meahtig-líce
Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with might
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Mightily, powerfully, with might Ðæt is ðæt héhste gód ðæt hit eall swá mihtiglíce macaþ, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 32. Mihtiglíce hé mihte mid his worde hine gehǽlan búton hrepunge by an exercise of power he could have healed him with his word, without touching
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meaht-leás
Powerless
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Powerless Ðonne ( at the day of judgement ) stent ealra hergea mǽst heortleás and earh, mihtleás and áfǽred, Wulfst. 137, 23
mealmiht
Sandy ⬩ chalky
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Sandy, chalky(?) Tó mealmehtan leáhe ( the land lay in Surrey ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 394, 13. [E. D. S. Ellis' Farming Words, 'The chalk and mould were so mixed together, that in Hertfordshire we call it a maumy (malmey) earth.' 'A chalk or a maume.
mechanisc
Mechanical
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Mechanical Án wurplíc weorc on mechanisc geweorc, Homl. Skt. 5, 251
med-micel
not great ⬩ moderate ⬩ small ⬩ not great ⬩ trifling ⬩ venial ⬩ not important ⬩ not great ⬩ lowly ⬩ mean ⬩ poor
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not great, moderate, small (of time, space, quantity) Se medmicla fyrst modica illa intercapedo, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 14: Blickl. Homl. 111, 24. Is on westan medmycel duru, 1127, 8. Se yfela déma onféhþ medmycclum feó, 61, 30. Ðá féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan
medmicle
Humbly ⬩ meanly
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Humbly, meanly Oft wic beóþ on manegum stówum medmyccle gesette; seó ceaster ðonne wæs héh and aldorlíc, Blickl. Homl. 77, 24
medu-gál
'Flown with wine,' ⬩ excited with mead
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'Flown with wine,' excited with mead Holofernus módig and medugál, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 26: Cd. 209; Th. 260, 1; Dan. 703. Meodugál, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52. Meodugáles gedrinc, 330, 27; Vy. 57
medum-líc
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ small ⬩ worthy ⬩ honourable
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middling, moderate, small Gehwǽdum ł medemlícum mediocri, Hpt. Gl. 505, 55. Hé hæfþ medemlíce nosu (cf. medmicle neosu þynne naso pertenui, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34) he has a slender nose, Homl. Th. i. 456, 18. worthy, honourable Medomlícan dignitosam,
medum-líce
moderately ⬩ in a small degree ⬩ imperfectly ⬩ worthily ⬩ fitly ⬩ kindly
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moderately, in a small degree, imperfectly Medomlíce mediocriter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 27. Wé cunnon ðære leóde gereord, ná medemlíce ac fulfremedlíce, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 3. worthily, fitly, kindly Similar entries (cf. mǽþ-líce, medum-ness) Hí nemágon
mend-líc
Moderate ⬩ small
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Moderate, small Tó medmyclum (MS. C. mendlícum) fæce ad modicum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21
menniso-líc
Human
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Human Mennisclíc humanus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 42. Mennisclíc ( humanum ) is ðæt mon on his móde costunga þrowige, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 13
mennisc-líce
Humanly ⬩ after the manner of men ⬩ humaniter ⬩ humanitus
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Humanly, after the manner of men; humaniter, humanitus, Ælfc. Gr, 38; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6
meolc-hwít
Milk-white
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Milk-white Of meolchwýttre lacteo, Germ. 389, 70. Meolchwítum lacteis, 397, 32
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mere-smylte
Having the sea calm
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Having the sea calm Meresmylta wíc, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 24; Met. 21, 12
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mere-torht
Bright from bathing in the sea
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Bright from bathing in the sea (epithet of morning) Sió sunne brencþ eorþwarum morgen meretorhtne the sun rising from the sea brings bright morn to men, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 121; Met. 13, 61. Becwom ofer gársecges [begong] morgen mæretorht [or mǽretorht
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micel-ǽte
Eating much ⬩ gluttonous
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Eating much, gluttonous Ic geseó dæighwamlíce ðæt ðú mycelǽte eart, Shrn. 16, 20
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micel-dóend
Doing great things ⬩ magnificus
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Doing great things; magnificus, Rtl. 45, 14
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micel-heáfded
Having a great head
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Having a great head Mycelheáfdode capitosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 34. Micelheáfdede, ii. 22, 69
micel-líc
Great ⬩ grand ⬩ magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious
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Great, grand, magnificent, splendid, illustrious Micellíc magnificum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 64. Wæs se wer for Gode and for mannum micellíc ( magnificus ), Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 38. Hú his mægenþrymnes mycellíc standeþ, Ps. Th. 110, 2. Hwæt ðæt síe mǽrlíces
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