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ge-met-festan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-met-festan, p. -feste; pp. -fested, -fest

To comparecomparare

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To compare; comparare Gemetfest comparatus, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 21

Linked entry: ge-mæt-fæstan

múl

(n.)
Grammar
múl, es; m.

A mule

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A mule Múl mulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 25: 78, 10: 287, 49: ii. 56, 40. Ne beó gé ná swylce hors and múlas, Ps. Th. 31, 10

múr

(n.)
Grammar
múr, es; m.

A wall

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A wall Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143

mydd

(n.)
Grammar
mydd, es; n.

A bushelmodius

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A bushel; modius Hannibal sende tó Cartaina þrió mydd gyldenra hringa his sige tó tácne Annibal in testimonium victoriae suae tres modios annulorum aureorum Carthaginem misit, Ors. 4, 9?; Swt. 190, 12

myl

(n.)

dust

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dust Ðát ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis loci illius contra ignem voluerit, Bd. 3, 10, tit.; S. 534, 16

-mynd

(suffix)

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þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Forcepowerstrengthforcestroopshostsvehementlymightilyfiercelygreatly

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Force, power, strength; the word seems to occur only in the plural, forces, troops, hosts Of ðam stáne wæter cwóman swýþe wynlíce wætera þrýþe ( the waters' forces ); eduxit aquam de petra, et eduxit tamquam flumina aquas, Ps. Th. 77, 18. Heofon weardiaþ

Linked entry: gebéldan

wealh-more

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-more, wealh-moru, -mora, an; f. m.

A foreign root carrot parsnip

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A foreign root, carrot, parsnip Walhmore, uualhmorae pastinaca, Txts. 85, 1502. Wealmore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: i. 286, 27: Lchdm. i. 120, 8. Wealmora, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 58 daucus, 31, 43. Waldmora cariota, 31, 46

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, <b>=(?)</b> métan
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Gif man óðerne sace tihte and hé ðane mannan móte (meet with; Price translates cite, see his note) an medle oððe an þinge, L.H.E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11

fætt

(n.)
Grammar
fætt, m. Dele: the MS. has sefa ? geðang. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215.

a-máwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-máwan, p. -meów; pp. -máwen [a, máwan to mow]

To mowcut offdemeteredesecare

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To mow, cut off; demetere, desecare, Ps. Th. 101, 4

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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The folc-gemót was forbidden to be held on Sundays On folcgemóte at the folk-moot, L. Alf. pol. 34; Th. i. 82, 12, 13: L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 8: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 23. On folcgemóte [-móte, L.], L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 11.

Linked entry: folc-mót

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Lifde and lissa breác Malalehel mon-dreáma hér, Cd. 59; Th. 71, 26; Gen. 1176. Meodo heall monig ᛗ dreáma full, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 14; Ruin. 24. Hé ána hwearf mondreámum from, Beo. Th. 3435; B. 1715

ang-

(prefix)
Grammar
ang-, a prefix, as in ang-breóst, ang-mód, ang-módnes, ang-sum, etc. from ange

narrowvexed

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narrow, vexed

Linked entry: -sum

blót-mónaþ

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Se mónoð is nemned on úre geðeóde blód*-*mónað, Shrn. 144, 5. Se mónað þe wé nemnað blódmónað, 153, 20. ¶ In Bede's 'De temporum ratione' it is said: 'November dicitur blótmónath ...

ge-síþman

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþman, -mon; gen. -mannes, -monnes; m.

A 'gesith;'comes

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A 'gesith;' comes Se gesíþmon [gesíþmon, MSS. B. H.] the 'gesith,' L. In. 30; Th. i. 122, 1

morne

(n.)
Grammar
morne, mórod.

Similar entry: morgen

fór-maneg

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-maneg, -moni; adj.

Very manypermultus

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Very many; permultus Heora fórmanega oft féngon to ánwealde very many of them often undertook the government, Jud. Thw. 161, 26

Linked entry: fór-moni

ge-mane

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mane, -mone; adj.

Having a manea mane

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Having a mane Ðara hǽfda beóþ gemona swá leóna hǽfdo their heads have manes like lions' heads, Nar. 35, 29

Linked entries: -mane ge-mone