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METE

(n.)
Grammar
METE, mæte, es; m.

MEATfood

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Gesoden mæt on wætere elixus cibus, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 17. Swéte mete dapis, ii. 28, 29. Ðú scealt mid earfoþnyssum ðé metes tilian thou shalt with hardships get thyself food, Homl. i. 18, 15.

mægen-fæst

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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add

dæg-mǽls-pílu

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mǽls-pílu, [for dæg-mǽles píl],e ; f.

The style of a dial horologii gnomon,

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The style of a dial; horologii gnomon, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 59

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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a woman Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig wífman neáh weófode ne cume ða hwíte ðe man mæssige, L. Edg. C. 45 ; Th. ii. 254, 3. Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst, sum wæs lǽwede, sum wæs wífmon ( femina, ) Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35. Minutia hátte án wífmon, ðe on heora

Linked entry: wím-man

pund-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
pund-mǽte, adj.
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Weighing a pound Gif hý on twá mǽl etaþ, sý gehealden ðæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl tó ðam ǽfengifle, R. Ben. 63, 16

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

lof-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
lof-mægen, es; n.
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Abundance or greatness of praise Hwylc mæg spédlíce eall Drihtnes lofmægen leóde gehýran quis auditas faciet omnes laudes Domini, Ps. Th. 105, 2

mann-rǽdenn

Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, <b>. I.</b>
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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

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

eórod-man

(n.)
Grammar
eórod-man, -mann, es; m.

A horseman ĕques

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A horseman; ĕques Líhte se eórod-man desĭluit ĕques, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 33

Linked entry: eóred-man

rǽd-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-mægen, es; n.
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, cf. lof-mægen (v. rǽd, IV) Ðá wæs wæstmum áweaht world onspreht ... rǽdmægne oferþeaht the world was aroused to fruitful life, and overspread by productive force, Exon. Th. 353, 10; Reim. 10

þegnung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-mann, (þéning-, þénig-), es; m.
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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.

mægen-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-strang, adj.

Strong in power

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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.

ge-mǽgþ

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Cf. ge-mǽgas

magu-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
magu-þegn, m.

A thanevassalfollowerretainerwarriorservant

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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.

manig-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
manig-híwe, (?); adj.
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Multiform Þæne mænifealdan ł [mæni]-híwan multiformem, Hpt. Gl. 409, 5

un-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽle, adj.

Spotlesswithout marks or spotsimmaculatevirgin

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Hé on fǽmnan ástág, mægeð unmǽle, 45, 18; Cri. 721

Linked entries: mǽle mǽle

mǽþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-full, adj.

Shewing respect to otherscourteoushumane

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Shewing respect to others, courteous, humane (v. mǽþ, V.) Mǽðfull humanus, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 42

súþ-mǽgþ

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Ealle ðás mǽgðe and eác óðre súðmǽgðe oð gemǽre Humbre streámes, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 691, 5. Add

mann-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mann-líce, adv.

Manfullyin a manner becoming to a mannobly

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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