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mǽl-tange

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tange, an; f. -tang, es; m. (?)

A pair of compasses

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A pair of compasses Mǽltange circinum, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 70; Wrt. Voc. 34, 5: 62; Som. 68, 78; Wrt. Voc. 39, 61. Mǽltanges prica centrum, 39, 62

mæðel-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A house of meeting for speaking or for consulting

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A house of meeting for speaking or for consulting In mæðelern in preterium (l. pretorium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 52: 74, 23

mǽw

(n.)
Grammar
mǽw, meáu, méu, es; m.

A sea-mewgull

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Mere, mǽwes éðel, 123 b; Th. 474, 6; Bo. 25

Linked entry: meáu

meox

(n.)
Grammar
meox, mix, myx, es; n.

Muckdungorduredirt

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Ecg. P. add. 10; Th. ii. 232, 32. Ðæt treów biþ bedolfen and mid meoxe beworpen ... ðæt meox is ðæt gemynd his fúlan dǽda ... Hwæt is fúlre ðonne meox? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 29-33: Lk. Skt. 13, 8. Licgaþ forsewene swá swá meox (Cott.

Linked entry: mix

merigen

(n.)
Grammar
merigen, merien, mergen, es; m.

morningthe morning of the next daymorrow

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morning Úres andgites merigen is úre cildhád, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 14. Ðá se mergen geworden wæs when it was morning, St. And. 10, 3. Mergen þridda, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 11; Gen. 155: Beo. Th. 4213; B. 2103: 4255; B. 2124. Merien mane, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 53. On

Linked entries: mergen merne

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Ic eom geanwyrde monuc professus sum monachum, 18, 28. Godes þeówas, biscopas, abbudas, munecas, preóstas, L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 26. Wé willaþ ðæt munecas regollícor libban ðonne hí nú ǽr ðisan on gewunan hæfdon, ix. 31; Th. i. 346, 27.

Linked entry: munec

næs-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
næs-þyrel, -þyrl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Næsþyrel pennula, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 66 : nares, ii. 62, 5. Dó on ðæt næsþyrl, Lchdm. i. 352, 4. On næsþyrl bestungen, 348, 4. His ( the dead man ) næsþyrlo beóþ belocene, Blickl. Homl. 59, 14, Wið næsþyrla (næsþurla, 14, 11) sáre, Lchdm. i.

Linked entry: nos-þyrel

nergend

(n.)
Grammar
nergend, nerigend, neriend, es; m.

A saviourpreserver

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A saviour, preserver Ðec, mihtig God, nergend, Cd. Th. 239, 24; Dan. 375. Crist nergend, Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 39. Dryhten God, nerigend fira, Andr. Kmbl. 2573; An. 1288. Neregend, 581; An. 291. Se Godes cwide is folces nerigend (MS. B. neriend), Salm. Kmbl

nunn-mynster

Grammar
nunn-mynster, nunnan-mynster, es; n.

A nunnery

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A nunnery Ðæt nunmynster ( monasterium virginum ) ðæt mon nemneþ Coludesburhg, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 19 : 5. 3; S. 615, 41. In tó nunnanmynstre, Chart. Th. 231, 35

gleó-stæf

Grammar
gleó-stæf, gliw-stæf, es; m.

Joy

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Joy Gliwstafum joyously, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 22; Wand. 52

Linked entry: gliw-stæf

be-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
be-timbran, p. ede; pp. ed

To buildædificare, construere

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To build, construct with timber; ædificare, construere Hí betimbredon bécn they constructed a beacon, Beo. Kmbl. 6312; B. 3160

bi-gang

(n.)
Grammar
bi-gang, -gong, es; m.

a course, way, passage, circuitcursus, via, tenor, circuitusan undertaking, business, exercise, religious worshipnegotium, exercitatio, cultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Tída bigong the course of seasons, Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 13; Cri. 235. an undertaking, business, exercise, religious worship; negotium, exercitatio, cultus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 9

blǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽcan, blǽcean; p. de; pp. ed

To BLEACH, whiten, fadepallidum colorem inducere, albicare

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To BLEACH, whiten, fade; pallidum colorem inducere, albicare Blǽced bleached, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 27; Rä. 29, 5. Ne mæg ne sunne blǽcan no sun can bleach, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 20: blǽcean, note 20

Linked entry: blǽc

BÓSG

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSG, bósig, bósih, es; m? n?

An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE,præsepiuma cottagea barnstabulum, præsepium bovis

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An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE, as it is now called by the common people, in the Midland and Northern counties. It is now [1874] more generally used for the upper part of the stall where the fodder lies,-They say

ge-cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To coolrefrigerare

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To cool; refrigerare Send Lazarum, ðæt he dyppe his fingeres liþ on wætere, and míne tungan gecǽle mitte Lazarum, ut intingat extremum digiti sui in aquam, ut refrigeret linguam meam, Lk. Bos. 16, 24

ge-ceolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceolan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To make coldto coolrefrigerare

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To make cold, to cool; refrigerare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 24

ge-dwimor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwimor, -dwimer, -dwymer, es; n.

An illusiondelusionapparitionphantomerrorfallāciaphantasmaφάντασμαphantăsiaφαντασία

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Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 7

Linked entries: ge-dwomer ge-dwymer

ge-éðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éðan, p. de; pp. ed [éðe easy]

To make easy or lightalleviatelĕvāre

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To make easy or light, alleviate; lĕvāre Ðæt ðú hygesorge heortan mínre geéðe that thou alleviate the sorrow of my heart, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 17; Gú. 1179

ge-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To fouldefilepolluteinquinarefoedarecontaminare

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To foul, defile, pollute; inquinare, foedare, contaminare Ðæt hí willaþ mid gegaf-sprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan so that they will with idle speeches defile God's house, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 22. Ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne gefýle

Linked entry: a-fýlan

ge-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrdan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To hardento strengthendurareindurare

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To harden, to strengthen; durare, indurare, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 26; Vy. 74