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murcen

(adj.)
Grammar
murcen, (?); adj.

Sadcomplaining

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Sad, complaining Ða ðe murcne ǽr hungur heardne geþoledan, Ps. Th. 145, 6

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

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To grieve, complain, repine Hwí murcnast (MS. Bod. murcas) ðú wið mín quid tu reum me quotidianis agis guerelis? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 3. Murcaþ forðý ðæt Gode nolde þeówian gemunt homines quod Deo servire noluerunt Past. 36, 3; Swt. 250, 16.

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

murcnung

(n.)
Grammar
murcnung, e; f.

Complaintmurmuring

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Complaint, murmuring Ðá gehýrde Drihten folces murcnunge ( murmurationes ). Ex. 16, 11. Ic syngede þurh tale and þurh murcnunge (per detractionem et per murmurationem), Confess. Pecc. Wóplícum murcnungum flebilibus questibus Hpt. Gl. 518, 26.

murra

(n.)
Grammar
murra, myrra, an; m.

Cicely

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Cicely Murra hátte wyrt, Lchdm. ii. 18, 3. Nim murran ða wyrt, iii. 8, 1 Myrran, 14, 20

mús

(n.)
Grammar
mús, e; f.

a mousea muscle

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a mouse Muus mus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 41. Mús sorex, i. 23, 31 : mus vel sorex, 78, 23. Ðeós mús hic mus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; Som. 12, 20. Gif gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 2. Mýs sorices. Wrt.

muscelle

(n.)
Grammar
muscelle, muscle, muxle, musle, an; f. [from Latin]

A musclemussela shell-fish

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A muscle or mussel, a shell-fish Muscle muscula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 76. Muxle, i. 77, 71: geniscula, 281, 62. Mucxle, 65, 68: ii. 41, 19. Musclan scil conca, 15, 35. Of muscellan de conca, 26, 39: 75, 71: 89, 35. Musclan, Hpt. Gl. 417, 9.

múse-pise

(n.)
Grammar
múse-pise, an; f.

Mouse-peaa vetch

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Mouse-pea, a vetch Múisepise vicia, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 55

Linked entry: pise

mús-fealu

(adj.)
Grammar
mús-fealu, adj.

Mouse-coloured

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Voc. ii. 58, 8

mús-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
mús-hafoc, es; n.

A mouse-hawk

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A mouse-hawk Múshafoc siricarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 17 : suricarius, 280, 21. Múshabuc soricarius, ii. 120, 81

must-fleóge

(n.)
Grammar
must-fleóge, an; f.

A small fly found in winebibio, parva musca quae in vino nascitur

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A small fly found in wine; bibio, parva musca quae in vino nascitur Mustfleógan (rnuscfleotan, Wrt.) bibiones, mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 74. Cf. bibulus musti bibiones (Anglice myntys) arcet amurca, 176, 24

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a riveran openingdoor

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Be norþan ðæm porte is se múþa ðære . . . Ottorogorre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6-13. On Limene múþan . . . Se múþa is on eástweardre Cent. . .

múþ-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-ádl, e; f.

A mouth-disease

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A mouth-disease Múþádl on góman mentedra veloscedo Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 64: ii. 58, 7

múþ-bersting

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bersting, e; f.

A breaking out about the mouth

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A breaking out about the mouth Múþberstingc (in a list of diseases) frenus (cf. frenusculi, ulcera circa rictum oris, similia his quae fiunt jumentis asperitate frenorum, Isid. 4, orig. 8), Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 14. Múþbersting, ii. 39, 17.

múþ-hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-hǽl, es; n.

Salutary words pronounced by the mouth

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Salutary words pronounced by the mouth Módiges (Moses) múþhǽl(cf. éce rǽdas Moyses sægde. Th. 210, 15-17), Cd. 170: Th. 213, 14; Exod. 552

mútung

(n.)
Grammar
mútung, e; f.

A loan

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A loan (?) Mútung vel wrixlung mutuum, Wrt. Voc.ii. 58, 60. Cf. lǽn commodum; wrixlung mutuum, i. 21, 1-3: and borge mutuum, Kent. Gl. 817

mycg

(n.)
Grammar
mycg, mygg, es; m. : mycge (?), an; f.

A midge

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A midge Mygg culix. Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 60: sciniphes, 120, 9. Mycg culix, 15, 55. Mygc, i. 281, 36, Micge (micgc ?) culex, 24, 17. Mycgæs cynomya Ps. Spl. T. 104, 29. Wið gnættas and micgeas, Lchdm. i. 54, 14. Heó gnættas and micgeas (micgas, MS.

mycgern

(n.)

fat about the kidneys

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Voc. i. 46, 10: exugia, ii. 30, 13. Micgerne exugia i. minctura, 146, 31. Rysele, mycgern axungia; micgern arvina, i. adeps ł pinguedo. Hpt. Gl. 471, 4-7

Linked entry: micgern

mylen-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-bróc, es; m.

A mill-brook

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A mill-brook On mylenbróc; ðonne andlang streámes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 30

mylen-ham

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-ham, mylen-hamm, es; m.

An enclosure in which a mill stands

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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10

mylen-hweogul

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-hweogul, es; n.

A mill-wheel

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A mill-wheel Seó heofon ǽfre tyrnþ onbútan ús swiftre ðonne Snig mylenhweól (-hweowul, MS. P. ), Lchdm. iii. 232, 19