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mǽt-ness

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gigant-mæcg

(n.)
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gigant-mæcg, es; m.

Giant progenyfilius gigantis

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Giant progeny; filius gigantis, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 36; Gen. 1268

ge-mang

Similar entry: in-gemang

ge-mæc

(adj.)
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ge-mæc, adj.

Equal, like, well-matched, suited

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Equal, like, well-matched, suited Hí wíf habbaþ him gemæc they are well-matched in marriage, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 4. Gemæcca ł gelíco æquales [or v. ge-mæcca?], Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 36. Ic me ful gemæcne monnan funde I found a man fully equal to me, Exon

Linked entries: maca- mæc ge-mec

sundor-mǽd

(n.)
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sundor-mǽd, f.
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A separate, private meadow:?-Seó méd ðe ðártó gebyreþ wið Hummingtún seó his sunderméd, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 354, 30

wræc-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-mæcg, es; m.

A wretch

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A wretch Wræcmæcgas, ða ðe ne bimumaþ monnes feore, Exon. Th. 109, 35; Gú. 100. Gé dyslíce dǽd gefremedon, werge wræcmæcgas, Elen. Kmbl. 773; El. 387. Hyne wræcmæcgas ofer sǽ sóhton, Beo. Th. 4748; B. 2379. ¶ used of evil spirits Wræcmæcgas, . . . Godes

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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Having curved markings, applied to a sword Wearp wundenmǽl (wundel-, MS.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531

á-mang

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Se ðe his calic ágeóte ámang his mæssan ( inter missam suam ), Ll. Th. ii. 218, 17. Gelamp hit ámang þám ( meanwhile ), Hml. S. 23, 136. Ámang þissan, Chr. 1066; P. 197, 32. Add

dál-mǽd

(n.)
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dál-mǽd, (w)e; f.
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Meadow-land held in common and divided into doles or shares among the holders Gebirað se fífta æcer ðǽre dálmǽd*-*we tó ðǽre híde, C. D. iii. 260, 3. [v. N. E. D. dole-meadow.] Cf. gedál-land

hring-mǽl

(n.)
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hring-mǽl, es; n.
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A sword with ring-shaped markings Hire on hafelan hringmǽl ágól, B. 1521. Hé . . . hringmǽl gebrægd, 1564. See next word

Linked entry: wunden-mǽl

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
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For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037

mǽd-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-lacu, e; f.
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A meadow-stream On þá mǽdlace ; of þǽre lace, C. D. iii. 457, 6

mǽd-land

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xii. æceras gódes mǽdlandes (mǽdwe-, v. l. ), C. D. B. ii. 266, 26. Add

Mage-sǽte

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In pago Magesǽtna, C. D. B. iii. 242, 23. See note, and Chr. P. ii. 197: 219. Add

mǽl-dropa

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mǽl-sceafa

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Mǽlscaua a caterpillar (described thus : Centenis pedibus gradior per gramina ruris, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 53. Add

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
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mǽl-tíd, e; f.
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Meal-time Hé sceal hyne gebiddan on ásettum tídum, and ǽr mǽltídum (-tíman, v. l. Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

mǽl-tíma

(n.)
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See preceding word

mǽr-bróc

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Of Afene in mǽrbróc . . . on ðone nearuan byge on Afene; upp andlang strémes, ðæt eft upp on mǽrbróc, C. D. iii. 436, 33-437, 8. Add

mǽr-cumb

(n.)
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a boundary cumb In mǽrcumb ; of ðám cumbe, C. D. iii. 399, 7

Linked entry: cumb