mis-scrence
Shrivelled up ⬩ distorted
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Shrivelled up, distorted Hí ( demons ) hæfdon wóge sceancan and misscrence tán, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 1
mis-scrýdan
to clothe improperly
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to clothe improperly Bindaþ ðone misscrýddan ( the man who had not on the wedding garment ), Homl. Th. i. 530, 13
mis-sprecan
to murmur
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to murmur Misspreca murmurari; missprécon murmurabant, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 43, 41
mis-tucian
to maltreat
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to maltreat Ðe abbot wolde hí ( the monks ) mistukian, and sende æfter lǽwede mannum, and hí cómon intó capitulan fullgewépnede, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 9
mis-weaxan
to grow in an improper way
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to grow in an improper way Ðæt hí symle ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 12
mis-weorþan
to turn out badly
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to turn out badly (for a person, dat.) Gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold ðonne miswyrþ ðam men hraðe if the pennies weigh more than the gold, then will it soon prove a bad thing for the man, Wulfst. 240, 4
mis-weorðian
to dishonour ⬩ treat disrespectfully
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to dishonour, treat disrespectfully Gif preóst circan miswurðige, ðe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, gebéte ðæt, L. N. P. L. 25; Th. ii. 294, 10
mis-wrítan
to write incorrectly ⬩ make a mistake in writing
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to write incorrectly, make a mistake in writing Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewæmmednyss, gif hit biþ miswriten, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 48. On manegum wísum miswritene, 50, 23; Som. 51, 54
mid-ferhtness
mid-hlít
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fellowship Gyf hwylc. . . tó andetnesse cuman nele fram cirycean hé is tó ánýdanne and fram gemǽnsumunge and midhlýte geleáffulra ( a communione et consortio fidelium ], Nap. 45
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mid-irfenuma
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A co-heir Þ on yrfwerdnysse his mid-yrfenuma (coheres) þú sý, Scint. 148, 4
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mid-lencten
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On mydlengtenes wucan on Týwesdæg, Jn. 7, 14 rbc. Hæfde Eádwerd cing witena gemót on Lunden tó midlencten, Chr. 1050; P. 171, 37. Tó midlengtene, 1094; F. 229, 4. . vii. nihton ǽr midlenctene, 1055 ; P. 185, 5. Add
mid-sprecende
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speaking on behalf of Ðú þe wǽre mydsprecende (-sprecend later MS. v. E. S. 49, 350) þám Hǽlende, Nic. 6, 24. v. mid-spreca
mid-streám
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Midstream Andlang midstreámes, C. D. v. 380, 12
mid-sumor
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On . xii. kl. Iulius byð sunstede, ꝥ ys on Lýden solstitium, and on Englisc midsumor, Angl. viii. 311, 9. Add
mid-þeówan
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mid-þrowung
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Compassion Midþrowung conpassio, Scint. 149. 5. Midþrowunge and frófre conpassionis et consolationis, 159, 9. Þurh midþrowunge néhstes per conpassionem proximi, 148, 19
mid-weg
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Þá þá hé wæs on midwege cum in medium iter venisset. Gr. D. 314, 11. Ǽr þám þe hé tó midwege cóme before he had gone halfway, Hml. S.31, 946. Add
mid-winter
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Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreð midwintres feorm, Ll. Th. I. 436, 33. Se kyng wæs þone midwintres dæig on Eoferwíc, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 27. Se kyng wæs þone midwinter on Westmynstre, 1076; P. 212, 23. Add
mid-wunung
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Add: society, fellowship, communion Neód ys ꝥ hine tógeférlǽce gódra midwununge necesse est ut se associet bonorun consortio, Scint. 6, 3. Be midwununge ( consortio ) gódra and yfelra, 191, 1. Leóhtes eces midwuninge lucis consortium, Angl. xiii. 380