mǽg-tudor
That which is produced from the same stock
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That which is produced from the same stock Mǽgtuðre cognatæ, Hpt. Gl. 469, 52. Cf. magu-tudor
mǽg-wine
A kinsman and friend
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A kinsman and friend Mon mænig be his mǽgwine many a man standing by his kinsman (of the people at the tower of Babel), Cd. 80; Th. 100, 9; Gen. 1661. Mǽgwinas míne, Beo. Th. 4951; B. 2479. Mǽgwinum. Cd. 149; Th. 187, 4; Exod. 146: 158; Th. 197, 28;
mǽg-wlite
Appearance ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ aspectus
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Appearance, form, species; species, forma, aspectus Mégwlit aspectus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 28, 3. Mǽgwlit (mégwlitt, Rush) onsióne his species vultus ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 29. Tó mǽgwlite andgytes ad formam sensus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 34. Ðæt ðú meahte mínum
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mǽl-tange
A pair of compasses
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A pair of compasses Mǽltange circinum, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 70; Wrt. Voc. 34, 5: 62; Som. 68, 78; Wrt. Voc. 39, 61. Mǽltanges prica centrum, 39, 62
mǽrsere
One who proclaims or makes widely known ⬩ a herald
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One who proclaims or makes widely known, a herald Mérseris preconis, Rtl. 56, 35
mǽr-stán
A boundary-stone
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A boundary-stone Ðis syndon ða landgemǽro . . On mǽrstán; of mǽrstáne on ðone ealdan gáran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 438, 28
mǽr-þorn
A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary
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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33
mǽr-weg
A boundary (?) road
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A boundary (?) road On ðone márweg; ondlong ðaes mǽrweges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 33. Ondlong ðæs lýtlan weges ðæt hit cymeþ on ðone norþran mǽrweg; ondlong ðæs mǽrweges, 33, 5: 77, 26
mæsse-ǽfen
The eve of a festival
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The eve of a festival, e.g. Christmas Eve On sc̃e Michaeles mæsseǽfan. Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 13. Fæstaþ ðæra háligra martyra mæsseǽfenas. Wulfst. 136, 19
mæsse-lác
The mass-offering ⬩ the host
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The mass-offering, the host Mæsselác fertum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 41: 147, 76. Messelác, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 61; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41. [v. Ducange: 'fertum genus panis, in Glossis MSS. Isidoro et Papiæ dicitur oblatio, quæ ad altare fertur et sacrificatur
mæsse-preóst
A priest not of the Christian church ⬩ a priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass
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A priest not of the Christian church Melchisedec wæs cyningc and mæssepreóst, Prud. 53. Ðá cwǽdon ða ealdras and ða mæssepreóstas tó Pilate, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 22: 11; Thw. 6, 2. a priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven
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mæssepreóst-hád
The orders of a mass-priest
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The orders of a mass-priest Of ðære tíde ðæs ðe ic mæssepreóstháde onfeng ex quo tempore accepti presbyteratus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 32: 5, 1; S. 613, 12
Linked entry: preóst-hád
mæssere
One who says mass ⬩ a mass-priest
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One who says mass, a mass-priest Mæssere presbyter, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 140, 1: Exon. 55 a; Th. 194, 34; Az. 149
mæsse-sang
The service of the mass
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The service of the mass Ða symbelnysse to mǽrsianne mæssæsanges missarum sollemnia celebrandi, Bd. 27; S. 497, 1. Mæssesong dón missas facere, 1, 26; S. 488, 4. Gewuna, mæssesonga consuetudo missarum, 1, 27; S. 489, 33. On mæssesangum and on sealmsangum
mæsse-þegen
A mass-priest
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A mass-priest Mæsseþegnes and woruld*-*þegnes wergild ii þúsend þrymsa, L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10
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mæsse-wín
Wine used in the service of the mass
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Wine used in the service of the mass Messewín infertum vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 126; Wrt. Voc. 27, 52
mæst
A pole to support a sail ⬩ a mast
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A pole to support a sail, a mast Mæst malus vel artemo: artemon vel maius, Ælfc. Gl. 83, 104; Som. 73, 81: 77, 126; Wrt. Voc. 48, 19: 56, 43. Mest malus, 63, 47. Mæstum malis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 15. Mæst (?) columbarium, 134, 61 (cf. ár-locu columbaria
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mæst
Mast ⬩ fruit of forest trees
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Mast, fruit of forest trees e.g. oak, beech, used for feeding swine Ðrím hunde swína mæst, ond se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda ond ðæs mæstes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 279, 3. Mid wude and mid felde mid mæste cum sylva et cum agro, cum porcorum
mæsten
Mast-pasture ⬩ pasture for swine ⬩ consisting of the fruit of forest trees
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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín
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mæsten-treów
A tree producing mast
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A tree producing mast Mæstentriów suberies (suberes ?) Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 102; Wrt. Voc. 32, 37