or-mǽte
Immense, excessive
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Immense, excessive Ormǽte gigas, Hymn. Surt. 44, 13. Ormǽde, 112, 23. Ðǽr læg sum ormíéta stán, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 29. Duru ormǽte. Exon. Th. 19, 32 ; Cri. 309. þreát ormǽte, 270, 14; Jul. 465. þreá ormǽte. Andr. Kmbl. 2333; An. 1168. Hé mid ormǽtre
spere-mann
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spic-máse
A titmouse ⬩ a tit
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A titmouse Spicmáse (Wright prints swic-) parrula. Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 40
hilde-mæcg
A warrior
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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799
ge-mǽre
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Add: <b>ge-mǽru, ge-mǽro</b>, e (or indecl. ?); f. A border, margin, coast Tó ðǽm gemǽrum ad oras, Wrt.
ge-mǽne
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Ðás nigon hído licggeað on gemang óðran gedállande, feldlǽs gemáne and mǽda gemáne and yrðland gemǽne, vi. 39, 8-10. Tó geménan hylle, v. 100, 21. On ðan gemánan lande gebyrað ðártó fíf and sixti æccera, 326, 33.
máðum
A precious or valuable thing ⬩ a treasure ⬩ jewel ⬩ ornament
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A precious or valuable thing (often refers to gifts), a treasure, jewel, ornament Gylden mádm, sylofren sincstán, searogimma nán, middangeardes wela módes eágan ne onlýhtaþ, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 40; Met. 21, 20. Máððum óðres weorp gold mon sceal gifan treasure
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mealt
Malt
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Malt Malt bratium, Ep. Gl. 6 b, 2: Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 18. Mealt, 11, 44: 127, 15: macetum, 58, 13
a-mæst
fat ⬩ fattened ⬩ altilis
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fat, fattened; altilis Amæste fuglas altilia, Cot. 16
alo-malt
Malt used in making ale ⬩ brasium ad cerevisiam conficiendam
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Malt used in making ale; brasium ad cerevisiam conficiendam Genim alomalt take malt for ale, Lchdm, iii. 28, 8
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efen-mǽre
equally great
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equally great
efn-mǽre
Equally great, illustrious, renowned ⬩ æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus
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Equally great, illustrious, renowned; æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus He ðone wélegan wædlum efn-mǽrne gedéþ he makes the rich equally great to the poor, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 63; Met. 10, 32
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ende-mæst
endmost, last ⬩ extrēmus
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endmost, last; extrēmus, Som. Ben. Lye
ealu-malt
malt used for making ale
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malt used for making ale
earfeþ-mæcg
An unhappy or unfortunate man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo
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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11
here-mæcg
A man of war ⬩ warrior ⬩ man
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A man of war, warrior, man [used of the men of Sodom when attacking Lot], Cd. 114; Th. 149, 31; Gen. 2483
hring-mǽled
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Ornamented with inlaid rings Hringmǽled sweord, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 10; Gen. 1992
hundred-mann
a centurion
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The chief of a hundred men, a centurion Ðá clypode hé ðæne hundredman accersito centurione, Mk. Skt. 15, 44. Sette hig tó ealdrum and tó hundredmannum and tó fíftigesmannum and tó teóðingmannum constitui eos principes, tribunes et centuriones et quinquagenarios
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hynden-mann
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The head man of a hynden Ðæt wé ús gegaderian á emban ǽnne mónaþ gif wé mágon and æmtan habban ða hyndenmenn and ða ðe ða teóþunge bewitan ... and habban ða xii [xi?] menn heora metscype tógædere [resolved:] that we gather to us once every month, if
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hýr-mann
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One who works for hire Hýrman mercenarius, Wrt. Voc. 86, 40. Mid ðǽm hýremonnum cum mercenariis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20
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