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meter-fers

(n.)
Grammar
meter-fers, es; n.

Hexameter verse

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Hexameter verse Be his lífe áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6

mete-seax

(n.)
Grammar
mete-seax, es; n.

A meat-knifeknife used in cutting fooddagger

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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18

Linked entry: met-seax

mete-swamm

(n.)
Grammar
mete-swamm, es; m.

An edible mushroom

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An edible mushroom Metteswam fungus vel tuber, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 52

mete-útsiht

(n.)
Grammar
mete-útsiht, e; f.

A disease which causes food to pass the bowels without digestion

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A disease which causes food to pass the bowels without digestion Meteútsiht lienteria (λειεντερία ), Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 54. Meteútsihþ, ii. 53, 75

Linked entry: út-siht

met-gird

(n.)
Grammar
met-gird, -geard, -gyrd, e; f.

A rod for measuringa rodperch

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A rod for measuring, a rod, perch Metgeard pertica, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 5. Riht is ðæt ne beo ǽnig metegyrd lengre ðonne óðer, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 6. Ðonne is ðæs imbganges ealles þríó furlanges and þreó metgeurda, Chart. Th. 157, 27.

Linked entry: mete-gird

meðema

Grammar
meðema, <b> = (?)</b> meduma
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Voc. i. 59, 27

Linked entry: persa

metian

(v.)

to supply with food

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to supply with food Ðá beád ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3

Linked entry: mettian

metod-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-gesceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedeath

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Decree of fate, death Sum sceal seonobennum seóc sár cwánian, murnan meotudgesceaft ( approaching death ), Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 19; Vy. 20

metod-wang

(n.)
Grammar
metod-wang, es; m.

The plain where the decrees of fate are executeda battlefield

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The plain where the decrees of fate are executed, a battlefield Ðonne rond and hand on herefelda helm ealgodon, on meotudwange, Andr. Kmbl. 21; An. 11

met-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
met-scipe, es; m.

Foodrefection

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Food, refection Habban ða xii heora metscype tógædere, and fédan hig swá swá hig sylfe wyrðe munon, and dǽlon ealle ða meteláfe, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 6

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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to feed Ðú metsast ús cibabis nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 6. metsode cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

metsung

(n.)
Grammar
metsung, e; f.

Provisionfood

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Provision, food Be manna netsunge. Ánan esne gebyreþ metsunge xii pund gódes cornes, L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 25. metsunge féngon and gafle they accepted provisions and tribute, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 26.

metten

(n.)
Grammar
metten, e; f.

One of the Fates

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One of the Fates Ða graman gydena (MS. Cott. mettena) ðe folcisce men hátaþ Parcas, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Of mǽstan dǽle maxima ex parte, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 2: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 2. Ðá geseah ic beforan unc ðone mǽstan weal, 5, 12; S. 629, 13. Ða téþ of ádó ða ðe mǽste hæbbe remove the biggest teeth it has, L. Med. ex.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

micel-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-ǽte, adj.

Eating muchgluttonous

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Eating much, gluttonous Ic geseó dæighwamlíce ðæt ðú mycelǽte eart, Shrn. 16, 20

Linked entry: fela-ǽte

micel-heáfded

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-heáfded, adj.

Having a great head

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Having a great head Mycelheáfdode capitosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 34. Micelheáfdede, ii. 22, 69

micel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-líc, adj.

Greatgrandmagnificentsplendidillustrious

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Voc. ii. 54, 64. Wæs se wer for Gode and for mannum micellíc ( magnificus ), Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 38. his mægenþrymnes mycellíc standeþ, Ps. Th. 110, 2.

micel-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-mód, adj.

Having a great mindmagnanimous

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Having a great mind, magnanimous Nis his micelmódes mægenes ende magnitudinis ejus non est finis, Ps. Th. 144, 3

micel-sprecende

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-sprecende, adj.

Talking bigboasting

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Talking big, boasting Tungan micelsprec-ende linguam magniloquam, Ps. Lamb. 11, 4

micga

(n.)
Grammar
micga, an; m.

Urine

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Voc. i. 21, 63: urina, 46, 8. Drince buccan micgan ... sélost ys se micga ðæt oftost mid féded, L. Med. ex Quad. 6, 16; Lchdm. i. 354, 12, 15. Fúles hlondes, miggan foetentis lotii, Hpt. Gl. 483, 19.

Linked entry: migoþa