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mǽg-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-slaga, an; m.

The slayer of a kinsman

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The slayer of a kinsman Mǽgslaga parricida, Ælfc. Gl. 85; Som. 73, 114; Wrt. Voc. 49, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 46. Se mǽgslaga Cain the fratricide Cain, Homl. Th. ii. 58, 28. Hér syndan mannslagan and mǽgslagan, Wulfst. 165, 27: 266, 26

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithen ⬩ may-weed ⬩ anthemis cotula

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Maithen, may-weed; anthemis cotula Mægþa herba putida, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 11; Wrt. Voc. 31, 22 : caluna ( = calmia, v. Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 2), 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 19. Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

mǽl-sceafa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-sceafa, an; m.

A canker

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A canker Mǽlscæafa eruca, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 3; Wrt. 24, 7. Mǽlsceafa caniglata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 19. Mǽlsceafa eruca, Wrt. Voc. 78, 66; Zup. 310, 5. In the last reference one MS. (v. Wrt. Voc. 91, 23) has mæslesceafe; in Wrt. Voc. 161, 23 maseles

Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa

mǽl-tange

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tange, an; f. -tang, es; m. (?)

A pair of compasses

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A pair of compasses Mǽltange circinum, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 70; Wrt. Voc. 34, 5: 62; Som. 68, 78; Wrt. Voc. 39, 61. Mǽltanges prica centrum, 39, 62

mǽr-apeldre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-apeldre, an; f.

An apple-tree which serves as a boundary

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An apple-tree which serves as a boundary Hit cymeþ tó mǽrapeldran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 390, 5

mǽrsung-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung-tíma, an; m.

A time of celebration or glorification

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A time of celebration or glorification Ðá wæs his mǽrsungtíma, ðæt se Fæder hine mǽrsode swá ðæt hé hine sette tó his swíðran on heofenan ríce, and him forgeaf andweald on heofenan and on eorþan, and eác ofer hellwarum, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 25

mæscre

(n.)
Grammar
mæscre, an; f.

A mesh of a net

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A mesh of a net Mæscre macula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 5

Linked entry: masc

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas

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a service of the church, mass Mæsse missa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 8. Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum

mæsse-gierela

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-gierela, an; m.

Vestment used at the celebration of the mass,

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Vestment used at the celebration of the mass, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 19

maesse-hacele

(n.)
Grammar
maesse-hacele, an; f.

A cope:

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A cope: — Mæssehacele casula, Wrt. Voc. 81, 42. [Ic an þeódréd mín wíte massehakele ðe ic on Pauie bouhte. Chart. Th. 515, 16: 512, 30. Messehacel, Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 16. Mæssehakeles, 1070; Erl. 207, 35: 1122; Erl. 249, 8.]

máge

(n.)
Grammar
máge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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A kinswoman Elizabeþ ðín mǽge (máge, MSS. A. B.) cognata tua, Lk. Skt. 1, 36. Seó cwén his máge regina propinqua illius, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 24. Ða landes ðe hire máge hire geúþe, Chart. Th. 338, 14: 337, 27. From bearme ánre mágan, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430

Linked entry: mǽge

mamme

(n.)
Grammar
mamme, an; f.

A teat ⬩ breast ⬩ mamma

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A teat, breast (Lat. mamma) An mamman in papillas, Germ. 401, 77

mán-fordǽdla

(n.)
Grammar
mán-fordǽdla, an; m.

One who wickedly destroys

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One who wickedly destroys Mánfordǽdlan ( the sea monsters that attacked Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1130; B. 563

Linked entry: for-dǽdla

mán-freá

(n.)
Grammar
mán-freá, an; m.

The prince of evil ⬩ the devil

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The prince of evil, the devil Morðres mánfreá, Andr. Kmbl. 2627; An. 1315: Elen. Kmbl. 1880; El. 942: Exon. 73b; Th. 275, 6; Jul. 546

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human form ⬩ image of a man ⬩ statue

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A human form, image of a man, statue Ǽfre siððan se monlíca ( the pillar of salt into which Lot's wife was turned ) stille wunode, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 1; Gen. 2566. Eall Adames cynn ðe módor gebær tó manlícan all the race of Adam that mother gave the form

mare

(n.)
Grammar
mare, an; f.

Silverweed

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Silverweed,L. M. 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 74, 9

máse

(n.)
Grammar
máse, an; f. (

Mouse

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Mouse in) tit-mouse Másae parrula, Ep. Gl. 20 b, 13. Máse parula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: 116, 36

maða

(n.)
Grammar
maða, an; m.

A grub ⬩ worm ⬩ maggot

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A grub, worm, maggot Maþa tomus ( = tarmus), Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 12; Wrt. Voc. 24, 16. Maða (maðu?) cimex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 44. His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10. Cf. Eorþ-mata (-maða?) vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44

máðum-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-gifa, an; m.

A giver of costly gifts ⬩ a liberal prince

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A giver of costly gifts, a liberal prince Hwǽr cwom máððumgyfa? Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 1; Wand. 92

mearc-béce

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-béce, an; f.

A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary

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A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary Ðis synd ðæra viii. hída landgeméra ... tó ðære mearcbécean; of ðære bécean, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 9. On ða ealdan mearce bécan, 296, 26

Linked entry: béce