Mon-íg
The Isle of Man or Anglesey ⬩ Mona
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The Isle of Man or Anglesey; Mona Ðá gehergodon hí Moníge [Mæníge] then they harried the Isle of Man, Chr. 1000 (ed. Thorpe). Moníge Brytta eáland Angelcynnes ríce hé underþeódde Mevanias insulas imperio subjugavit Anglorum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 16
mór-beám
A mulberry tree or blackberry bush
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A mulberry tree or blackberry bush Mórbeám morus vel rubus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 60: murus, 80, 26. Márbeámas moros, Ps. Surt. 77, 47
Linked entry: múr-beám
mór-denu
A swampy or fenny valley
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A swampy or fenny valley Of ðam stocce inn on mórdene; of mórdene inn on ðere saltstrét. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 30. Cf. mór-fæsten
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An (edible) root ⬩ a carrot ⬩ parsnip
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An (edible) root, a carrot, parsnip Bétan more a root of beet, Lchdm. iii. 6, 19. Wylisc moru carrot . . . Englisc moru parsnip, L. M. 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 16, 21. Eolonan moran dust, doccan moran dust, 1, 54; Lchdm. ii. 126, 6.
mór-fæsten
A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country
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A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country Hé (Alfred) lytle werede uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór, and on mórfæstenum. Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 34
morgen
morning ⬩ morn ⬩ the morning of the next day ⬩ morrow
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morning, morn Ðá hyt morgen wæs mane facto. Mt. Kmbl. 27, 1: Blickl. Homl. 235, 18. Syððan morgen com, Beo. Th. 2159; B. 1077: Cd. 160; Th. 199, 29: Exod. 346. On morgene mane, Ps. Th. 91, 2. On morgenne in matutino, 100, 8.
morgen-ceald
Chilled with the cold of early morning
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Chilled with the cold of early morning Sceal gár wesan monig morgenceald, Beo. Th. 6036; B. 3022
morgen-colla
Dread (?) or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning
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or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning Him fǽrspel bodedon, morgencollan, atolne ecgplegan. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 245
morgen-dæg
morning ⬩ day-light ⬩ the morrow
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morning, day-light Ðá hit wæs tóforan dæges ðá cwóman fugelas . . . hí eft gewiton. Ðá hit on mor-gendæg wæs ðá . . ., Nar. 16, 24. the morrow Be ðan morgendæge þencean. Blickl. Homl. 213, 22
Linked entry: merigen-dæg
morgen-drenc
A drink or potion to be taken in the morning
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A drink or potion to be taken in the morning Hé gesette gódne morgendrænc wið eallum untrumnessum, Lchdm. iii. 70, 17
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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[ȝief he frend were me sceolðe ȝief him his morȝemete (cf. 231, 19 where it is called forme mete) þat he þe bet mihte abide þane more mete, O. E. Homl. i. 237, 33.]
morgen-spell
A story or narrative told in the morning
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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970
morgen-sprǽc
The periodical assembly of a guild held in the morning, or on the morrow after the guild-feast
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Th. 613, 7. [Cf. And if any broþer be somound to any morwe-speche . . . and wil nouht come, he scal paye a pound of wax, English Guilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 54.
morgen-steorra
The morning star
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The morning star Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe wé hátaþ morgensteorra Lucifer, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3: 39, 13; Fox 234. 3: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 26; Met. 4, 13
morgen-swég
A sound made in the morning
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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129
morgen-tíd
Morning-tide ⬩ morning
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Morning-tide, morning In morgentid in matutinis, Ps. Surt. 100, 8. On morgentíd. Beo. Th. 973; B. 484: 1041; B. 518: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 14. On ða morgentíd, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 1; Jud. 236. Útgong margentíde exitus matutini, Ps. Surt. 64, 9.
Linked entry: merigen-tíd
mór-hǽþ
A mountain-heath
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A mountain-heath Swá líg freteþ mórhǽþ velut flamma incendat montes, Ps. Th. 82, 10
mór-heald
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)
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mór-land
Moor-land ⬩ wild hilly country
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Moor-land, wild hilly country Se ðe on wéstenne, méðe and meteleás, mórland trydeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1221; El. 612. He wunede on ðám mórlandum ( in montanis), Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 33.