mæsse-wín
Wine used in the service of the mass
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Wine used in the service of the mass Messewín infertum vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 126; Wrt. Voc. 27, 52
mæsten
Mast-pasture ⬩ pasture for swine ⬩ consisting of the fruit of forest trees
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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín
Linked entry: mæst
mæsten-treów
A tree producing mast
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A tree producing mast Mæstentriów suberies (suberes ?) Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 102; Wrt. Voc. 32, 37
mæst-land
Land on which mast is produced
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Land on which mast is produced Eall ðæt wudu*-*lond ðæt Æþelbald gesealde tó mæstlonde. Chart. Th. 140, 2
mæðel-word
A word used in a formal address
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A word used in a formal address Þegn Hróðgáres meðelwordum frægn ( of the question put by the coast-guard to Beowulf on his landing ), Beo. Th. 478; B. 236
magu-tudor
Offspring
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Offspring Ǽr ðý magotudre módor wǽre eácen be eorle, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 13; Gen. 2765. Ús ðis se æþeling gefremede . . monnes magutudre for us, the human race, the prince (Christ) did this, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 28; Cri. 629
mál-sweord
A sword with inlaid ornament
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A sword with inlaid ornament Ic geann ðæs málswurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 33
Linked entry: scír-mǽled
mangung-hús
A house for traffic
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A house for traffic Ne wyrce gé mínes feder hús tó mangunghúse (domum negotiationis), Jn. Skt. 2, 16
mann-cynn
mankind ⬩ men ⬩ the human race ⬩ a race of men ⬩ a people ⬩ men
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mankind, men, the human race Engla hláf ǽton mancynn panem angelorum manducavit homo, Ps. Th. 77, 25. Sende se Fæder his áncennedan sunu tó cwale for mancynnes álýsednysse, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 17. For ealles mancynnes hǽle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 14. Ord moncynnes
máðum-gesteald
Treasure ⬩ riches
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Treasure, riches Eall ðæt máððumgesteald ðe in ðæs æðelinges ǽhtum wunade, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 32; Jul. 36
máðum-gestreón
Treasure
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Treasure Næs heó tó gneáð gifa Geáta leódum, máðmgestreóna, Beo. Th. 3866; B. 1931
máðum-sigle
A costly jewel
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A costly jewel Geseah máððumsigla fela, Beo. Th. 5508; B. 2757
Linked entry: sigle
mealt-gescot
A contribution of malt
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A contribution of malt Sceóte man swá hwæt swá witan gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, Wulfst. 171, 2
mearc-hof
A dwelling in a mark or country
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A dwelling in a mark or country, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61
mearc-ísen
A branding-iron
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A branding-iron Mearcísen cauterium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 18. Mearcísene cauterio, Hpt. Gl. 453, 22. Hé sǽde ðæt hé gesége ðæt ic wǽre gemearcod mid deófles mearcísene, Shrn. 31, 13. v. next word
mearc-land
a border-land ⬩ waste land lying outside the cultivated ⬩ a district ⬩ country ⬩ territory
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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50. Mearclonde ( the sea coast ) neáh, Exon. 101 b
médren-gecynd
Nature derived from the mother
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Nature derived from the mother Hé wæs sóð man þurh his médrengecynd (méddrengecynd) he was very man in the nature derived from his mother, Wulfst. 17, 7
medu-seld
Mead-house ⬩ house in which feasting takes place
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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065
melcing-fæt
A milk-pail
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A milk-pail Melcingfata mulctra, Germ. 390, 66
Linked entry: meolc-fæt
meld-feoh
Fee paid for giving information
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Fee paid for giving information Se ðe hit (forstolen flǽsc) ofspyraþ, hé áh ðæt meldfeoh, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 4. v. Grmm. R. A. 656