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dæg-mǽl

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Dægmǽl horologium, dægmǽles píl gnomon, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 41, 42. Seó sunne ástíhð pricmǽlum on þám dægmǽle . . . se sticca on þám dægmǽle áriht stent, Angl. viii. 317, 15-21. Seó emniht is on .xii[^m]ᵃ kl. April., swá swá þá geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton

fæderen-mǽg

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Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá þæt sió, ꝥ hine tó þan gehagige, Cht. Th. 481, 24. Add

cýrstel-mǽl

Similar entry: crístel-mǽl

fret-máse

Similar entry: frec-máse

friþ-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-mǽl, -mál. l. friþ-mál. The word seems Scandinavian. Cf.
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Icel. mál a stipulation, an agreement; frið-mál; pl. words of peace; friðmælask to sue for peace

fót-mǽl

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In l. 3 for foot-mark read foot, and add: a foot as a measure Men on lenge syx fótmæla lange homines statura pedum .vi. Nar. 35, 2. On lenge hundteontiges fótmæla and fíftiges lange, 36, 12. some kind of cross (? v. mǽl; II) Of ðám hamme tó fótmǽle;

ge-mǽd

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Dele, and see next word

ge-mǽg

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ge-mǽg, es.
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Substitute: <b>ge-mǽgas, ge-mágas;</b> pl. Take here <b>ge-mágas</b> in Dict. and add Fratres gebróþor, et aliquando ge-mǽgas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 46

ge-mǽl

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geréf-mǽd

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Substitute: Meadowland held by a reeve v.i. aecras mǽde on ðá gerefmǽde (joining on to the reeve's meadowland ?), C. D. 53, 2

grǽg-mǽl

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Add: with grey marks, having inlaid ornamentation

mǽd-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-æcer, es; m.
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A meadow Þæne hagan þe Eádwerd áhte, and þæne mǽdæcer þe þǽr tó hýrð, Swt. A. S. Rdr. ii. 203, 13. .viii. rnǽdæceras. . . gebyriað tó Cenelmestúne, C. D. vi. 33, 28

mǽd-díc

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-díc, f.
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A meadow-dike Of þám mere on þá ealdan mǽddíc; þonne andlang díc, C. D. B. iii. 396, 32

Mǽd-mónaþ

(n.)
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July Mǽdmónaþ (Méd-, v. l.), Menol. Fox (at end ); Hickes i. 215

mǽg-cnafa

(n.)
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mǽg-cnafa, an ; m.
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A young kinsman Ic gean mínum rnǽgcnafan ( cognato ) þæs landes æt Anne his dæg . . . and þæs landes æt Worþigum . . . mínum mágcnafan, C. D. B. ii. 329, 21-25

Linked entry: cnafa

mǽr-stán

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mǽr-þorn

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Of ðére þyrnan on mǽrþorn ; of mǽrþorne, D. D. vi. 221, 16. Add

mǽr-þyrne

(n.)
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a boundary thornbush On ðá blacan þyrnan . . . of ðǽre þyrnan. . . andlang fúrena on mǽrðyrnan; ðanan on mǽrdíc, C. D. vi. 220, 22

Mæð-hild

(n.)
Grammar
Mæð-hild, If this be a woman&#39;s name, it could not be that which later becomes Matilda, cf. Mathild, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 28: Mahtild, 1083; P. 215, 22. O.H.Ger. Maht-hilt.

mǽg-lic

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Ðes ðegen bæd for his þeówan hǽlðe mid sóðre lufe, for ðan ðe heó ne tóscǽt nǽnne be mǽglicere sibbe ( true love does not make distinction of person in accordance with relationship ), Hml. Th. i. 128, 2. Sume for mǽiglicre sibbe hí bebyrigan woldon some