min-dóm
Smallness ⬩ abjectness ⬩ pusillanimity
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Smallness, abjectness, pusillanimity Ic bíde ðæs beornes ðe me bóte (? béte) eft mindóm expectabam eum qui me salvum faceret a pusillo animo, Ps. Th. 54, 7
mis-gehygd
Evil mind or thought
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Evil mind or thought, Andr. Kmbl. 1543; An. 773
Linked entry: ge-hygd
mis-limp
A mishap
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A mishap Mislimp excessus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 67. Mislimp tearte casus asperos, Hymn. Surt. 16, 5
mistel-lám
Bird-lime made from the berries of the mistletoe
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Bird-lime made from the berries of the mistletoe Mistellám viscus, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 65
Linked entry: lám
mist-helm
A veil or covering of mist
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A veil or covering of mist Oft ic misthelme forbrægd eágna leóman oft have I drawn a misty veil before the light of their eyes, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 25; Jul. 470
mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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A mist-covered hill-side Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan then came from the moor, under the misty slopes, Grendel walking, Beo. Th. 1425; B, 710. Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon.
mis-weorc
An evil deed
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An evil deed Miswerc mala opera, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 19
mis-wider
Bad weather ⬩ storm
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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2
Linked entry: mis-gewider
mód-gehygd
Thought
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Thought Ic tó ðé mid módgehygde clypade I cried to thee in thought, Ps. Th. 87, 13. Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233
mód-hete
Hate
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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756
mold-ærn
An earth-house ⬩ a grave
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An earth-house, a grave Þeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 28; Ph. 564: Rood Kmbl. 130; Kr. 65: Andr. Kmbl. 1604; An. 803
mold-græf
A grave
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A grave. Wæs lǽded líc tó moldgræfe, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 1; Jul. 690. Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524
mold-weg
A way upon earth ⬩ earth
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A way upon earth, earth Gif wé on moldwege fundne weorþen if we are found on earth, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 18; Jul. 334: 48 a; Th. 164, 15; Gú. 1012: Elen. Kmbl. 931; El. 467
mónaþ-blód
Menstruum
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Menstruum Mónaþblód menstrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 22: menstrua, i. 46, 13
Linked entry: blód
Món-dæg
Monday
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Monday Ǽlce Móndaege, L. R. 8. 3; Th. i. 432, 21
Linked entry: Mónan-dæg
mór-beám
A mulberry tree or blackberry bush
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A mulberry tree or blackberry bush Mórbeám morus vel rubus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 60: murus, 80, 26. Márbeámas moros, Ps. Surt. 77, 47
Linked entry: múr-beám
mór-fæsten
A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country
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A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country Hé (Alfred) lytle werede uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór, and on mórfæstenum. Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 34
morgen-dæg
morning ⬩ day-light ⬩ the morrow
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morning, day-light Ðá hit wæs tóforan dæges ðá cwóman fugelas . . . hí eft gewiton. Ðá hit on mor-gendæg wæs ðá . . ., Nar. 16, 24. the morrow Be ðan morgendæge þencean. Blickl. Homl. 213, 22
Linked entry: merigen-dæg
morgen-drenc
A drink or potion to be taken in the morning
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A drink or potion to be taken in the morning Hé gesette gódne morgendrænc wið eallum untrumnessum, Lchdm. iii. 70, 17
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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A morning meal, breakfast On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 129, 19. [ȝief he frend were me sceolðe ȝief him his morȝemete (cf. 231, 19 where it is called forme