léf
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Léf debile Germ. 389, 79. Mé is gelícost þám þe on léfan scipe byþ, Gr. D. 5, 14. Add
-leger
Similar entry: dirne-leger
manigfealde
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In many ways, abundantly: His hálines and wundor wǽron syððan manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland, Chr. 641; P. 27, 25. —
manig-híwe
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Multiform Þæne mænifealdan ł [mæni]-híwan multiformem, Hpt. Gl. 409, 5
mán-lic
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Wicked, evil Yrre and anda ús synd forbodene, manslyht and morðdǽda and ealle mánlice þing, Hml. A. 8, 190. Hé ( Christ) ámeldode heora (the Jews' ) mánlice geþóhtas, and heora unrihtwísnysse hé him openlíce sǽde, 76, 75
mánlíce
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Wickedly, (of swearing) falsely, criminally Sé ðe fæder oððe módor mánlíce wyrigð, hé sceal deáðe sweltan, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 29. Se gítsere wyle mánlíce swerian his sáwle tó forwyrde the covetous man will swear falsely to the destruction of his soul,
meaht
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líge-leóht
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Bright with flame; the neuter used substantively, as abstract noun Þis fýr is án lég, and hwæðre se an leg þreó þing on him hafað . . . Hé is hwít . . . þonne is þæt þridde þæt líhteð eall geond eorðærn . . . and þonne is hit hwæðre án lég, and ne mæg
mǽle
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Marked, spotted On mǽlan beorh middeweardne, C. D. v. 166, 3
-mǽle
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sam-mǽle
mearulíce
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without hardship, tenderly, delicately, indulgently Hé hæfde ǽnne sunu, and sé wæs . v. -wintre, þone hé lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde mærwlíce (merwlíce, v. l.) and selfwillendlíce filium habuit annorum quinque, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse
mennisc
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Ic andette Gode and ðǽm (ðe, MS. ) menniscum men mínum gástlicum scrifte, Angl. xi. 99, 56. Hé ásende mennisce sprǽce on þone heort, Hml. S. 30, 44. Englas geþafodon ǽr Drihtnes tócyme þæt mennisce men him tó feóllon, Hml. Th. i. 38, 27. Mennisce eágan
meolc-líþe
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Soft as milk, gentle Fram þám þe weg cynelicne beboda Drihtnes búton gylpes leahtre mealclíþe eádmódlíce stæppeð ab his qui uiam regiam mandatorum Domini absque iactantis uitio lactei humiliter incedunt, Angl. xiii. 369, 49
merþern
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Of martin skins Merðerne pyleceon, Chr. 1075 ; P. 209, 32
Linked entry: mearþ
middanearden
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Mundane, worldly Lufu Godes streclíce ásyndrað mann fram middaneardenre ( mundano ) and flǽsclicre lufe, Scint. 16, 16
midlen
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That is in the middle, midmost Sume syndon localia, propinquus gehende, longinquus fyrlen, medioximus midlen, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 21
militisc
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Military Sumes militisces mannes (sumes þegenes, v. l.) hors equus cujusdam militis, Gr.D. 77, 32. Þæs militiscan mannes (þæs þegenes, v. l. ) béne, 78, 27. Wǽron militisce men ( milites ) farende, 194, 13
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-múþ
Similar entry: gylden-múþ