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MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non

Linked entry: mæg

hreác-copp

(n.)
Grammar
hreác-copp, hreác-mete

macoli summitascaput macholifirma ad macholum faciendum

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food given to the labourers on completing a rick, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 28, 27. The Latin version has macoli summitas, caput macholi for the former, and firma ad macholum faciendum for the latter. Thorpe in explanation of the passage quotes the following

Linked entry: copp

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, a storm. Substitute: <b>dynges mere</b>?
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Gewitan him þá Norþmen nægledcnearrum on dinges (dynges, dyniges, dinnes, v. ll. ) mere ofer deóp wæter Difelin sécan, Chr. 937; P. 109, 12

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasantdelightfulsweet

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Him ða twigu þincaþ swá merge the boughs seem so pleasant to them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 89; Met. 13, 45. Ða mergen amoena, Hpt. Gl. 409, 36

Linked entry: murge

Mǽðas

(n.)
Grammar
Mǽðas, Mǽðe, Méðas, Médas

the Medes

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the Medes Siððan hæfdon Mǽðe onwald: ofer Méðas ðæt lond: Asiria anwald gehwearf on Méðas: Mǽða ríce, onwald: on ðara Méða anwalde: Méða ealdorman: betuh Mǽðum: Mǽðum gafol guldon: cyning in Méðen, Ors. 1, 12; 2, 1; Swt. pp. 52, 54, 60. Méda máððumselas

Linked entries: Mǽðisc Médas Méðas

æhte man

(n.)
Grammar
æhte man, mann, es; pl. men; m.

A husbandmana farmerploughmancolonus

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A husbandman, a farmer, ploughman; colonus Laboratores sind yrþlingas and ǽhte men labourers are ploughmen and husbandmen, Ælfc. T. 40, 20

ge-ménelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ménelíc, adj. [ge-méne = ge-mǽne common]

Commoncommūnis

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Common; commūnis For geménelícre neóde for the common need, L. C. S. 10; Th. i. 382, 2, MS. A

eád-médan

(v.)
Grammar
eád-médan, p. de

To humblehumiliāre

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To humble; humiliāre, Ps. Spl. 74, 7: 38, 3

-mǽlum

(suffix)
Grammar
-mǽlum, -meal (in piece-

meal

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meal)

Linked entry: mǽl

sám-milt

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-milt, -melt; adj.

Half-digested

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Half-digested Se geþigeda mete hefegaþ ðone magan, and hé ðone sámmeltan (the half-digested food) þurh ða wambe út sent, Lchdm. ii. 186, 22

riht-médrencynn

Grammar
riht-médrencynn, v. médren-cynn,
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and

Linked entry: riht-fæderencynn

men

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Dele, and see þrimen

met

(n.)
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Add: measure Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and hý sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed

ǽrne

Grammar
ǽrne, l. ǽrne-mergen, -morgen

early morning

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On ǽrnemærgen (-merien, v. 1.) 344. On ǽrnemergen primo mane, Coll. M. 20, 29. On ealne ǽrnemergen, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 14. On ǽrnemorgen (ǽrmergen, -morgen, v. ll.) mane primo, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 578, 23

met

Similar entry: ge-

meó

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Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . meón (pedules), hosa . . . R. Ben. 92, 3. Hæbben hý tó tótgewǽdum hosa and meón, 89, 14: 91, 6. Add

mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
mæcg, mecg, es; m.

A man

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A man Ic meþelcwide mæcges (the angel that visited Guthlac) ongeat, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 9; Gú. 1192. Mægþ and mæcgas, 45 a; Th. 153. 29; Gú. 833 : 113 a; Th. 434, 7; Rä. 51, 7. Fréfra ðíne mæcgas ( the disciples of St. Andrew ), Andr. Kmbl. 843; An.

Linked entry: mecg

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the churchmassa festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated-mas

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a service of the church, mass Mæsse missa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 8. Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum

merigen-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
merigen-, mergen-líc; adj.

belonging to the morningbelonging to the morrow

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belonging to the morning Se merigenlíca tilia the labourer who came to work in the morning, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 29, Se mergenlíca steorra the morning star, Blickl. Homl. 137, 32. belonging to the morrow Ðam ne fyligþ merigenlíc dæg, forðan ðe him ne forstóp