mearcere
A notary ⬩ writer
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A notary, writer Mærcerum, wrí[terum] notariis, Hpt. Gl. 528, 67
méce
A sword ⬩ falchion ⬩ blade
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A sword, falchion, blade Méce machera, Hpt. Gl. 470, 44: 424, 30: Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 47: mucro, 114, 35. Mécha aciem gladii, vim gladii, 98, 36. Méche frameam, Ps. Spl. T. 16, 14. Méces ecge, Beo. Th. 3628; B. 1812. Mid áwendenlícum méce romphæa versatili
mennisc
Men ⬩ people
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Men, people Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum onwendan, Blickl. Homl. 175, 24. Ðonne eówre wærgaþ mennisc when men curse you, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 11. Gif ðǽr óðer mennisc borh síe if other people be surety, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i.
mentel
A mantle ⬩ cloak
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A mantle, cloak Mentel colobium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 38. Hé forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 197, 21. Mid twyfealdum mentle diploide, Ps. Spl. 108, 28. Hyre beteran mentel, Chart. Th. 537, 32
Linked entry: mæntel
meter
Metre
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Metre Missenlíce metre diverso metro: eroico metre heroico metro, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 36, 37
midl
a bit ⬩ curb ⬩ the thong which bound the oar to the pin
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a bit, curb (of a bridle) Midl frenum vel lupatum: brídles midl chamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 21, 22. Midlum lupatis (repagulis), Hpt. Gl. 406, 27. Of ísenum midlum ł brídlum ferratis salivaribus (repagulis), 458, 3: Homl. Th. i. 360, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 2349
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midlen
The middle ⬩ midst ⬩ centre
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The middle, midst, centre Of midlene ex centro i. ex medio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 66. On medlene in meditullio i. in medio, Hpt. Gl. 405, 37. Ic eom on eówrum midlene, Lk. Skt. 22, 27. On fýres midlene de medio ignis, Deut. 4, 15: 5, 24. Hé eardode in hǽðenra
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míl
Millet
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Millet Miil milium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 9. Míl, 55, 68
mine
A minnow
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A minnow Myne vel ǽlepúte capito, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 75. Mynas and ǽlepútan menas et capitones, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
mis-gewider
Bad weather
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Bad weather Hwanan sió ádl cume be misgewiderum, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 244, 11
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mór
a moor ⬩ waste and damp land ⬩ high waste ground ⬩ a mountain
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a moor, waste and damp land Moor uligo. Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 23. Móres græs the grass of the field (which Nebuchadnezzar was to eat), Cd. 203; Th. 252, 8; Dan. 575. On ðone hreódihtan mór; of ðon móre. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 121, 21: Beo. Th. 1424; B. 710.
mortere
A mortar
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A mortar Mortere mortariola, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 28. Se ealra mǽsta mortere girba, 42, 22: i. 20, 25. Gepuna eall tósomne on ánum mortere, Lchdm. i. 216, 13: 142, 18
mos
A moss ⬩ a marshy place
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A moss, a marshy place In ðæt micle mos; of ðæm mose. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 121, 19. Cf. Tó mossetena gemǽre, and swá big mossetena gemǽre ... Ðis syndon ðæs landes gemǽre æt mosleáge. Cod. Dip. B. ii. 56, 22, 28
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mós
Food ⬩ nourishment
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Food, nourishment Gé oftugon hrægles nacedum, móses meteleásum. Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 11; Cri. 1507. Tó móse ł ǽte ad edulium, Hpt. Gl. 494, 66. ÐÚ his heáfod sealdest tó móse ( in escam ), Ps. Th. 73, 14. Tó móse manducare, 77, 25: Andr. Kmbl. 53; An.
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mótere
One who addresses a meeting
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One who addresses a meeting Mótere vel maþelere concionator, i. locutor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 31. On mótera ford; of mótera forde andlang mótera lace. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 313, 24
múl
A mule
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A mule Múl mulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 25: 78, 10: 287, 49: ii. 56, 40. Ne beó gé ná swylce hors and múlas, Ps. Th. 31, 10
mundiend
A protector ⬩ guardian
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A protector, guardian Ic hine bidde ðæt hé mín fulla freónd and mundiend beó on mīum dege. Chart. Th. 525, 8
múr
A wall
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A wall Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143
murcnere
One who murmurs
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One who murmurs On écum wíte mid ðám murcnerum, R. Ben. 21, 5
must
Must ⬩ new wine
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Must, new wine Must mustum (cf. níwe wín mustum, 27, 47), Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 36. Must mid hunig gemenged inomellum, 27, 45. Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter