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mete-þing

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þing, es; n.
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An operation connected with cooking Hí man geornlíce tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón and tó ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19

méþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
méþ-ness, e : f.
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Weariness, lassitude Méðnisse lassitudine, Txts. 181, 55

morgen-mete

(n.)
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In l. 3 for 129 l. 192

ofer-médla

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Hwǽr is démera dómstów? hwǽr is heora ofermédla, bútan mid moldan beðeaht and in wítum gewrecen, Wlfst. 263, 17. Add

pan-mete

(n.)
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Insert after panic

searu-mete

(n.)
Grammar
searu-mete, es; m.
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Food skilfully prepared, a dainty, delicacy Hé fylde his wambe mid searumettum, Nap. 57

smeá-mete

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Sylle man tó middægþénunge twám and twám án tyl cýssticce and sumne smeámete (cibaria alia) . . . and on ǽfen twám and twám án cýssticce and sume smeámettas (cibaria alia), Chrd. 15, 2-5: 14, 36, 37. Add

sufel-mete

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See preceding word

eáþ-médan

Similar entry: ge-eáþmédan

úter-mere

(n.)
Grammar
úter-mere, es; m.

Outer-sea ⬩ open sea

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Outer-sea, open sea Hié forfóron him ðone múðan on útermere, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 22

wæter-méle

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-méle, wæter-mǽle,es; m.

A water-cup

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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

ǽfen-mete

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽfen-mete, adj.

Provided with supper

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(?) Provided with supper; (=-æt?) éfenmeti wéron hiá coenantibus eis, Mt. L. 26, 26

hæft-méce

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-méce, es; m.

A hilted sword

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A hilted sword, Beo. Th 2918; B. 1457

wín-mere

Similar entry: wín-cóle

olfend-mere

(n.)
Grammar
olfend-mere, an; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-méce, es; m.

A war-falchion

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A war-falchion, Beo. Th. 4411; B. 2202

mæra

(n.)
Grammar
mæra, mera, an; m.

An incubus

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An incubus Mera ł satyrus incuba, Ep. Gl. 12 f, 14

métto

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
métto, met-trum, metud, méu.

Linked entry: met

ǽfen-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-mete, es; m.

Evening meat ⬩ supper ⬩ cœna

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Evening meat, supper; cœna, Cot. 42

beado-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beado-méce, es; m.

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

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