ge-mǽt-líc
Moderate ⬩ modicus
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Moderate; modicus
mann-þw-érness
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Dáuid for his manþwǽrnysse (-þwyrnysse, v. l. ) and mildheortnysse wearð Gode gecwéme, Hml. S. 16, 55. Add
mære
A night-mare ⬩ a monster oppressing men during sleep
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A night-mare, a monster oppressing men during sleep (cf. passage quoted in Cl. and Vig. under mara; 'En er hann hafði litt sofnat, kallaði hann ok sagði at mara trað hann. Menn hans fóru til, ok vildu hjálpa honum; en er þeir tóku uppi til höfuðsins,
a-mán-somod
excommunicated
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excommunicatedL. Edm. E. 2; Th. i. 244, 18, MS. B
ge-neát-man
A tenant, one holding land on payment of rent, 'gafol:'
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A tenant, one holding land on payment of rent, 'gafol:' -Gif geneátmanna hwilc forgýmeleásaþ his hláfordes gafol if any 'geneat-man' neglect the tribute due to his lord, L. Eádg. Suppl; Th. i. 270, 16
mæstan
To fatten
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To fatten Maestun saginabant. Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 61: Ep. Gl. 24b, 27. Ic wylle ðæt man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, Chart. Th. 596, 21. Is mæst saginatur, nutritur, Hpt. Gl. 489, 43. Weorþaþ mæsted pinguescent, Ps. Th. 64, 13
Dene-mearc
DENMARK ⬩ Dānia
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DENMARK; Dānia, Cimbrĭca Chersonēsus = Χερσόνησσs, f. a land island, peninsula; from χέρσos, χέρρos land, and νήσos, oτ; f. an island [Dene the Danes,-denu a plain, vale, valley; and mearc a boundary. The Saxon Chronicle, in 1005, 1023, 1036, has Denemearc
Linked entry: Dena mearc
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
fáh-man
A foeman, an enemy ⬩ inĭmīcus
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A foeman, an enemy; inĭmīcus Gif hie fáhmon [fáhman MS. H.] geierne if a foeman flee to it, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9
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forþ-man
one very rich or wealthy ⬩ prædīves
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one very rich or wealthy; prædīves, Som. Ben. Lye
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
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
mán-scyldig
Guilty of crime
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Guilty of crime Mé mánscyldigne ( Cain ), Cd. 49; Th. 63, 7; Gen. 1028: 50; Th. 64, 11; Gen. 1048
birigh-man
a city officer ⬩ ædilis
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a city officer; ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29
ge-máh
made water ⬩ minxit
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made water; minxit, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 13; Lchdm. i. 364, 1; p.of ge-mígan
wiþer-mál
A case against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ by way of accusation ⬩ defence ⬩ prosecution
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A case against (in reply to, or (?) by way of accusation), defence, prosecution (?) Man útlagode Swægn eorl, his óðerne sunu. Ðá ne onhagode him tó cumenne to wiðermále ongeán ðone cyng, and ágeán ðone here ðe him mid wæs his (Godwin's) other son, Swegen
bryst-man
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and see brytsnian
burg-man
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Hé wæs ánes burhmannes sunu on Ysrahéla lande, Hml. A. 181, 10. Hí wendon him tó þǽre burge ( Dover ) weard and ofslógon má þanne .xx. manna, and þá burhmen ofslógon .xix. men on óðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 4. Lǽde hine sum ealdormann hine geond
ceáp-man
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Ceápmanna del, C. D. vi. 41, 18. Add