hæft-méce
A hilted sword
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A hilted sword, Beo. Th 2918; B. 1457
ofer-méde
Proud, arrogant, presumptuous ⬩ superbus
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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Cyning gefeaht wið ðone ofermédan (-módigan, MS. E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10
olfend-mere
A she-camel
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A she-camel prítig gefolra olfendmyrena mid heora coltum camelos foetas cum pullis suis triginta, Gen. 32, 15
Linked entry: mere
hilde-méce
A war-falchion
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A war-falchion, Beo. Th. 4411; B. 2202
weá-mét
Anger, wrath, passion, irascibility
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Anger, wrath, passion, irascibility Se feórða heáfodleahter is weámét, Homl. Th. ii. 218, 21. Se feórða leahtor is weámét, ðæt se man náge his módes geweald, ac búton ǽlcere foresceáwnnge his yrsunge gefremaþ, 220, 12. Wé sceolon ofer*-*winnan weámétte
mæra
An incubus
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An incubus Mera ł satyrus incuba, Ep. Gl. 12 f, 14
ǽfen-mete
Evening meat ⬩ supper ⬩ cœna
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Evening meat, supper; cœna, Cot. 42
beado-méce
A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis
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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine nó beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454
Linked entry: beadu-méce
beadu-méce
A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis
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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis
Linked entry: beado-méce
eáþ-metto
Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas
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Humility; humĭlĭtas Geseóh míne eáþmetto vĭde humĭlĭtātem meam. Ps. Th. 9, 13: 24, 16. On ðam stáne eáþmetta on the rock of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33
éfen-mete
Even-meat, supper ⬩ cœna
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Even-meat, supper; cœna. Som. Ben. Lye
ést-mete
Delicate meat, dainties, luxuries ⬩ delĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ
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Delicate meat, dainties, luxuries; delĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ Ðeós sand oððe éstmete hæc daps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 54; Som. 13, 20. Seó wuduwe ðe lyfaþ on éstmettum. heó ne lyfaþ ná, ac heó is deád. Ðeós Anna, ðe we embe sprecaþ, ne lufude heó ná éstmettas
eád-méde
Humble ⬩ humĭlis anĭmi
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Humble; humĭlis anĭmi Ic eom eádméde humiliátus sum, Ps. Th. 115, 1: 118, 75
Linked entry: eáþ-méde
helle-mere
The lake of hell ⬩ Styx
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The lake of hell, Styx Hellemere hæc styx, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 13. Helemere Styx, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 99; Wrt. Voc. 36, 22
hwæl-mere
The sea
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The sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 2; Rä. 3, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 739; An. 370
hyge-méðe
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Wearying the heart or mind, Beo. Th. 4875; B. 2442
mǽl-mete
Food to eat
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Food to eat Ne biþ ðec mǽlmete nymþe mores græs no food shall there be for thee but the grass of the moor. Cd. 203; Th. 252, 7; Dan. 575. [Grein, quoting Dietrich, would read mǽl méte ( = obvius), v. Hpt. Zeitsch. x. 358.]