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un-met

(adj.)
Grammar
un-met, un-mett, -mete; adj.

Without measureimmenseexcessive

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Without measure, immense, excessive Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quae persecutio omnibus anteactis immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 23

merian

(v.)
Grammar
merian, p. ede; pp. ed

To purifyrefine

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To purify, refine Ðam ðe his gást wile mergan (MS. B. merian) of sorge ásceádan of scyldum for him who will purify his spirit from the dross of care, separate it from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 112; Sal. 55

meornan

(v.)
Grammar
meornan, p. mearn, pl. murnon; pp. mornen

To carefeel anxietytrouble one's self about anythingreck

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To care, feel anxiety, trouble one's self about anything, reck Nalles for ealdre mearn he recked not of life, Beo. Th. 2889; B. 1442. Nalas for fǽhþe mearn for fear of the feud was not troubled, 3079; B. 1537. Nó mearn fore fyrene he cared not for the

or-met

(adj.)
Grammar
or-met, or-mett, -mete; adj.

Excessive, without measure

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Excessive, without measure Ymbhogena ormete rén (cf. se rén ungemetlíces ymbhogan,Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 19), Met. 7, 36. Hé mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode he decked me with priceless jewels, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 37

frǽ-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-mǽre, -mére; adj.

Very greatfamousexcellentegrĕgiusexĭmius

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Very great, famous, excellent; egrĕgius, exĭmius. Cot. 77

mæt

(n.)
Grammar
mæt, = mete, q.v.

ge-syfl-melu

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Dele, and see ge-siftan

ge-syfl-melu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-syfl-melu, n.

Dough

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Dough Ðæt folc nam gesyflmelu [gesyft melu, Thw.] ǽr ðam hit gebyrmed wǽre the people took their dough before it was leavened, Exod. 12, 34

Linked entry: ge-syft

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett, -met

To paintpingere, depingere

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To paint; pingere, depingere Swylce hí gemette wǽron as if they were painted, Chr. 1104; Th. 367, 1: Lchdm. iii. 206, 18: Prov. 7. Gé sind gelíce gemettum ofer-geweorcum ye are like painted sepulchres, Homl. Th. ii. 404, 17

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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to mete, measure Ic mete metior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 32. Ic meotu metibor, Ps. Surt. 59, 8: 107, 8. Ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe man met on fate everything that is measured in a vessel, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 8. On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ eów byþ gemeten

ge-eádmédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eádmédan, -eáþmédan, he -eádmédeþ; p. -médde, -métte; pp. -méded, -mét; v. a.

To humblehumiliatesubduesubmit one's selfhumble one's selfdeigncondescendadoreworshiphumiliaredignaricondescendereadorare

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To humble, humiliate, subdue, submit one's self, humble one's self, deign, condescend, adore, worship; humiliare, dignari, condescendere, adorare Se gehnysta gást and geeádméded ingeþancum the bruised heart and humbled by reflections, Ps. C. 50, 128;

Linked entry: ge-eáþmédan

módor

(n.)
Grammar
módor, gen. módor, méder; dat. méder; f.

A mother

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A mother (of human beings or of animals) Heó is ealra libbendra módor, Gen. 3, 20. Hér is ðín módor, Mk. Skt. 3, 32. Ánes cildes módor mater; manigra cilda módur materfamilias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 20, 21. Fæder and módor, Exon. 103a; Th. 391, 8; Rä. 10

on-médan

(v.)

(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan)

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(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon

Linked entry: médan

méd-líc

(adj.)

Similar entry: mǽþ-lic

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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not great, moderate, small (of time, space, quantity) Se medmicla fyrst modica illa intercapedo, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 14: Blickl. Homl. 111, 24. Is on westan medmycel duru, 1127, 8. Se yfela déma onféhþ medmycclum feó, 61, 30. Ðá féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan

ge-mec

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mec, adj.

Equal, suited, matched

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Equal, suited, matched Oððe wíf habbaþ him gemæc oððe him gemece nabbaþ either they are well-matched in marriage or have not wives suited to them, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5

ge-méd

Grammar
ge-méd, mad.

Similar entry: ge-mǽd

mǽþ-méd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ-méd, e; f.
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Reward for mowing Gytteorm for yrðe, mǽðméd gutfirma ad arandum et firma pratorum fenandorum, Ll. Th. i. 440, 27

Linked entry: mǽþ

med-drosna

Grammar
med-drosna, l.
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-drósna

méd-gilda

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Beó þú gemyndig þínes médgildan (mǽd-, v. l. : Lch. i. lxiii. 3) esto memor tui gallonis (i. mercennarii), Hpt. 31, 12, 262. Add