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eáþ-méd

Grammar
eáþ-méd, l. -médu (q. v.

médan

(v.)
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For on méde in l. 2 onméde from onmédan (< on-mód, as eáþmédan < eáþ-mód) may be read

melu-gescot

(n.)
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melu-gescot, es; n.

A contribution or payment made in meal

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A contribution or payment made in meal Hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, hwílum melagescot, Wulfst. 171, 2 note

melu-hús

(n.)
Grammar
melu-hús, es; n.

A house in which to keep meal

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A house in which to keep meal Mealehús farinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 41

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mecg

Similar entry: mæcg

mela

Similar entry: melu

meolu

(n.)
Grammar
meolu, meoluc.

Similar entry: melu

meós

(adj.)
Grammar
meós, adj.

Mossy

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Mossy Innon meóson móre; of meóson móre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 23

merc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
merc, Merce, Mercisc, merce, mercels.

Similar entry: mearc

mére

Similar entry: mǽre

mése

(n.)
Grammar
mése, meóse, míse, mýse, an; f.

A tablewhat is on a table

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A table; also what is on a table Míse (MS. T. mése) mensa, Ps. Spl. 68, 27. Meóse mensorium (mensoriumquod est in mensa, ut mantile, et vas escarium), Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 61. Mýse ł beód mensa, 82, 21. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumon ðe feallaþ of heora hláfordes

Linked entries: meóse mýse

mearu

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Add: of material Genim ðone crop ufeweardne swá mearune (mearuwne, v. l. ), Lch. i. 224, 17. Mearewa smæras tenera labella, An. Ox. 2162. Merwe ífigtwigu, Lch. ii. 324, 16. Merwost sié, 194, 24. of persons. not grown up, not fully developed, inexperienced

méce

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medume

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Add:, me(o)dum. add: small, little. of amount Hí cómon ǽrest mid medemum fultume, ac siððan hý wiston hú hit þǽr besúðan wæs, þá . . . léton hí beódan mycele fyrde, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 17. of quality, status, &c. Þeáh þe Paulus wǽre se medmesta

meld

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melda

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méle

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Mélas charchesia, uasa pastoralia, Hpt. 31, 5, 55. Man sceal habban bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. [v. N. E. D. meal.] Add:

mene

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Hé geg'ængde mé mid orle of golde áwefen and mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode, Hml, S. 7, 37. Add

meós

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Add: — Man him fette of ðǽre foresǽdan róde sumne dǽl þæs meóses þe heó mid beweaxen wæs, Hml. S. 26, 37. ¶ as On meósbróces heáfod, C. D. v. 339, 3. On meósdene, 303, 1. In meósdúne, iii. 373, 23. On meóshlinc, ii. 172, 26. Tó meósleáge, v. 215, 9 (

mése

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Add: a table at which a meal is taken Ðæs abbodes mýse sceal á beón gemǽne þearuum and elþeódegum mannum, R. Ben. 93, 3. Sý hé áscyred fram gemǽnre mýsan þigene suspendatur a mensa, 49, 15. Fram meósan and fram geférǽdene a meme consortio, R. Ben. I.