mere-bát
A sea-boat
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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246
mere-deáþ
Death in the sea ⬩ death 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
a flood of water ⬩ deluge ⬩ a body of water ⬩ flood ⬩ ocean
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a flood of water, deluge Mereflód diluvium, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 18; Ph. 42: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 7; Gen. 1341. Streám fleów ofer foldan ... miclade mereflód, Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. a body of water, flood, ocean Mereflódes ýþa, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 4; Met
mere-grund
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
A sea-steed ⬩ a ship
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A sea-steed, a ship, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 12; Rä. 15, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 49; Met. 26, 25
mere-strǽt
The road which the sea furnishes
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The road which the sea furnishes, Elen. Kmbl. 483; El. 242: Beo. Th. 1032; B. 514
mere-streám
A sea-stream ⬩ the sea ⬩ water 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. Fox 11, 130; Met. 11, 65: 20, 228; Met
mere-swín
A sea-pig ⬩ porpoise ⬩ dolphin
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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. Meresuín bacanius, ii. 102,
mere-þyssa
A sea-rusher ⬩ a 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
A sea-ward ⬩ one 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
mere-menen
A siren
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A siren Meremenin sirina, Wülck. 47, 7. Meremennena sirenarum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 12
mere-næddra
A sea-adder ⬩ a 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
mirra
One who leads astray ⬩ a deceiver
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One who leads astray, a deceiver Merra seductor, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 63
Linked entry: merra
frum-meolc
The first milk ⬩ nectar ⬩ prīmum lac ⬩ nectar
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The first milk, nectar; prīmum lac, nectar, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: meolc
fyrst-mearc
Marked or appointed time ⬩ a space of time ⬩ interval ⬩ tempus constĭtūtum ⬩ tempŏris spatium ⬩ intercăpēdo
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Marked or appointed time, a space of time, interval; tempus constĭtūtum, tempŏris spatium, intercăpēdo Sunne oncneów fyrstmearc his the sun knew his appointed time, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 20. Him eft-cymeþ æfter fyrstmearce feorh life returns to it after a
Linked entry: frist-mearc
land-mearc
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Boundary of an estate or of a country Seó landmearce líþ of Terstán upp be Hohtúninga mearce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 5. Londmearce neáh near to the land's boundary, Exon. 75 a; Th. 280, 27; Jul. 635
land-mearc
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Belonging to the boundaries of a country Mín is se landmerca and mín is mannaseisca landsplot meus est galaad ( = heap of witness) et meus est mannases, Ps. Lamb. 59, 9
leód-mearc
a country
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A people's territory, a country, Andr. Kmbl. 572; An. 286: 1554; An. 778