ge-mædla
Talk
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Talk Wiþ wíf-gemædlan geberge on neaht nestig rædices moran ðý dæge ne mæg ðé se gemædla sceððan against a woman's chatter; taste at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm thee, L. M. 3, 57; Lchdm. ii. 342, 11
un-mǽte
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S. 23 b, 774. of non-material objects Mægn unmættra hreónessa and unwederes vim nimiae tempestatis, Gr. D. 346, 33. Hé ábarn mid þý bryne þǽre unmǽtestan (-mǽtt-, v.l.) wælhreównesse ardore immanissimae crudelitatis exarsit, Gr. D. 162, 23
mann-rǽdenn
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Geoffra þíne lác Apolline, sé ðe mæg þínre nytennysse gemiltsian and tó his manrǽdene gebígan, Hml. S. 14, 36. Seó burhwaru . . budon him manrǽdene tó eallum his bebodum ( servi tui sumus, quaecumque jusseris faciemus, 2 Kings 10, 5), 18, 364. Add
eórod-man
A horseman ⬩ ĕques
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A horseman; ĕques Líhte se eórod-man desĭluit ĕques, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 33
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mǽnan
To lament ⬩ mourn ⬩ complain
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Hú Boetius his earfoðu tó Gode mǽnde, Bt. tit. cap. 4. His tungan hé mǽnde swíðost he complained most of his tongue, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31. Basilius ménde ðæt unriht, Homl. Skt. 3, 322.
ge-mang
a mingling together, mixture, crowd, throng, company, multitude, an assemblage, a congregation ⬩ commixtio, turba, cœtus, sŏcietas ⬩ an assembly for legal or other business
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Ne mæg ic ána eówre gemang acuman non văleo sōlus nĕgōtia vestra sustĭnēre, Deut. 1, 12 : Shrn. 40, 30
þegnung-mann
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Án woruldcynincg hæfþ fela þegna; hé ne mæg beón wurðful cynincg búton hé hæbbe swylce þéningmen ðe þeáwfæstnysse him gebeódon, Homl. Skt. i. pref., 62. as a technical English term Míne ( Alfred's ) ealdormenn and míne þénigmenn, Chart.
un-mǽle
Spotless ⬩ without marks or spots ⬩ immaculate ⬩ virgin
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Hé on fǽmnan ástág, mægeð unmǽle, 45, 18; Cri. 721
leornung-mann
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Ne mæg hé beón mín leorningman, Hml. S. 33, 114. Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs leornincgmannes weorc, R. Ben. 20, 6. Þæra fíf bóca andgit geopenode se Ælmihitiga Láreów his leorningmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 396, 12. Add
mǽþ-full
Shewing respect to others ⬩ courteous ⬩ humane
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Shewing respect to others, courteous, humane (v. mǽþ, V.) Mǽðfull humanus, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 42
mann-líce
Manfully ⬩ in a manner becoming to a man ⬩ nobly
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Manfully, in a manner becoming to a man, nobly Swá manlíce mǽre þeóden heaðorǽsas geald mearum and máðmum, Beo. Th. 2096; B. 1046
un-mǽre
Not illustrious ⬩ inglorious
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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh hé n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ hé on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16
magu-þegn
A thane ⬩ vassal ⬩ follower ⬩ retainer ⬩ warrior ⬩ servant
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A thane, vassal, follower, retainer, warrior, servant Ic eom Higeláces mǽg and magoþegn, Beo. Th. 820; B. 408 : (Beowulf's follower, Wiglaf ), 5507; B. 2757. Mǽrum maguþegne ( a retainer of Hrothgar), 4164; B. 2079 : (God's servant, Matthew), Andr.
ge-mána
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Wit uncerne dǽl oðfæstan uncrum mǽge, on þá gerǽdene ðe hé hit eft gedyde unc gewylde . . . ; and hé swá dyde, ge ðæt yrfe, ge ðæt hé mid uncre gemánan begeat, and ðæt hé sylf gestrýnde, C. D. ii. 113, 2-8. Ðæs ðe hé on uncrum gemánan gebruce, 13.
ælmes-mann
An alms-man ⬩ one supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar
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.), one supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar Ðeáh se man nime ǽnne stán and lecge on fúl slóh, ðæt se ælmesman mæge mid ðám óðrum fét steppan on ðá clǽnan healfe, Wlfst. 239, 10. On ælmesmannes híwe, Hml. S. 23, 562.
mǽþ-líc
Moderate ⬩ in accordance with due measure ⬩ proper to a person's degree ⬩ having regard to others
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Moderate, in accordance with due measure, proper to a person's degree, having regard to others (v. mǽþ-líce) Beón ða heregeata swá hit mǽþlíc sý let the heriots be as is proper to the several degrees (earl's, king's thane, &c. ), L. C.
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æl-mǽst
Almost ⬩ fere
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Almost; fere, Chr. 1091; Th. 359,12
ambeht-mæcg
A servant-man
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A servant-man
flǽsc-maðu
A fleshworm ⬩ maggot ⬩ vermis carnem infestans
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A fleshworm, maggot; vermis carnem infestans, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 19; Wrt. Voc. 24, 23
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