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ge-mǽl

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grǽg-mǽl

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Add: with grey marks, having inlaid ornamentation

fót-mǽl

(n.)
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fót-mǽl, es; n.

A foot-mark or printfoot-spacesignum vel mensūra pĕdis

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A foot-mark or print, foot-space; signum vel mensūra pĕdis Ic wille nǽfre ðé myntan ne furh ne fótmǽl I will never appoint for thee neither furrow nor foot-mark, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7. He næfde ðá ealles landes búton seofon fótmǽl he had not then but

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
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hring-mǽl, adj.
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Ornamented with inlaid rings [of a sword], Bec. Th.3133; B. 1564

Linked entry: hring-mǽled

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
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wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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Having curved markings, applied to a sword Wearp wundenmǽl (wundel-, MS.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531

crístel-mǽl

(n.)
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crístel-mǽl, (cýrstel-), es; n.
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a cross On wearddúne þǽr þæt crístelmǽl stód, Cht. E. 294, 21. Tó þám cýrstelmǽle ; of þám cýrstelmǽle, Cht. Crw. 25, 24. Tó ðám langan cýrstelmǽle, C. D. v. 297, 15: 298, 9. the sign of the cross Wyrce mon crýstel*-*mǽl on his heáfde foran mid his

Linked entry: cýrstel-mǽl

hring-mǽl

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Grammar
hring-mǽl, es; n.
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A sword with ring-shaped markings Hire on hafelan hringmǽl ágól, B. 1521. Hé . . . hringmǽl gebrægd, 1564. See next word

Linked entry: wunden-mǽl

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
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For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037

mǽl-dropa

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mǽl-sceafa

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Mǽlscaua a caterpillar (described thus : Centenis pedibus gradior per gramina ruris, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 53. Add

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
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mǽl-tíd, e; f.
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Meal-time Hé sceal hyne gebiddan on ásettum tídum, and ǽr mǽltídum (-tíman, v. l. Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

mǽl-tíma

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sceáden-mǽl

(adj.)
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with divided marks, damascened; a sword with blade so marked Hraþe seoþdan wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceádenmǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1939

ofer-mǽtu (o)

(n.)
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ofer-mǽtu (o), indecl. f.

Excess, presumption

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Excess, presumption Ádríf fram mé dysig and ofermǽto and sile mé wísdóm. Shrn. 169, 16

méle

(n.)
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méle, mǽle, es; m.

A cupbowlbasin

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A cup, bowl, basin Meeli aluium, Ep. Gl. 26, 38: Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 72. Méli avum ( = alvium? ), 101, 31. Méle albium, 8, 27: i. 285, 9: patera, 24, 39. Mélas karchesia, 24, 42: ciatos, ii. 22, 44. Dó méle fulne buteran on, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm, ii. 86,

wæter-méle

(n.)
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wæter-méle, wæter-mǽle,es; m.

A water-cup

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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

wrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽd, wrǽð, es; m.

a bandagebandfilletwhat is bound togethera bundlea bandcompanyflock

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Similar entries Cf. wrǽd-mǽlum Wrǽð grex, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 32. Wrǽda manipulorum (innumeris manipulorum milibus equitatu et peditatu, Ald. 76), 525, 24

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Cf. scúr-heard. metaph. a storm, trouble, disquiet Swá ðeós woruld fareþ scúrum (cf. scýr-mǽlum) scyndeþ hurries on stormily, Exon. Th. 469, 24; Hy. 11, 7

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór