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
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
ge-mád
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Foolish, senseless, mad Gemaad vecors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 36. Gemád fatue (Qui dixert, 'Fatue,' Mt. 5, 22), 72, 8
ge-máh
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Unsǽle, gemáh inprobus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 16. Gemáh inproba, 46, 54. Gemáh vel bald frontuosus, 151, 26. Se gemá inportunus, 43, 71. Gemáh scínhíw flíhð pervicax monstrum (the devil) fugit, Hy. S. 142, 12. Ys hatigendlic sé þe gemáh ys tó specenne est
ge-máh
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evil Gemáh inperbitas (=? gemáhnes (q. v.) inprobitas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 57. (?)
ge-man
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Dele, and see ge-mána
mán-dǽda
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An evil-doer, one that works iniquity Morðslagan and mándǽdan. . . and wiccan and unlybbwyrhtan, Nap. 65, 36
mán-wræc
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Wicked Þæt mánwræce, mánful infandum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 55. Cf. sceþ-wræc
hægsteald-man
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Cd. 151; Th. 190, 1; Exod. 192 : Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 18; Rä. 55, 3
cope-man
a merchant
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a merchant Som. Ben. Lye
bǽr-man
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Hé hreopode ðá bǽre, and þá bǽrmenn ætstódon, Hml. Th. i. 492, 25: ii. 150, 13. Hé beád him ꝥ hí ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non
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æcer-man
A field-man ⬩ farmer ⬩ agricola
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A field-man, farmer; agricola, Ælfc. Gl. 5
cýp-man
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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A chapman, merchant; mercator Ða cýpmen binnon ðam temple getácnodon unrihtwíse láreówas on Godes gelaðunge the chapmen within the temple betokened unrighteous teachers in God's church, Homl. Th. i. 410, 35: ii. 120, 15. Drihten adrǽfde of ðam temple
eldor-man
an alderman
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an alderman, Th. Diplm. A. D. 883; 129, 25