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mægen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-stán, es; m.

A mighty stone

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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod. Dip

mǽg-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-gemót, es; n.

A meeting of kinsmen

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A meeting of kinsmen Hé bebeád ofer ealne middangeard ðæt ǽlc mǽgþ tógædere cóme, ðæt ǽlc man ðý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe hæfde. Ðæt tácnode ðæt on his dagum sceolde beón geboren se se ðe ús ealle tó ánum mǽggemóte gelaþaþ, Ors. 5, 14; Swt. 248,

mǽg-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-gewrit, es; n.

A writing containing a list of kinsmena genealogical tablepedigree

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A writing containing a list of kinsmen, a genealogical table, pedigree, Cot. 213, Lye

mǽg-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hǽmed, es; n.

Incest

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Incest Nǽnig mǽghǽmed ne unclǽne fremme nullus incestum faciat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 15

Linked entry: hǽmed

mǽl-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-dæg, es; m.

A dayseasonan appointed time

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A day, season, an appointed time Hé ðæs mǽl-dæges self ne wénde ðæt him Sarra bringan meahte on woruld sunu he himself never hoped for the day when Sarah could bring him a son into the world, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 4; Gen. 2339. Hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde on

Linked entry: mál-dæg

mǽl-mete

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-mete, es; m.

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.]

mǽr-heg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-heg, es; m.

A boundary (?) hedge

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A boundary (?) hedge Ondlong ðære burnan óþ hit cymeþ tó ðæm mǽrhege; ondlong ðæs mǽres heges ðæt hit cymeþ up on ða dúne. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 29

mǽr-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-pytt, es; m.

A pit that forms part of a boundary

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A pit that forms part of a boundary (?) On ðone mǽrpyt; of ðam pytte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 439, 1. Eást tó mǽrpytte, ii. 250, 5

mær-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
mær-weorc, es; n.

A great, splendid work,

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A great, splendid work, Ps. Th. 110, 4

mæsse-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-hrægel, es; n.

A surplice

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A surplice Se sacerd scolde beón fæste bewǽfed on bǽm sculdrum mid ðæm mæssehrægle in utroque humero sacerdos velamine superhumeralis adstringitur, Past. 14, 3; Swt. 83, 9. Ðes pápa gesette ðæt mæssepreóstas ne sceoldon brúcan gehálgodra mæssehrægla

mæsse-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-reáf, es; n.

Vestment used when celebrating mass

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Vestment used when celebrating mass Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽlc preóst hæbbe corporalem ðonne hé mæssige, and subuculam under his alban and eal mæssereáf wurðlíce behworfen, L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28: L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 19. Ic geann ánes mæssereáfes

mæst-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-ráp, es; m.

A rope fastening a sail to a mast

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A rope fastening a sail to a mast, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 27; Exod. 82

magdala-treów

(n.)
Grammar
magdala-treów, es; n.

An almond-treeamigdalanutida

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An almond-tree; amigdala vel nutida, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 36; Wrt. Voc. 33, 34

magu-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rǽdend, es; m.

One who advises men

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One who advises men Woldon cræfta gehygd magorǽdendes ( St. Andrew ) mód oncyrran, Andr. Kmbl. 2920; An. 1463

magu-timber

(n.)
Grammar
magu-timber, es; n.

A childprogenyall those who are born

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A child Ðá heó wæs magotimbre eácen worden when she was with child, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 36; Gen. 2235. Mé sealde sunu sigora waldend, and mé cearsorge mid ðýs magotimbre of móde ásceáf, 55; Th. 68, 10; Gen. 1115. [Cf. Icel. manns-efni (efni material, stuff

mál-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mál-dæg, es; m.

An agreementcovenantsettlementa day on which terms are fixeda day when the dowry was settled

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An agreement, covenant, settlement(?) (Icel. mál-dagi) or a day on which terms are fixed(?) (O. H. Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf tó mund and to máldage

mán-áþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mán-áþ, es; m.

A false oathperjury

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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

mán-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mán-hús, es; n.

A house of wickednesshell

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A house of wickedness, hell Mánhús fæst under foldan, ðǽr biþ fýr and wyrm, open scræf yfela gehwylces, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 7; Exod. 535

mann-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
mann-bryne, es; m.

A fire in which men lose their lives

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A fire in which men lose their lives(?) Ðá wæs swíðe micel mancwealm, and se micela manbryne wæs on Lundene, and Paules mynster forbarn, Chr. 962; Erl. 120, 6. [Thorpe with previous translators renders the word by fever; Earle would read mánbryne = destructive

Linked entry: mán-bryne