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melu-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
melu-gescot, es; n.

A contribution or payment made in meal

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A contribution or payment made in meal Hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, hwílum melagescot, Wulfst. 171, 2 note

melu-hús

(n.)
Grammar
melu-hús, es; n.

A house in which to keep meal

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A house in which to keep meal Mealehús farinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 41

Linked entry: meale-hús

meox-force

(n.)
Grammar
meox-force, an; f.

A fork used for removing dirt

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A fork used for removing dirt Myxforce rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi: et dicitur sic, quia rotat et proruit ignem furni gratia coquendi vel stercora purgandi), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 34

meox-wilige

(n.)
Grammar
meox-wilige, an; f.

A basket for carrying dung

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A basket for carrying dung On meocswilian in cophino, Ps. Lamb. 80, 7

Linked entries: wilige meox-bearwe

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ

eáþ-metto

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-metto, indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f.

Humility humĭlĭtas

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Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33

met-fæt

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ge-mét

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mét, es; n.

A meeting, assemblyconventus

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A meeting, assembly; conventus Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemét they had their meeting of counsellors every day, Jud. Thw. 161, 31

wer-met

(n.)
Grammar
wer-met, es; n.
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A man's measure, stature of a man Tó wermete ad staturam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 23: 8, 70. (In both cases stauram is printed; but the former is a gloss on Mt. 6, 27. v. Wülck. Gl. 479, 23.)

-met-lǽcan

(suffix)

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met-lic

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ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, to paint, l. ge-métan
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and add Gemét (gemýt, Hpt. Gl. 525, 3) picta (vestis), An. Ox. 5236. Þonne man on brede hine beón gemétne gesihð when a man in a dream sees himself painted on a board, Lch. iii. 206, 18. Gemétum tepedum tapetibus pictis, Kent. Gl. 200

mear-gealla

(n.)
Grammar
mear-gealla, an; m.

A kind of gentian

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A kind of gentian Mergelle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 1. Wyl mergeallan on meolcum, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 18

Linked entries: -gealla mergelle

medu-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
medu-ærn, es; n.

A house in which mead is drunka banqueting-house

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A house in which mead is drunk, a banqueting-house Medoærn micel, Beo. Th. 138; B. 69

medu-full

(n.)
Grammar
medu-full, es; n.

A mead-cup

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A mead-cup Meoduful, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 2; Vy. 66. Medoful, Beo. 1253; B. 624: 2034; B. 1015

medu-heall

(n.)
Grammar
medu-heall, e; f.

A mead-hallbanqueting-hall

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A mead-hall, banqueting-hall Ðeós ( Hrothgar's ) medoheal, Beo. Th. 972; B. 484. Meodoheall, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 13; Ruin. 24. In meoduhealle, 76 b; Th. 288, 6; Wand. 27: 79 a; Th. 297, 16; Crä. 69: 85 b; Th. 321, 33; Víd. 55. In medohealle, Elen.

medu-scenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-scenc, es; m.

A draught or cup of mead

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A draught or cup of mead Meoduscencum hwearf geond ðæt healreced (cf. Ymbeode ides Helminga óððæt heó Beówulfe medoful æt bær, 1244-), Beo. Th. 3965; B. 1980

Linked entry: scenc

medu-setl

(n.)
Grammar
medu-setl, es; n.

A mead-seata seat in a banqueting-hall

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A mead-seat, a seat in a banqueting-hall, Beo. Th. 10; B. 5

mentel-preón

(n.)
Grammar
mentel-preón, es; m.

A mantle-pinbrooch

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A mantle-pin, brooch Hió becwiþ hyre mentelpreón, Charl. Th. 533, 33

meox-bearwe

(n.)
Grammar
meox-bearwe, an; f.

A dung-barrowbasket for carrying dung

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A dung-barrow, basket for carrying dung Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel cofinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 2

Linked entries: meox-wilige bearwe