Bretenan-mere
The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire ⬩ loci nomen apud Cambrenses
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The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire; loci nomen apud Cambrenses, Som
heals-mene
A necklace, chain for the neck
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A necklace, chain for the neck Hé dyde gyldene healsmyne ymbe his swuran he put a gold chain about his neck, Gen. 41, 42
Linked entry: mene
ofer-médla
Pride
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Pride Eahta syndan heáfodlíce synna. . . eahtoþa is ofermédla, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 8. Sóna swá ic mínes ofermédlan geswíce, 36; Th. ii. 436, 1. Gif hé on ofermédlan and on óðrum un-þeáwum his líf lyfaþ, 32; Th. ii. 428, 33: Cd. Th. 257, 14; Dan
ofer-mete
Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess
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Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess :— Se ofermete ne befæst ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 316, 19. Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note
smeá-mete
A delicacy
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A delicacy On ðás tíd (Lent) sceal beón forhæfednes gehwylcra smeámetta L. E. I. 40; Th. ii. 438, 9. Disc mid cynelícum mettum (smeámettum, MS. B.) gefylled discus, regalibus epulis refertus Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 15
met-ráp
A line for sounding the depth of water
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A line for sounding the depth of water Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis (βoλίς ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 46: 11, 17
ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág
met-gird
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Thómas eóde metende mid ánre metegyrde þone stede, Hml. S. 36, 94
met-scipe
Food ⬩ refection
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Food, refection Habban ða xii heora metscype tógædere, and fédan hig swá swá hig sylfe wyrðe munon, and dǽlon ealle ða meteláfe, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 6
ge-met
Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens
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Fit, meet, proper; aptus, congruus, conveniens Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre he had a loftier soul than were meet, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 5; Dan. 492 : 186; Th. 231, 21; Dan. 250: Andr. Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem
Linked entry: or-met
dæg-mél-sceáwere
Who or what shews the time of day ⬩ horoscopes
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Who or what shews the time of day; horoscopes, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 103: 4; Som. 56, 2
métan
To paint
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To paint Ic méte pingo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 60. Swá méteras métaþ on anlícnyssan as painters paint in likenesses, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 5. Seó ðe métan sceall pictura, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 3. Métton ofergeweorke depicto mausoleo, Coll. Monast. Th.
Linked entries: métere méting wiþ-métedness
módor
A mother
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Þurh geleáfan ðæs fæder and ðære méder, Homl. Th. ii. 52, 2: 50, 35: 116, 13: i. 66, 21. Hé mín ne rǽcþ ne ðære méder, Homl. Skt. 4, 313. Þurh þingunge his ðære eádigan méder. Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 42. Segþ his fæder and méder. Mk.
Linked entries: médder móddor módor-healf
mære
A night-mare ⬩ a monster oppressing men during sleep
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A night-mare, a monster oppressing men during sleep (cf. passage quoted in Cl. and Vig. under mara; 'En er hann hafði litt sofnat, kallaði hann ok sagði at mara trað hann. Menn hans fóru til, ok vildu hjálpa honum; en er þeir tóku uppi til höfuðsins,
hyge-mǽð
reverence
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Wígláf healdeþ higemǽðum [hige méðum, Th.] heáfodwearde Wígláf keeps guard reverently [or duly ], Beo. Th. 5810; B. 2909
cúðe-men
Relations ⬩ cognati
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Relations; cognati Ða cúðemen cognati, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 58
Linked entry: cúðo-menn
met-cund
Metrical
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Metrical Ðý metcundan (dymetcunda, Wrt.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 30. v. next word