drý-men
magicians, sorcerers
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magicians, sorcerers, Homl. Th. ii. 472, 14
efen-mid
Middle ⬩ mĕdius, plāne mĕdius
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Middle; mĕdius, plāne mĕdius On ðisse eorþan fen-midre in mĕdio terræ, Ps. Th. 73, 12
Linked entry: midd
eóred-man
a horseman ⬩ ĕques
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a horseman; ĕques. Som. Ben. Lye
ettul-man
A gluttonous man ⬩ vŏrax hŏmo
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A gluttonous man; vŏrax hŏmo; — Hér ys ettulman ecce hŏmo vŏrax. Mt. Bos. 11, 19
Linked entry: etol
fæsting-men
Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place ⬩ servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo
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Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place; servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo Terram lībĕrābo ab refectiōne et hābĭtu illōrum omnium qui dīcuntur fæstingmen, Th. Diplm
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festing-men
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servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place, Th. Diplm. A. D. 823; 67, 2: A. D. 828; 79, 30
féðe-man
A footman ⬩ soldier ⬩ pĕdestris mīles ⬩ pĕdes
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A footman or soldier; pĕdestris mīles, pĕdes, Som. Ben. Lye
forþ-man
one very rich or wealthy ⬩ prædīves
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one very rich or wealthy; prædīves, Som. Ben. Lye
frec-máse
The nun bird ⬩ titmouse ⬩ pārus cærŭleus
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The nun bird, titmouse; pārus cærŭleus Frecmáse sigitula ? Wrt. Voc. 281, 9
freóls-man
A freeman ⬩ līber
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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6
freó-man
A freeman ⬩ free-born man ⬩ lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo ⬩ vir ingĕnuus
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A freeman, free-born man; lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo, vir ingĕnuus Ðæt ǽlc freóman getreówne borh hæbbe that every freeman have a true surety, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 19. Hwæt gifest ðú me freómanna to frófre what givest thou
Linked entries: freóls-man frig-man frí-man
frig-man
A freeman ⬩ hŏmo līber
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A freeman; hŏmo līber Gif frigman freólsdæge wyrce if a freeman work on a festival-day, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 12, note 28: 47; Th. i. 402, 21. Gif frigman fréum stelþ if a freeman steal from a freeman, L. Ethb. 9; Th. i. 6, 2
eáh-mist
Eye-mist or dimness ⬩ ocŭlōrum calīgātio
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Eye-mist or dimness; ocŭlōrum calīgātio Som. Ben. Lye
here-man
A soldier
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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8
mál-dæg
An agreement ⬩ covenant ⬩ settlement ⬩ a day on which terms are fixed ⬩ a day when the dowry was settled
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An agreement, covenant, settlement(?) (Icel. mál-dagi) or a day on which terms are fixed(?) (O. H. Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf tó mund and to máldage
mán-áþ
A false oath ⬩ perjury
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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18
mán-bealu
Wicked injury
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Wicked injury, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 27; Dan. 45
mán-drinc
An evil, poisonous drink
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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13
mán-full
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ flagitious ⬩ producing an evil effect ⬩ dire
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Evil, wicked, flagitious, producing an evil effect, dire Mánful profanus, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 8: infandum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 2: flagitiosus, criminosus, 149, 27. Mánfull nequam, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 30: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 23. Mánful