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menigu

(n.)
Grammar
menigu, <b>mengu,</b> menigeo; indecl.: also gen. e; f.

A manymultitudecrowdgreatnumber

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A many, multitude, crowd, great number Seó menigu ðara freónda, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 6. Menigo, Andr. Kmbl. 898; An. 449. Menego, Cd. 214; Th. 270, 1; Sat. 83. Menigeo (MS. A. mænigeo) turba, Mk. Skt. 2, 13. Mænigeo (MS. A. mænio), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 8. Mænegeo

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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Th. i. 282, 2-5. to jump, spring Hé áwearp his hrægl him of and hleóp on ðone mere (cf. hé unscrýdde hine sylfne and scǽt intó ðám mere, Hml. S. II. 211), Shrn. 62, 9. to leap on to a horse; hleápan úp to mount: Similar entries v. hleápere; II.

egenwirht

(n.)

Hire, wages, a giftmerces

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Hire, wages, a gift; merces. Ps. Spl. T. 126, 4

ǽrne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrne, acc. sing, m. of ǽt, adj.

Early

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Early On ǽrne mergen primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1;

blíðust

(adj.)

very merry

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very merry, Jud. 16, 25, = blíðost; superl. of blíðe, adj

myrgan

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D. merry ; vb. ]

Linked entries: mirgan mirgan

titul

(n.)

a title,superscription

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a title, superscription Titul ł merca titulus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 26

þistel

(n.)
Grammar
þistel, es; m.
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B. iii. 396, 33: þistel-mere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 15: þistel-leáh, iv. 49, 2

Linked entry: brád-þistel

erian

(v.)
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Wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 28. Þeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; F. 94, 14. Þeáh him mon erigan scyle ǽghwelce dæg æcera ðúsend quamvis rura centeno scindat opima bove, Met. 14, 4.

cépe-þing

(n.)
Grammar
cépe-þing, pl. n.

Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandisevenalia, merces

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Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise; venalia, merces Secgeaþ hí ðæt cýpemen monig cépeþing to ceápstowe brohte dicunt quia mercatoribus multa venalia in forum fuissent conlata, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Cépeþing [MS. cepeþinge] merces, Ælfc.

Linked entry: cýpe-þing

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne and on Cwanta-wíc and on Hrófes ceastre in this year [A.

cíping

Grammar
cíping, <b>; I a.</b> add.
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Céping teloneum (cf. mertze), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 10. dele gloss at Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 10

be-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnedan, pp. -cneden

to knead up

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to knead up Merces sǽd on hláf be-cneden oþþe on wín gegniden, Lch. ii. 248, 4

Linked entry: cnedan

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishinga fishing-grounda catch

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Se bisceop . . . ábæd æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó yrþlande, and ꝥ wæter gewænde of þám fixnoðe, and wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 21-28.

ge-ærnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnian, p. ode; pp. od

To earndeservemĕrēripromĕrēri

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To earn, deserve; mĕrēri, promĕrēri Hí geærnian mágen illi promĕrēri pŏtĕrint, L. Alf. pol. 39; Wilk. 44, 42

Linked entry: ærnian

ge-miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-miltsung, e; f.

Favour, mercy, pardonpropĭtiātio

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Favour, mercy, pardon; propĭtiātio Forðonðe mid ðé gemiltsung is quia ăpud te propĭtiātio est, Ps. Spl. 129, 4

Linked entry: miltsung

Fríge-ǽfen

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On ðám Frígeǽfen, þæs þe hé on mergen þrowode, manode hé his folgeras, Hml. A. 73, 6. Add

sǽ-wícing

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wícing, es; m.

A viking

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A viking Randas bǽron sǽwícingas (the tribe of Reuben ) ofer sealtne mersc, Cd. Th. 199, 3; Exod. 333

neáh-eá

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-eá, f.

A neighbouring river

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A neighbouring river Hié of ðǽm neáhéum and merum ða hronfiscas up tugon and ða ǽton, Nar. 22, 9

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Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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A city or fortress of the men of Kent; Cantuariorum urbs vel castellum. CANTERBURY; Durovernensis civitas Cantwara burg forbærn ðý geáre Canterbury was burnt in that year, Chr. 754; Th. 80, 35, col. 1. Brǽcon Cantwara burh they took Canterbury by storm

Linked entry: Contwara burg