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mæsse-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-reáf, es; n.

Vestment used when celebrating mass

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Vestment used when celebrating mass Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽlc preóst hæbbe corporalem ðonne hé mæssige, and subuculam under his alban and eal mæssereáf wurðlíce behworfen, L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28: L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 19. Ic geann ánes mæssereáfes

mæstling

(n.)
Grammar
mæstling, mæsling, mæslen [n], es; n.

A kind of brassaesaurichalcumelectruma vessel made of the metal

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A kind of brass. The word is used to gloss aes, aurichalcum, and electrum Mæstlingc ǽr and tin aurichalcum, aes et stannum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 11. Mæstlinc, gréne át auricalcos. Wrt. Voc. 286, 66. Cwicseolfer vel mæstling electrum i. sucus arboris

Linked entry: mæslen

mæst-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-ráp, es; m.

A rope fastening a sail to a mast

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A rope fastening a sail to a mast, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 27; Exod. 82

mæðel

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel, meðel, medel, es; n.

an assemblya deliberative or judicial meetingcouncilspeechaddressharangueconversation

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an assembly, a deliberative or judicial meeting, council In maeðle in curia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 45: Ep. Gl. 12 d, 35. An medle oððe an þinge, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12. Sum in mæðle mæg módsnottera folcrǽdenne forþ gehycgan, ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne

mǽðere

(n.)
Grammar
mǽðere, es; m.

A mower

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A mower Síþberend vel mǽðre falcarius, i. falciferens vel falcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 80. Mǽðeras fenisece, 148, 21

Linked entry: mǽþ

magdala-treów

(n.)
Grammar
magdala-treów, es; n.

An almond-treeamigdalanutida

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An almond-tree; amigdala vel nutida, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 36; Wrt. Voc. 33, 34

magu-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rǽdend, es; m.

One who advises men

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One who advises men Woldon cræfta gehygd magorǽdendes ( St. Andrew ) mód oncyrran, Andr. Kmbl. 2920; An. 1463

magu-timber

(n.)
Grammar
magu-timber, es; n.

A childprogenyall those who are born

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A child Ðá heó wæs magotimbre eácen worden when she was with child, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 36; Gen. 2235. Mé sealde sunu sigora waldend, and mé cearsorge mid ðýs magotimbre of móde ásceáf, 55; Th. 68, 10; Gen. 1115. [Cf. Icel. manns-efni (efni material, stuff

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

an actionsuitcause

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an action, suit, cause Mál clasma (cf. clasma clam oððe wed oððe wæra. 'This barbarous word meant in medieval Latin, an action at law, for a bond or other obligation,' 21, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 42 : Hpt. Gl. 496, 4. [Icel. mál an action : O. H. Ger.

mál-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mál-dæg, es; m.

An agreementcovenantsettlementa day on which terms are fixeda day when the dowry was settled

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An agreement, covenant, settlement(?) (Icel. mál-dagi) or a day on which terms are fixed(?) (O. H. Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf tó mund and to máldage

mamor

(n.)
Grammar
mamor, es; m.

Deep sleepunconsciousness

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Deep sleep, unconsciousness Mamor soporem, Kent. Gl. 695. Momna ( = mamor?) sopor, Wrt.Voc. ii. 120, 82. v. next word

Linked entries: momna mamera

mán-áþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mán-áþ, es; m.

A false oathperjury

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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

mán-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mán-hús, es; n.

A house of wickednesshell

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A house of wickedness, hell Mánhús fæst under foldan, ðǽr biþ fýr and wyrm, open scræf yfela gehwylces, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 7; Exod. 535

maniend

(n.)
Grammar
maniend, es; m.

One who claims

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One who claims (debts &c.) Se wæs ǽrest theloniarius ðaet is gafoles moniend he (St. Matthew) was first theloniarius, that is a tax-gatherer, Shrn. 131, 24

mann-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
mann-bryne, es; m.

A fire in which men lose their lives

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A fire in which men lose their lives(?) Ðá wæs swíðe micel mancwealm, and se micela manbryne wæs on Lundene, and Paules mynster forbarn, Chr. 962; Erl. 120, 6. [Thorpe with previous translators renders the word by fever; Earle would read mánbryne = destructive

Linked entry: mán-bryne

mann-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cwealm, es; m.

Death of menpestilencemortalityslaughter

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Death of men, pestilence, mortality, slaughter Mancwealm pestilentia, Bd. 1, 14, tit; S. 482, 14. On ðǽm dagum wæs se mǽsta mancwealm ( pestes plurimas dirosque morbos ), Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 15. Se micla moncwealm ingens pestilentia, 3, 3; Swt. 102,

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Human joy, joyous life among men, joyous noise Ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme, ne wást bútan wildeóra þeáw thy mind shall not be according to human life, nor shall thou (Nebuchadnezzar) know aught but the habit of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 30;

mann-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
mann-fultum, es; m.

Military forcetroops

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Military force, troops Hié ǽr tweóde hwæðer hiene mon mid ǽnige monfultume gefliéman mehte they before doubted whether he (Hannibal) could be routed by any troops, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 16: 5, 7; Swt. 230, 9. Hié gegaderodon máran monfultum ðonne Philippus

mann-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mægen, es; n.

A force of mena troop of mencohort

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A force of men, a troop of men, cohort Ðæt monnmægen ł þegna uorud cohortem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 3