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blót-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
blót-mónaþ, es; m.

November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described

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[blót a sacrifice, mónaþ month] November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is

Linked entry: blód-mónaþ

Eáster-mónaþ

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Þone mónaþ man nemneð on Læden Aprelis, and on úre geþeóde Eastermónaþ, Shrn. 69, 16. Add

geohhol-mónaþ

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geohhol-mónaþ, es; m.
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December Iúlmónaþ Decembris, Chr. P. 280, margin

hálig-mónaþ

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Se mónaþ ( September ) þe wé nemnað hálig*-*mónoð, Mart. H. 182, 26. Add

hærfest-mónaþ

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hærfest-mónaþ, Add: cf. hærfest; <b>II a.</b>

Midsumor-mónaþ

(n.)
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June, Menol. Fox (at end); Hickes i. 215

mónaþ-ádl

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Be mónaðádles hǽmede de coitu in menstruali tempore Ll. Th. ii. 128, 26. Swá hwilc ceorl swá mid his wífe hǽme on mónaðádlie ( in consuetudine ejus menstrua ), 144, 3. Add

mónaþ-fyllen

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Add: — Mónoðfylene, An. Ox. 7, 366. Mónaþfylyne, 8, 360. Mónaþfulne, Angl. xiii. 37, 274. (These and Hpt. 525, 63 all refer to the same passage.)

mónaþ-lic

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mónaþ-lic, I.
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add: used substantively Wiþ ealle yfele gegaderunga þæs innoþes and wið wífa mónoðlican, Lch. i. 56, 24 : 276, 2 : 278, 4

mónaþ-seóc

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mónaþ-seóc, I. add: —
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Wiþ þon þe mon sié mónaþseóc; nim mere-swínes fel, wyrc tó swipan, swing mid þone man; sóna bið sél, Lch. ii. 334, i. Mónoþseóc inerguminum (cf. deófelseócne, 4934), An. Ox. 2, 404. Man ferode . .

Seár-mónaþ

(n.)
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June Séremónaþ June, Menol. Fox (at end); Hickes, i. 215. See preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: sére-mónaþ

sére-mónaþ

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wealh-moru

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Wealmoru pastinaca, An. Ox. 56, 426. Add

wealh-more

(n.)
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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

hærfest-mónaþ

(n.)
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hærfest-mónaþ, es; m.

September, ⬩ September

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September, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 54

Weód-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Weód-mónaþ, es ; m.

August

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August Agustus mónaþ on úre geþeóde wé nemnaþ Weódmónaþ, for ðon ðe hí on ðam mónþe mǽst geweaxaþ. Shrn. 110, 33 : 124, 14 : Menol. Fox 273; Men. 138

Linked entry: weód

ǽg-moran

(n.)
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ǽg-moran, pl. f.

Eye-roots ⬩ nervi quibus oculus cum cerebro connectitur

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Eye-roots; nervi quibus oculus cum cerebro connectitur Ðe beóþ on ðan ǽgmoran sára which are sores in the eye-roots, Lchdm. iii. 98, 5

eáster-mónaþ

(n.)
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eáster-mónaþ, es; m.

Easter-month ⬩ Aprīlis mensis

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Easter-month; Aprīlis mensis Eáster-móðnaþ cymeþ easter-month comes, Menol. Fox 142; Men. 72

eád-módan

(v.)

to humble ⬩ humĭliāre

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to humble; humĭliāre, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 29

Linked entry: ge-eádmódian

mold-ærn

(n.)
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mold-ærn, es; n.

An earth-house ⬩ a grave

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An earth-house, a grave Þeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 28; Ph. 564: Rood Kmbl. 130; Kr. 65: Andr. Kmbl. 1604; An. 803