mealt
Malt
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Malt Malt bratium, Ep. Gl. 6 b, 2: Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 18. Mealt, 11, 44: 127, 15: macetum, 58, 13
mearc-pæð
A path leading through a country
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(?) A path leading through a country Be mearcpaðe, strǽte neáh, Andr. Kmbl. 2124; An. 1063. Ic síðade wíddor mearcpaðas ( paths across the marches? ) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát hé ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum? -waðu
mid-ferhþ
Middle life or age
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Middle life or age On cnihtháde ... swá forþ eallne giógoþhád ... and ðonne lytle ǽr his midferhþe, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 25
miltsiend
One who takes pity
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One who takes pity Ðú nǽre miltsiend ofer heora cild, Blickl. Homl. 249, 6. Mildheort and mildsiend miserator et misericors, Ps. Spl. 102, 8. Mildsiend miserator, Ps. Lamb. 85, 15. Milsend, Rtl. 69, 7: 170, 9
Linked entry: miltsian
mód-geþanc
Mind ⬩ thoughts ⬩ thought
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Mind, thoughts, thought He mid his eágum up to heofenum lócade ðyder his módgeþanc á geseted wæs with his eyes He looked up to heaven, whither his thoughts were ever directed, Blickl. Homl. 227, 17: Exon. 50a; Th. 173, 33; Gú. 1170. Módgeþonc, Bt. Met
móraþ
A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries) ⬩ a decoction of wine and herbs
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A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries), a decoction of wine and herbs Móraþ carenum (cf. carenum æþele alu, ii. 23, 1), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 64. Ne ete fersce gós . . . ne fersc swín ne náht ðæs ðe of mórode cums. Gif hé hwilc
nægel
the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp
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the nail of a finger or toe Nægel unguis; næglas ungues, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 60. Fingras digiti . . . nægel ungula, 65, 4. Nægl, 283, 25. Nægl unguana, ii. 124, 10. Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20. Gif
pæþ
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A path, track Pæþ, paþ semita, Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 25, 3. Manna paþ semita, deúra paþ callis, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 41-42. Pæþ semita, 80, 37. Wegleás pæþ invium, 53, 61. Pæþ callis, iter pecudum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 58. Paþ callis, 14, 10. Paat, 103, 48. Andlang
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biscop-roc
A bishop's rocket ⬩ dalmatica
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[roc, rocc a tunic] A bishop's rocket; dalmatica Mid biscoprocce scrýdan to clothe with a bishop's rocket, Lchdm. iii. 202, 26
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bóc-fel
A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum ⬩ charta pergamena, membrana
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[fell skin] A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum; charta pergamena, membrana Bócfel membrana, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 111; Wrt. Voc. 46, 68. Bócfel bargina, 16. Som. 58, 57; Wrt. Voc. 21, 44. Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and
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bóc-land
BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold ⬩ ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
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BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold; ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
Linked entry: bóc-æceras
borh-wed
Anything given in pledge ⬩ vadimonium
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Anything given in pledge; vadimonium
ge-bregd
Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ astūtia
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Craft, cunning; astūtia Dryhfen dǽleþ sumum tæfle crǽft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one skill at the table, cunning at the coloured board, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 20; Vy. 71
ge-dríf
What is driven ⬩ stubble ⬩ stipula
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What is driven, stubble; stipula Gesete hí swá swá gedríf ætforan ansýne windes pone illos sicut stipulam ante faciem venti, Ps. Spl. T. 82, 12
ge-fég
A joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ commissura ⬩ junctura
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A joining, juncture; commissura, junctura,Cot. 43 : Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82; Wrt. Voc. 39, 65 : Compago, 70; Som. 70, 57; Wrt. Voc. 42, 65. Gefeig formula, Lye. Gefég borda a joining of boards, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82. Mennisce handa hit ne mihton
Linked entry: -fég
ge-gaderscype
A joining ⬩ union ⬩ matrimony ⬩ jugalitas
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A joining, union, matrimony; jugalitas, Hpt. Gl. 411, 416
ge-hnǽst
A conflict ⬩ slaughter ⬩ conflictus ⬩ prœlium
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A conflict, slaughter; conflictus, prœlium Æfter ðæm gehnǽste after the battle, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 24; Gen. 2015 : Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 15, note 9
Linked entries: ge-hnǽstan -hnǽst ge-hnád
ge-hlýd
A cry ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ tumult ⬩ murmuring ⬩ clāmor ⬩ tumultus ⬩ murmur
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A cry, clamour, noise, tumult, murmuring; clāmor, tumultus, murmur Mycel gehlýd wæs on ðære menigeo be him murmur multum ĕrat in turbo de eo, Jn. Bos. 7, 12 : Mt. Bos. 27, 24 : Homl. Th. ii. 336, 18. Gehlýde mín to ðé becume clāmor meus ad te pervĕniat
ge-hwearf
A change ⬩ exchange ⬩ commūtātio ⬩ permūtātio
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A change, exchange; commūtātio, permūtātio Gehwearf commūtātio, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 26; Wrt. Voc. 47, 31