognatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 70. Weóx under wolcnum mǽgburh Semes, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 20; Gen. 1703 : 100; Th. 132, 14; Gen. 2193 : 81; Th. 102, 4; Gen. 1695. Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon
un-mǽte
Immense ⬩ enormous ⬩ excessive
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Ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan ( immensi) hǽto ... on middel ðæs unmǽtan (infesti ) cyles, S. 627, 41, 42: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 573. Bóc unmǽtre ( enormis ) micelnesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 5: Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 1. Mid unmǽtan here, Chr. 1068; Erl. 206, 21.
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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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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
folc-mǽre
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fore-mǽre
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Add: of persons Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Ꝥ wæs swíðe foremǽre man for Gode, and his gód wæs swíðe gecýðed, Bl. H. 217, 2. Þus heálices and ðus foremǽres úres mundboran láre folgian, 169, 17. Ꝥ mycele and
frǽ-mǽre
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Frǽmére eximia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 64: 31, 52. Þæt frǽmére eximiam, 66. Add
ge-mǽne
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Dele last passage, and add: that is held in joint possession Se wuda gemǽne þe intó loceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, and hér is se wuda ðe intó túneweorde hýrð, C. D. B. iii. 189, I. Ǽgðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland all hit is gemǽne