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mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey; according to one passage it seems equal to two 'ambers' Under mittan sub modio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 9: Hpt. Gl. 505, 4. Under mitte (mytte, Rush), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 15. Mitta, Mk. Skt. 4,

Linked entry: an-mitta

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst. Hig lǽddon hí of ðære byrig mid eallumhire mágum ( Rahab et cunctum cognationem illius

Linked entry: mið

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILTspleen

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The MILT, spleen Milti, Ep. Gl. 256, 24. Milte lien, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 67: 112, 71: splen, i. 45, 12: splena, 65, 52. Se milte biþ emlang ðære wambe, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 15, 22, 28. Þeós milte hic splen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 13; Som. 9, 34. Hyt gelamp

míl

(n.)
Grammar
míl, e; míle(?), an; f.

A mile

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A mile Álecgaþ hit on ánre míle ðone mǽstan dǽl fram ðæm túne, ðonne óðerne ... óð ðe hyt eall áled biþ on ðære ánre míle, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 30-32: Blickl. Homl. 129, 4. Leóuue, míle milliarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 7. Twelf míla, Blickl. Homl. 197, 23

missan

(v.)
Grammar
missan, p. miste.

to missfail to hitto escape the notice of a person

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to miss, fail to hit (with gen. of object) Hé miste mercelses, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439. to escape the notice of a person (with dat.): Beó se canon him ætforan eágum, beseó tó gif hé wille, ðý læs ðe him misse (lest any part be omitted by him), L.

míte

(n.)
Grammar
míte, an; f.

A small insecta mite

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A small insect, a mite Míte tamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 16

minte

(n.)
Grammar
minte, an; f.

Mint

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Mint Minte menta, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 11: ii. 98, 18: mentha, i. 67, 65. Eal mintan cyn mentastrum, ii. 56, 34. Gé ðe teóðiaþ mintan, Lk. Skt. 11, 42: Mt. Kmbl. 23, 23

milte-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
milte-wærc, milt-wræc, es; m.

Pain in tare spleen

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Pain in tare spleen Be miltewærce, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 1: 3, 16; Lchdm. ii. 318, 9. Wið milt-wræce, L. Med. ex Quad. 9, 5; Lchdm. i. 362, 5

Linked entry: milt-wræc

midl

Grammar
midl, l. mídl, míþl,
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and add Swá horsum mídlu (frena) synd on tó ásettenne, Scint. 55, 11

midl

(n.)
Grammar
midl, es; n.

a bitcurbthe thong which bound the oar to the pin

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a bit, curb (of a bridle) Midl frenum vel lupatum: brídles midl chamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 21, 22. Midlum lupatis (repagulis), Hpt. Gl. 406, 27. Of ísenum midlum ł brídlum ferratis salivaribus (repagulis), 458, 3: Homl. Th. i. 360, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 2349

Linked entry: ge-midlige

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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mildness, kindness, favour, mercy (most commonly with reference to the Deity) Mid ðec milds is apud te propitiatio est, Ps. Surt. 129, 4. Ðonne wurþe ús eallum Godes milts ðé gearuwre, L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 372, 5: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 23: Past. 44

Linked entry: milds

cattes mint

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Dele

míl

(n.)
Grammar
míl, es; n.

Millet

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Millet Miil milium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 9. Míl, 55, 68

mis-wider

Grammar
mis-wider, v. mis-gewider. l.
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mis-widere

milt-coðu

(n.)
Grammar
milt-coðu, e and an; f.

Disease of the spleenlienosis

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Disease of the spleen; lienosis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 74

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Mid, middle. of place Seó burh wæs on midre ðære eá ( in medio amne ), Nar. 10, 11. Ðá wé wǽron on middre ðære sǽ ( in medio mari ), Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 23. Is on middre ðære cyricean, 2, 3; S. 504, 39. Hire ( the axis ) midore ymbe (cf. ymb ða eaxe middewearde

midd

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Add Be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres, Solil. H. 20, 17. Betwux þám eórode middan, Hml. S. 25, 583. On middum ðǽm ofne. Past. 269, 1. On midre sǽ 431, 30. On midde þá sǽ in cor maris, Ps. Th. 45, 2. On midde þá sceade deáðes in medio

midd

(n.)
Grammar
midd, es; n.
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The middle On midde manegra in medio multorum, Ps. L. 108, 30

milte

(n.)
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Add: milt, es; m. Þindeþ him se milt, Lch. ii. 232, 11

milts

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Ðá ongann hé (Orpheus) biddan hiora (the Fates ) miltse; þá ongunnon hí wépan mid him, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 28. Milse veniam, An. Ox. 5, 43. Add