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mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, e; f.

Importunate desireambition

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Importunate desire, ambition Ðæt mód sǽde ðæt him nǽfre seó mǽgþ and seó gítsung forwel ne lícode, Bt. tit. 17; Fox xii, 24. Cf. Ðú wást ðæt mé nǽfre seó gítsung and seó gemǽgþ ðisses eorþlícan anwealdes forwel ne lícode scis ipsa minimum nobis ambitionem

Linked entry: mýgþ

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, e; f.

A speechtalkconversation

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A speech, talk, conversation Gemuna ða mǽla ðe wé oft æt meodo sprǽcon think of the talks that we oft had at table, Byrht. Th. 137, 66; By. 212

mæscre

(n.)
Grammar
mæscre, an; f.

A mesh of a net

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A mesh of a net Mæscre macula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 5

Linked entry: masc

máge

(n.)
Grammar
máge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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A kinswoman Elizabeþ ðín mǽge (máge, MSS. A. B.) cognata tua, Lk. Skt. 1, 36. Seó cwén his máge regina propinqua illius, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 24. Ða landes ðe hire máge hire geúþe, Chart. Th. 338, 14: 337, 27. From bearme ánre mágan, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430

Linked entry: mǽge

mamme

(n.)
Grammar
mamme, an; f.

A teatbreastmamma

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A teat, breast (Lat. mamma) An mamman in papillas, Germ. 401, 77

mare

(n.)
Grammar
mare, an; f.

Silverweed

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Silverweed,L. M. 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 74, 9

martyrung

(n.)
Grammar
martyrung, e; f.

Suffering as a martyr

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Suffering as a martyr Ymbe his martyrunga de passione Christi, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 254, 24

máse

(n.)
Grammar
máse, an; f. (

Mouse

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Mouse in) tit-mouse Másae parrula, Ep. Gl. 20 b, 13. Máse parula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: 116, 36

menniscu

(n.)
Grammar
menniscu, e; f.

Humanitystate of man

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Humanity, state of man Hé forleás his mennisce ut homo esse perderet, Past. 4, 2; Swt. 39, 24

meoring

(n.)
Grammar
meoring, e; f.

Obstacleimpedimenthindrance

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Obstacle, impediment, hindrance Moyses ofer ða fela meoringa fyrde gelǽdde Moses with many hindrances led the army across them, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 16; Exod. 62

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A paintingpicture

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A painting, picture Métincg pictura, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Sow. 31, 61. Métingc, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 73: 75, 19. Swá swá on métinge biþ forsewen seó blace anlícnys, ðæt seó hwíte sý beorhtre gesewen, Homl. Th. i. 334, 12. On óðre wísan wé sceáwiaþ métinge, and

micelu

(n.)
Grammar
micelu, e; f.

Size

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Size On ðære mycele ðe leáces of the size of a leek, Herb. 49, 1; Lchdm. i. 152, 16

micge

(n.)
Grammar
micge, an; f.

Urine

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Urine Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ðæt ðín útgong and micge síe gesundlíc. Gif sió micge síe lytelu..., L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 226, 20. Ðonne onginþ ðære hǽto welm wanian þurh ða micgean, 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 7: 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 88, 20

Linked entry: micga

midlung

(n.)
Grammar
midlung, e; f.

The middlemidst

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The middle, midst Of midlunge hwelpa de medio catulorum, Ps. Lamb. 56, 5. Of midlunge ðínum bósme de medio sinu tuo, 73, 11. On midlunge sceaduwe dǽþes in medio umbrae mortis, Ps. Spl. 22, 4: Cant. Moys. 19: Cant. Abac. 2: Ps. Lamb. 73, 12. On midlunga

minsung

(n.)
Grammar
minsung, e; f.

Parsimony

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Parsimony Forhæuednys parsimonia; minsong abstinentia, Hpt. Gl. 494, 41

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hinderingleading astraywastesquandering

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hindering, leading astray Merrunga seductiones, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 8. Cf. mirra. [O. Frs. meringa hindrance: O. H. Ger. marunga impedimentum.] waste, squandering (v. mirran, II) Oððe se gielpna for his góda mierringe (mirringe, Cott. MSS.) gielpe and wéne

mis-healdsumness

(n.)
Grammar
mis-healdsumness, e; f.

Want of observancenegligence

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Want of observance, negligence Be muneces mishealdsumnysse de monachi inobservantia, L. Ecg. P. iii. tit. 11; Th. ii. 196, 3

Linked entry: -healdsumness

mót

(n.)
Grammar
mót, e; f.(?)

Tolltax

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Toll, tax Mót ðæs cyninge[s] nomisma census, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 19

moððe

(n.)
Grammar
moððe, an; f.

A moth

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A moth Moððe tinea. Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 15: 78, 70. Ðǽr moððe (mohða, Lind. Rush.: mouȝþe, mouȝte, Wick.) hit fornimþ ubi tinea demolitur, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20: Lk. Skt. 12, 33. Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; Rä. 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ,

Linked entry: mohþe

mótung

(n.)
Grammar
mótung, e; f.

Conversationdiscourse

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Conversation, discourse Of motunge collojuio, sermo-cinalione, Hpt. Gl. 511, 26