morgen-spell
A story or narrative told in the morning
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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970
morgen-swég
A sound made in the morning
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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129
mór-land
Moor-land ⬩ wild hilly country
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Moor-land, wild hilly country Se ðe on wéstenne, méðe and meteleás, mórland trydeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1221; El. 612. He wunede on ðám mórlandum ( in montanis), Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 33. Se ǽresta láreów on ðám mórlandum ða ðe syndon tó norþdǽle Pehta ríces primus
mór-pytt
A marshy pool
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A marshy pool On mórpyt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 381, 9
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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death, destruction, perdition Hit wæs hæleþa forlor menniscra morþ ðæt hié tó mete dǽdon ofet unfǽle it was men's ruin, our race's destruction, that for their food they took that evil fruit, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 5; Gen. 722. Mid morþes cwealme with death's
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
morþor-bedd
The bed of death ⬩ the bed where a murdered man lies
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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436
morþor-slege
Murder ⬩ homicide
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Murder, homicide Swá hwylc swá morþorslege þafaþ quicunyue ad homicidium consenserit, L. Ecg. C. 22; Th. ii. 148, 14
morþor-sliht
Slaughter ⬩ the slain
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Slaughter, the slain Hwæt wæs on manríme morþorslehtes, deádra gefeallen. Elen. Kmbl. 1297; El. 650
Linked entry: morþ-sliht
morþ-weorc
An act which causes death
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An act which causes death (by witchcraft or poison), Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ... wiccecræft lufige oððe morþweorc gefremme ( causes death by witchcraft or poison, Similar entries v. morþ. III), L.C.S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21. Deóflíce dǽda on morþweorcum and
mót-hús
A house where a court or assembly is held
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A house where a court or assembly is held Dómhús vel móthús epicausterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 52. Móthúses prod[r]omi. Hpt. Gl. 476, 61
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múl-hirde
A mule-ieeper
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A mule-ieeper Múlhyrde mulio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 37
mund-gripe
Hand-gripe ⬩ grasp
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Hand-gripe, grasp Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 766; B. 380. Strenge getrúwode, mundgripe mægenes, 3072; B. 1534. Æfter mundgripe, 3880; B. 1938. Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B
munuc-hád
Monk-hood ⬩ the monastic state
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Monk-hood, the monastic state (of women as well as of men) Munuchád and abbudhád syndon on óðre wísan (different from the seven orders previously mentioned), L. Ælfc. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31. Ǽgðer ge preósthádes ge munuchádes menn both the secular and
munuc-heáp
A band of monks ⬩ the monks of a monastery
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A band of monks, the monks of a monastery Án abbod... mid eallum his munucheápe, Anglia viii. 325, 43
mús-hafoc
A mouse-hawk
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A mouse-hawk Múshafoc siricarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 17 : suricarius, 280, 21. Múshabuc soricarius, ii. 120, 81
múþ-hǽl
Salutary words pronounced by the mouth
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Salutary words pronounced by the mouth Módiges (Moses) múþhǽl(cf. éce rǽdas Moyses sægde. Th. 210, 15-17), Cd. 170: Th. 213, 14; Exod. 552
mylen-bróc
A mill-brook
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A mill-brook On mylenbróc; ðonne andlang streámes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 30
mylen-hweogul
A mill-wheel
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A mill-wheel Seó heofon ǽfre tyrnþ onbútan ús swiftre ðonne Snig mylenhweól (-hweowul, MS. P. ), Lchdm. iii. 232, 19
mylen-stede
A mill-stead ⬩ mill
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A mill-stead, mill Ðysne mylenstede ðe ðǽrtó gebyreþ æt Leóferes hagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 243, 10
mylen-wer
A mill-weir ⬩ mill-dam
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A mill-weir, mill-dam Andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 92, 30