Mersc-ware
The inhabitants of marshy land
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The inhabitants of marshy land Myrcena cining oferhergode Cantware and Merscware ( men of RomneyMarsh ), Chr, 796;Erl. 59, 40. Monige on Merscwarum many of the men of the fens, 838; Erl. 66, 12
meter-cund
Relating to metre
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Relating to metre Metercund catalecticus, ubi in pede versus una sillaba deest, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 41. Ðý metercundum catalectico, 17, 67
meter-líc
Metrical ⬩ poetical
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Metrical, poetical Mid meterlícum fótum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 3
gliew-méden
A glee-maiden ⬩ female musician ⬩ tympanistria
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A glee-maiden, female musician; tympanistria, Ps. Spl. T. 67, 27
Linked entry: gleó-mǽden
ge-mearr
A hindrance, error ⬩ a stumbling-block
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A hindrance, error Ðonne se Godes ðiów on ðæt gemearr ðære woruldsorga beféhþ when the servant of God accepts the hindrance of worldly cares, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 20; Hat. MS. Ða gemearr ðe man drífþ on mislícum gewiglungum the erroneous practices
ge-mearr
Wicked, fraudulent
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Wicked, fraudulent Gif hwá gemearra manna wǽre if there were any wicked man, L. Edw. 1; Th. i. 160, note 2
ge-méder
A godmother ⬩ commater
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A godmother; commater, Som
ge-médred
Mothered, of the same mother ⬩ uterinus
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Mothered, of the same mother; uterinus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19
Linked entry: ge-médryd
ge-mend
a memorial
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a memorial
þeów-menen
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adj
wyrm-melu
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Dust of dried worms powdered (cf. 'Dry fair large earthworms before the fire, or in an oven, which when thorough dry, beat into powder,' Salmon's English Physician, quoted by Cockayne. See also: Eft angeltwæccan, gegníd swíþe, Lchdm. iii. 44. 4) Wyrc
frist-mearc
Similar entry: first-mearc
ge-mearr
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For Gl. Prud. 662 substitute Germ. 397, 496, and add: futility, vanity Ná on gemear þú gesettest suna manna non uane constituisti filios hominum. Ps. Rdr. 88, 48
ge-méder
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Dele
ge-médren
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13
Linked entries: ge-fæderen ge-médred
ge-meted
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Dele
hú-meta
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Add: in direct questions. in what way?, by what means? Húmeta wát God? quomodo scit Deus?, Ps. Spl. 72, 11. with what reason or right Húmeta cwyst þú tó þínum bréðer?, Mt. 7, 4. how is it that?, why? Gif heó turniende is, húmeta ne fealð heó? si volubile
hrycg-mearh
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Hricgmearh (printed -mearð) spina, Wülck. Gl. 292, 7. Add
land-mearc
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Substitute: <b>land-mearca,</b> an ; m. A territory. [v. mearc ; (in Dict.)] Se landmearca Galaad, Ps. L. 59, 9. (Similar glosses in Ps. L. are : Arabiae þæs landes, 71, 15. Sylo þǽre stówe, 77, 61. Libanum þone holt, 71, 16. Iuda þǽre mǽgþe
mearc-grǽfa
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A boundary grǽfa (q. v. ) Of ðes westlangan hlinces ende on ðonne mearcgréfan, C. D. iii. 135, 26