mete-þegn
An officer whose duty it is to see after food ⬩ a sewer
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An officer whose duty it is to see after food, a sewer, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 31; Exod. 131
met-ráp
A line for sounding the depth of water
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A line for sounding the depth of water Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis (βoλίς ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 46: 11, 17
mid-dæg
Mid-day
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Tó middæge at midday, Lchdm. iii. 218, 4, 6, 9, etc. On ðæm sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge (MS. R. middan dæge), 258, 15
middel-dæg
Mid-day
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Mid-day Syle drincan middeldagum, Lchdm. iii. 74, 6: L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 22. Hé ðonne on middeldagum inne gewunode, 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 146, 13
middel-dǽl
The middle
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The middle Ongén ðæm middeldǽle (other MS. middele) on ðæm eástende ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6
middel-finger
The middle finger
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The middle finger Middelfinger medius vel impudicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 6: 71, 32: ii. 58, 5. Gif man middelfinger of áslæhþ iv. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 54; Th. i. 16, 11
middel-fót
The middle of the foot ⬩ the instep
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The middle of the foot, the instep Middelfót subtel, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 3
midde-sumor
Mid-summer
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Mid-summer Ðis godspel gebyraþ on middesumeres mæsseǽfen, Lk. Skt. 1, 1, rubric. On middesumeres dæg, Herb. 4, 5; Lchdm. i. 90, 17
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midde-winter
Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas
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Mid-winter, Christmas Ðis sceal on Sunnandæg betweox myddewintres mæssedæge and twelftan dæge, Lk. Skt. 2, 33, rubric. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter (meddewinter, MS. Bod.), Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32
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mid-eard
The world
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The world Mideardes ordfruman mundi originem, Hymn. Surt. 13, 30. Seó sunne ðe onlíht ealne mideard, Homl. Skt. 1, 72
Linked entry: eard
midne-dæg
Mid-day
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Mid-day Se rehta geleáfa swé swé midnedæg fides velut meridies, Ps. Surt. ii. 201, 25. in another version of the same hymn : -- Clǽnnyss sý swá swá ǽrnemergen, geleáfa swá swá middæg, Hymn. Surt. 16, 27
míl-gemearc
Space of a mile ⬩ distance measured by miles
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Space of a mile or distance measured by miles Nis ðæt feor heonon mílgemearces ðæt se mere standeþ it is not far hence, measuring by miles, that the mere lies, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1362
míl-gemet
A mile-measure ⬩ a mile-stone
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A mile-measure, a mile-stone On ðæt mílgemæt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 252, 21
míl-getæl
The number of paces in a mile ⬩ a mile
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The number of paces in a mile, a mile On ríme ðæs læssan mílgetæles ðe stadia hátte fíf hund and ðæs miclan mílgetæles ðe leuua hátte þreó hund and eahta and syxtig reckoning according to the smaller mile, which is called stadia, it is five hundred miles
miltestre-hús
A brothel
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A brothel Myltestrehús lupanar, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 53
mis-gedwild
Error
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Error Ðæt wé sóðfæstra, þurh misgedwield, mód oncyrren, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 1; Jul. 326
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mis-gelimp
Mishap ⬩ misadventure
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Mishap, misadventure Hé sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30
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mis-rǽd
evil advice or direction ⬩ mis-guidance ⬩ evil conduct
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Th. ii. 320, 3. evil conduct God hí ( the Israelites ) betǽhte ðam hǽðenan folce feówertig geára for heora misrǽde, Jud. 13, 1
mistel-tán
Mistletoe
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Mistletoe Mistiltán viscarago, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 66
mód-earfoþ
Travail of soul ⬩ distress of mind
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Travail of soul, distress of mind Icwonn(MS. þnc) módearfoþa má, Exon. 1193; Th. 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86