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medu-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drinc, es; m.

Mead-drinking

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Mead-drinking Fore medodrince instead of mead-drinking, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 12; Seef. 22

medu-seld

(n.)
Grammar
medu-seld, es; n.

Mead-househouse in which feasting takes place

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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

medu-wang

(n.)
Grammar
medu-wang, es; m.

A mead-plainthe ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk

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A mead-plain, the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk Tó sele comon feówertýne Geáta gongan, módig ( Beowulf ) on gemonge meodowongas træd. Ðá com ingán ealdor þegna, Beo. Th. 3291; B. 1643

melcing-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
melcing-fæt, es; n.

A milk-pail

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A milk-pail Melcingfata mulctra, Germ. 390, 66

Linked entry: meolc-fæt

melu-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
melu-gescot, es; n.

A contribution or payment made in meal

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A contribution or payment made in meal Hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, hwílum melagescot, Wulfst. 171, 2 note

melu-hús

(n.)
Grammar
melu-hús, es; n.

A house in which to keep meal

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A house in which to keep meal Mealehús farinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 41

Linked entry: meale-hús

meolc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
meolc-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding milka milk-pail

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A vessel for holding milk, a milk-pail Meolcfæt mulctrale vel sinum vel mulctrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 13

Linked entry: melcing-fæt

meolc-súcend

(n.)
Grammar
meolc-súcend, es; m.

A suckling

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A suckling Meolocsúcendra lactantium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 71. Meolcsucgendra, 73, 9

mere-deór

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deór, es; n.

A sea-beast

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A sea-beast,Beo. Th. 1120; B. 558

mere-faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-faroþ, es; m.

Sea-waves

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Sea-waves On merefaroþe on the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 577; An. 289: 701; An. 351: Exon. 122 b; Th. 471, 16; Rä. 61, 2

mere-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
mere-fisc, es; m.

A sea-fish

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A sea-fish Wæs merefixa mód onhréred, Beo. Th. 1102; B. 549

mere-grot

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grot, es; n.

A pebblestone of the seaa pearl

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A pebble or stone of the sea, a pearl Ne forlǽte ic ðé nǽfre, mín meregrot! Blickl. Homl. 149, 2. Is heofena ríce gelíc ðam mangere ðe sóhte ðæt góde meregrot. Ðá hé funde ðæt án deórwyrðe meregrot ðá bohte hé ðæt meregrot, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 45-46. Bergean

Linked entry: grot

mere-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hrægel, es; n.

A sea-garmenta sail

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A sea-garment, a sail Merehrægla sum, segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3815; B. 1905

mere-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hús, es; n.

A sea-house (Noah's ark)

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A sea-house (Noah's ark), Cd. 65; Th. 78, 34; Gen. 1303: 69; Th. 82, 18; Gen. 1364

mere-hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hwearf, es; m.

A sea-wharfsea-shore

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A sea-wharf, sea-shore, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 16; Exod. 516

Linked entry: hwearf

mere-torr

(n.)
Grammar
mere-torr, es; m.

A tower formed by the sea (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea)

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A tower formed by the sea (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484

mere-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
mere-wíf, es; n.

A water-witchwoman living in a lake

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A water-witch, woman living in a lake (Grendel's mother), Beo. Th. 3042; B. 1519

mete-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-corn, es; n.

Corn for food

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Corn for food Ílk habbe his metecú and his metecorn, Chart. Th. 580, 7. v. next word

meter-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
meter-cræft, es; m.

The art of versificationars metrica

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The art of versification; ars metrica, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 25

meter-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
meter-geweorc, es; n.

Verse

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Verse Paulinus béc of metergeweorce on geráde sprǽce ic gehwyrfde I turned Paulinus' books front verse into prose, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 21

Linked entry: ge-weorc