beadu-méce
A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis
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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis
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byrðen-meto
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indecl; f? An excessive burden; oneris excessus, onerosa mensura, Prov. 27, Ettm
eáþ-médan
To adore ⬩ adōrāre
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To adore; adōrāre Eáþmédaþ feorr adōrābĭtis prŏcul, Ex. 24, 1
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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
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
here-meðel
A warlike assembly ⬩ concio
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A warlike assembly; concio, Elen. Kmbl. 1096; El. 550
hwæl-mere
The sea
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The sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 2; Rä. 3, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 739; An. 370
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.]
mend-líc
Moderate ⬩ small
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Moderate, small Tó medmyclum (MS. C. mendlícum) fæce ad modicum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21
mere-smylte
Having the sea calm
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Having the sea calm Meresmylta wíc, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 24; Met. 21, 12
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mere-torht
Bright from bathing in the sea
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Bright from bathing in the sea (epithet of morning) Sió sunne brencþ eorþwarum morgen meretorhtne the sun rising from the sea brings bright morn to men, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 121; Met. 13, 61. Becwom ofer gársecges [begong] morgen mæretorht [or mǽretorht
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mete-gearwa
Preparations of food
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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint tó forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26
mete-þearfende
Wanting food
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Wanting food Hié ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra dydon him tó móse meteþearfendum they made every foreigner food for themselves in want of meat, Andr. Kmbl. 54; An. 27: 272; An. 136
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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A morning meal, breakfast On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 129, 19. [ȝief he frend were me sceolðe ȝief him his morȝemete (cf. 231, 19 where it is called forme
pan-mete
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cooked food Ǽlces cynnes panmete ferculum, Wrt. Voc.ii. 38, 59. Ponmete vivertitum, i. 290, 42
sealt-mere
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Saltmere.—Tó sealtmere; of sealtmere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 3
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ge-mére
A boundary, end ⬩ fīnis
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A boundary, end; fīnis Fram gemérum eorþan a fīnĭbus terræ, Ps. Spl. 60, 2
ge-meta
measures
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measures, L. C. S. 9; Th. i. 380, 24