METE
MEAT ⬩ food
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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
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
a woman ⬩ female
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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
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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
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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
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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
A horseman ⬩ ĕques
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A horseman; ĕques Líhte se eórod-man desĭluit ĕques, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 33
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rǽd-mægen
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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
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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
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
A thane ⬩ vassal ⬩ follower ⬩ retainer ⬩ warrior ⬩ servant
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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
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Multiform Þæne mænifealdan ł [mæni]-híwan multiformem, Hpt. Gl. 409, 5
un-mǽle
Spotless ⬩ without marks or spots ⬩ immaculate ⬩ virgin
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Hé on fǽmnan ástág, mægeð unmǽle, 45, 18; Cri. 721
mǽþ-full
Shewing respect to others ⬩ courteous ⬩ humane
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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
Manfully ⬩ in a manner becoming to a man ⬩ nobly
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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