micel-líc
Great ⬩ grand ⬩ magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious
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Hwæt ðæt síe mǽrlíces and micellíces ðæt git mec gehátaþ quid sit illud quod mihi tam illustre et tam magnificum pollicemini, Nar. 25, 12: Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 21. Hú micellíce ( magnificata ) sind werc ðín, Ps. Surt. 91, 6
micel-mód
Having a great mind ⬩ magnanimous
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Having a great mind, magnanimous Nis his micelmódes mægenes ende magnitudinis ejus non est finis, Ps. Th. 144, 3
midde-weard
Mid-ward ⬩ middle of
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As a noun :-- On middeweardan innoþes mínes in medio ventris mei, Ps. Lamb. 21, 15
mid-fæsten
Mid-Lent
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Mid-Lent Wæs mycel gemót tó midfestene, Chr. 1047; Erl. 175, 11
mid-hrif
The mid-riff ⬩ the diaphragm ⬩ separating the heart from the stomach ⬩ the entrails
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The mid-riff; the diaphragm, separating the heart from the stomach, etc.; also the entrails Midrif disseptum, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 51: exta, 44, 49. Wið ðæt mannes midrif ace, Herb. cont. 3, 6; Lchdm. i. 6, 21. Midrife, Lchdm. i. 88, 11. On ðam uferan hrife
mid-lencten
Mid-Lent
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Mid-Lent On mydlenctenes Sunnandæg, Jn. Skt. 6, 1, rubric. Tó midlængtene, Chart. Th. 349, 28
mirce
Darkness
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Darkness Se ðe hié of ðam mirce ( the fiery furnace ) generede, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 15; Dan. 448. Myrce (or adv. ?) gescýrded shrouded with darkness, Andr. Kmbl. 2628; An. 1315
mis-endebyrdan
to arrange improperly ⬩ put in wrong order
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N. P. L. 38; Th. ii. 296, 7
Linked entry: ende-byrdan
mis-fadian
to misconduct ⬩ order wrongly
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to misconduct, order wrongly Gif hé his líf misfadige if he do not order his life aright, L. Eth. ix. 29; Th. i. 346, 20. Gif preóst ordál misfadige, L. N. P. L. 39; Th. ii. 296, 9
mis-gehygd
Evil mind or thought
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Evil mind or thought, Andr. Kmbl. 1543; An. 773
Linked entry: ge-hygd
mis-gíman
to fail to take care ⬩ to neglect
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N. P. L. 34; Th. ii. 294, 27
mis-limp
A mishap
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A mishap Mislimp excessus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 67. Mislimp tearte casus asperos, Hymn. Surt. 16, 5
missen-
Dissimilar ⬩ different ⬩ diverse ⬩ various ⬩ divers
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Dissimilar, different, diverse, various, divers Hwítes hiowes and eác missenlíces candido versicolore, Nar. 16, 1. Draca missenlíces hiwes, 43, 13.
missere
A period of half a year
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A period of half a year Swá ic Hring-Dena hund missera ( fifty years ) weóld, Beo. Th. 3543; B. 1769: 3001; B. 1498. Fela missera many a year, 309; B. 153: 5234; B. 2620: Cd. 145; Th. 180, 23; Exod. 49. Hé forþ gewát misserum fród ( well stricken in
mis-spówan
to succeed badly
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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34
mistel-lám
Bird-lime made from the berries of the mistletoe
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Bird-lime made from the berries of the mistletoe Mistellám viscus, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 65
Linked entry: lám
mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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A mist-covered hill-side Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan then came from the moor, under the misty slopes, Grendel walking, Beo. Th. 1425; B, 710. Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon.
mis-weorc
An evil deed
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An evil deed Miswerc mala opera, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 19
mis-wider
Bad weather ⬩ storm
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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2
Linked entry: mis-gewider
mód-gehygd
Thought
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Thought Ic tó ðé mid módgehygde clypade I cried to thee in thought, Ps. Th. 87, 13. Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233