langfǽrness
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Long duration On þyses lífes langférnysse in huius uitae longinquitate Scint. 29, 1
langmód-ness
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Patience, long-suffering Geþyldig þurh langmódnysse patiens per longanimitatem Scint. 10, 17
latu
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Add: delay Þá gesettan bíleouene his gebróðrum gebeóde hé on rihtne tíman búton late fratribus constitutam annonam sine mora offerat R. Ben. 55, 12. ' Álǽdað mé nú tó bútan late eówerne ealdor.' Hig clipodon þá þone cniht him raðe tó þe hira heáfodman
lytle
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A servant-maid, female slave Heó (Judith) hire lytlan ( Abram. Cf. mid ánre þínene Abra, 109, 231), Hml. A. 114, 401
mǽþ-méd
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Reward for mowing Gytteorm for yrðe, mǽðméd gutfirma ad arandum et firma pratorum fenandorum, Ll. Th. i. 440, 27
Linked entry: mǽþ
mǽþung
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Measuring, determination of amount, assessment Seó mǽðung ( modus correptionis) is on þám bisceope and on þám ealdre þe under him bið, Chrd. 35, 18
leásung
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Release on giving an equivalent (?), compensation Leásung hostimen (cf. hostimentum requital ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 26 : 43, 20. Cf. lísing
Lega-ceaster
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Chester Hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum, seó is Legaceaster (Leg-, Liege-, Lige-, v. ll. ) geháten, Chr. 894; P. 88, 6. Hé micele fyrd gelǽdde tó Legaceastre (Leige-, v. l. ad ciuitate Legionum, quae a gente Anglorum Legacaester, a Brettonibus
Legaceaster-scír
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Cheshire Þý ilcan geáre wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod, Chr. 980; P. 124, 9
lencten-lifen
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Lenten fare Ymbe heora lenctenlifene ( de quadragessimali alimento ) smeágian þá ealderas georne, Chrd. 15, 13
Linked entry: líf-brycgung
mǽgþ-rǽdenn
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Relationship Mǽþrǽdene necessitudinis, i. amicitię An. Ox. 2, 109. Mǽgðrédena necessiíudinum (Osburga niihi conlribulibus necessiíudinum nexibus conglutinata, Aid. l, 12), 7, 2. Mǽgðrǽdena, Angl. xiii. 27, 2
mete-tíd
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Mealtime Þá þá seó mætetíd (mete-, v. l., tempus refectionis ) cóm, Gr. D. 277, 24. Gif wé fæstað and ꝥ underngereord tó þám ǽfengifle healdað, þonne ne bið ꝥ nán fæsten, ac bið seó metetíd geuferad, and bið ꝥ æfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436,
méting
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Meeting, assembly An métincge þæs geféres sý þæt gebed gescyrt in conventu brevietur oratio, R. Ben. 46, 2
míddel-ǽdr
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A middle vein, median vein Lǽt him blód of innanearme of þǽre miclan ǽdre þǽre middelǽdre, Lch. ii. 234, 6. Sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, 210, 11
mid-hilte
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The middle part of the hilt Midhilte capulus, manubrium gladii vel uniuscuiusque rel, Wülck. Gl. 199, 21
Linked entry: hilte
mild-ness
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Mildness, gentleness Ne sceal swá líðe mildnes (lenitas) beón ꝥ ne forhæbbe þá syngunge, Chrd. 62, 21
mis-cenning
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A wrong declaration (v. cennan ; ), a shifting of the ground of an action after it has come into court; the fine for such variation, the right to accept such fines (often the subject of grant by the king) Icc kíðe ðat icc habbe geunnen . . . miskenninge
Linked entry: cenning
módor-lufu
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Love for a mother, filial affection 'Þis is þín módor, and þú hié þé for módor hafa. 'And hé þá, Jóhannes, swá dyde, and hé hié þá in módorlufan hæfde, Nap. 45
morgen-gebedtíd
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Morning prayer-time; in pl. matins: — Ðá hé þá his morgengebedtída wolde Gode gefyllan cum matutinas laudes Domino impenderet, Guth. Gr. 135, 272
Linked entry: gebed-tíd
morgen-wlǽtung
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Nausea in the morning Wið morgen-wlǽtunga, Lch. iii. 44, 19
Linked entry: wlǽtung