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mecgan

(v.)
Grammar
mecgan, p. mægde(?)

To stirmix

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To stir, mix Cnuca eall ðás tógadere and magce tógadere pound all these together, and stir together, Lchdm. iii. 134, 8. Nime ðat dust and mæcige mid ðan æge take the dust and stir it up with the egg, 126, 19. Streám sceal mecgan mereflóde the river

Linked entry: mæcige

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or piecespartim

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By parts or pieces; partim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

flít-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
flít-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By strifestrifewiseeagerlyearnestlycertātim

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By strife, strifewise, eagerly, earnestly; certātim Flítmǽlum certātim, Mone B. 199

glíw-mægden

Grammar
glíw-mægden, glíw-mǽden.
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Take here <b>gliéw-méden</b> in Dict., and add Glíwmǽdena tympanistriarum, Ps. Rdr. 67, 26

Linked entry: mægden

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

A molespotmark

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A mole, spot, mark Fúll maal on [h]rægel stigmentum, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 13; Wrt. Voc. 26, 12. Mál maculam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 9 : 92. 19

Linked entries: mǽl ge-mǽlan

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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One, anyone, they, people; it is often used with the active voice where modern English would take the passive Man brohte his heáfod on ánum disce and sealde ðam mǽdene allatum est caput ejus in disco, et datum est puellæ, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 11. Tó middyre

Linked entries: MANN mon

mán

(n.)
Grammar
mán, es; n.

A bad, shameful actiona crimecrimeguiltwickedness

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A bad, shameful action, a crime, crime, guilt, wickedness Maan facinus, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 5. Mán, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 54 : piaculum, 68, 68. Mán and inwit guilt and guile, Ps. Th. 54, 9. Mán and unriht iniquitas, 118, 69. Mán, yfel

Linked entry: mán-áþ

man-

(prefix)

Linked entry: slagu

mál

Grammar
mál, II.
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Ꝥ sciplið gewende to Legeceastre, and ðǽr ábiden heora máles ( their pay ) þe Ælfgár heom behét, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 19. v. friþ-, wiþer-mál. Add

man

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Add: with correlative he Ðonne mon má fæst ðonne hé ðyrfe, Past. 313, 1. On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett his selfes, 35, 6. Hit is áwrieten ðæt mon ne scyle cweðan tó his fríend . . . 325, 1. Seó hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H

mán

(adj.)
Grammar
mán, adj.
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Þá oðswóran hié mid þǽm bismerlicestan áðe þæt hié him nǽfre on fultume nǽre, þéh þá áðas wǽren neár máne (or sbst.?] þonne sóðe turpissimam rupti foederis labem adcumulavere perjurio, Ors. 4, 3 ; S. 162, 12. Ic eom mánra áþa gewita, Angl. xii. 501, 19

mǽðere

(n.)
Grammar
mǽðere, es; m.

A mower

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A mower Síþberend vel mǽðre falcarius, i. falciferens vel falcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 80. Mǽðeras fenisece, 148, 21

Linked entry: mǽþ

bit-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
bit-mǽlum, adv. [bit, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

Piecemeal, by bitsmordicus

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Piecemeal, by bits; mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5

wæter-méle

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-méle, wæter-mǽle,es; m.

A water-cup

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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

geár-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
geár-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, es; n.]

Yearlyquotannis

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Yearly; quotannis Ríce geármǽlum weóx the kingdom. increased year by year, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 10; Met. 1, 5

mængan

(n.; v.; adj.)
Grammar
mængan, Mæn-íg, mænig, mænigeo, mænnisc.

Similar entry: mengan

cneó-mǽgas

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-mǽgas, cneów mǽgas, -mágas, pl. m. [cneó II. generation, mǽg relation]

Relations of the same sex or the same generationconsanguinei

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Relations of the same sex or the same generation; consanguinei Cneówmǽgas relations Cd. 83; Th. 104, 11; Gen. 1733. From cneómǽgum from their relations Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 8; Æðelst. 8. Enos ongon, mid ðám cneómágum, ceastre timbran Enoch began, with

Linked entry: cneów-mǽgas

flít-mǽlum

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Flítmǽlum, tó geflites certatim, i. slrenue, An. Ox. 106. Flí[t]mǽ[lum] certatim, 56, 210. For passage substitute

mæsen

(adj.)
Grammar
mæsen, [for (?) mæseren]; adj.

Of maple

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Of maple Vi mæse[r]ne sceala vi vessels of maple, Chart. Th. 429, 29. Chron. 641; Erl. 27, 8.]