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mere

(n.)
Grammar
mere, mære, es; m. f(?).

the seaa merelakean artificial poolcistern

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the sea (mer in mer-maid) Mere swíðe gráp on fǽge folc ( of the waters of the deluge ), Cd. 69; Th. 83, 18; Gen. 138. Mere ( the Red Sea ) stille bád, 158; Th. 197, 2; Exod. 300: 166; Th. 206, 27; Exod. 458.

Linked entries: mǽr-bróc mære mire

mere

(n.)
Grammar
mere, myre, an; f.

A mare

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A mare Mere equa, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 7. Mire, 287, 78. Myre, ii. 30, 42: Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 7, 2. Myran meolc, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 16. Ðære myran sunu, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 30. On myran rídan, 2, 13; S. 517, 7

mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

merece

(n.)
Grammar
merece, merce, es; m.

Marchesmallageapium graveolens

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Marche (a plant), smallage; apium graveolens Merici apio, Ep. Gl. 1 f, 4. Merice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 46. Merce, 8, 44:i. 286, 5: apium, 30, 37: 66, 69. Swínes mearce apiaster, ii. 7, 7. Merce merculiaris, 59, 45: apiaster, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 16.

mere-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deáþ, es; m.

Death in the seadeath by drowning

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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464

mere-flód

(n.)
Grammar
mere-flód, es; m.

a flood of waterdelugea body of waterfloodocean

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Fox 27, 4; Met. 27, 2: Cd. 167; Th. 209, 23; Exod. 503. On mereflóde middum in the midst of the waters, 8; Th. 9, 21; Gen. 145. Bisencte on mereflóde drowned in ocean, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 10; Jul. 480: 82 a; Th. 309, 19; Seef. 59

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

mere-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hengest, es; m.

A sea-steeda ship

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A sea-steed, a ship, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 12; . 15, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 49; Met. 26, 25

mere-næddra

(n.)
Grammar
mere-næddra, an; m. -nædre, an; f.

A sea-addera lamprey

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A sea-adder, a lamprey Merenæddra murena vel murina vel lampreda, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 65. Myre-næddra, 77, 72. Merenædre, ii. 59, 23

mere-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
mere-strǽt, e; f.

The road which the sea furnishes

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Kmbl. 483; El. 242: Beo. Th. 1032; B. 514

mere-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mere-streám, es; m.

A sea-streamthe seawater of the sea

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A sea-stream, the sea, water of the sea, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 27; Gen. 833: 154; Th. 191, 5; Exod. 210: 166; Th. 207, 17; Exod. 468. Merestreám ne dear ofer eorþan sceát eard gebrǽdan (cf. sǽ, Bt. Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met.

mere-swín

(n.)
Grammar
mere-swín, es; n.

A sea-pigporpoisedolphin

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A sea-pig, porpoise, dolphin Ðes mereswín hic delfin, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 14; Som. 9, 37: Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 15: i. 281, 56. Mereswín bacharus, 281, 57: 65, 61: delphin vel bocharius vel simones, 55, 60. Mereswýn bacharus, 21, 46.

mere-þyssa

(n.)
Grammar
mere-þyssa, an; m.

A sea-rushera ship

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A sea-rusher, a ship On mereþyssan, Andr. Kmbl. 892; An. 446. On mereþissan, 514; An. 257

Linked entries: þyssa wæter-þísa

mere-weard

(n.)
Grammar
mere-weard, es; m.

A sea-wardone who keeps guard in the sea

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A sea-ward, one who keeps guard in the sea Se mereweard ( the whale ), Exon. 97 a; Th. 363, 13; Wal. 53

merigen-dæg

Grammar
merigen-dæg, mergen-dæg, es; m.

Morrow

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Morrow ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste, Blickl. Homl. 213, 25

merigen-tíd

Grammar
merigen-tíd, mergen-tíd, e; f.

Morning-timemorning

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Morning-time, morning Fram ðære mǽran mergentíde óþ ðæt ǽfen cume a custodia matutina usque ad noctem, Ps. Th. 129, 6

mersc

(n.)
Grammar
mersc, es; m.

A marsh

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A marsh Mersc calmetum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 42: 103, 10: 127, 55. mærsce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 175, 32. Ðat lond at Ðorpe mid médwe and mid merisce, iv. 295, 7. On sealtum mersce, Ps. Spl. 106, 34.

Linked entry: merisc

mersc-land

(n.)
Grammar
mersc-land, es; n.

Marsh-land

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Marsh-land Forneáh ǽlc tilþ on mersclande forférde, Chr. 1098; Erl. 235, 12

mersc-mealwe

(n.)
Grammar
mersc-mealwe, an; f.

Marsh-mallow

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Voc. i. 67, 20. Merscmealwe hibiscum, ii. 43, 3. Merscmealuwe. Ðeós wyrt ðe man hibiscum and óðrum naman merscmealwe (-mealuwe, MS. B.) nemnaþ, Herb. 39; Lchdm. i. 140, 3-5. Merscmealwan crop, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24.

Linked entry: mealwe

mésan

(v.)

to feedeat

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to feed, eat Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor ealdum þyrse I can eat mightier meals than an old giant, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 26; . 41, 62