mete-ærn
A room for taking meals in
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A room for taking meals in Gemǽne metern cænaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 50
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mete-gafol
Tax or rent paid in food
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Tax or rent paid in food On sumen lande gebúr sceal syllan huniggafol, on suman metegafol, on suman ealugafol, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 32
meter-fers
Hexameter verse
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Hexameter verse Be his lífe wé áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6
mete-seax
A meat-knife ⬩ knife used in cutting food ⬩ dagger
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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18
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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
Middel-Seaxe
The Middle-Saxons
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The Middle-Saxons, Saxons who settled in the district west of London, and whose name is preserved in the present Middlesex: they appear to have been an offshoot of the East Saxons. v.
Linked entry: Seaxe
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
The Mercians ⬩ Mercia
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The Mercians, (and as the name of the people is used where modern English uses the name of their country) Mercia [see Green's The Making of England, p. 85] Hér Mierce wurdon Cristne, Chron. 655; Erl. 28, 1. Ðá námon Mierce (Myrce, MS.
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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
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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
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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
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
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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.