middel-dǽl
The middle
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The middle Ongén ðæm middeldǽle (other MS. middele) on ðæm eástende ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6
middel-finger
The middle finger
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The middle finger Middelfinger medius vel impudicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 6: 71, 32: ii. 58, 5. Gif man middelfinger of áslæhþ iv. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 54; Th. i. 16, 11
middan-eard
The middle dwelling ⬩ the abode of men ⬩ the earth ⬩ the world ⬩ the world ⬩ mankind
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The middle dwelling, the abode of men, the earth, the world (in a physical sense) De mundo. Middaneard is gehaten eall ðæt binnan ðam firmamentum is ... Seó heofen and sǽ and eorþe synd gehátene middaneard, Lchdm. iii. 254, 6-9.
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mist-helm
A veil or covering of mist
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A veil or covering of mist Oft ic misthelme forbrægd eágna leóman oft have I drawn a misty veil before the light of their eyes, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 25; Jul. 470
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.
mid-feorh
The period of middle age
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The period of middle age Midferh juventus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 17. Oft biþ on hálgum gewrietum genemned midfeorh (MS. mid feorwe) tó giúguþháde aliquando adolescentia juventus vocatur, Past. 49, 5; Swt. 385, 31. [Cf. Ps. Th. 54, 24 on middum feore:
middan-sumor
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mín
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Add Míre andetnysse leóhtfæt, Hml. S. 23, 810. Add Ne þearf ic yrfestól eaforan bytlian ǽnegum mínra, Gen. 2177
mid-hilte
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The middle part of the hilt Midhilte capulus, manubrium gladii vel uniuscuiusque rel, Wülck. Gl. 199, 21
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mid-gesíþ
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Goth. miþ-gasinþa) on the ground that mid as preposition here would be unsuitable. But if the construction with verbs similar to emhlenned is noted (e. g. ymb-gyrdan, -habban, -hegian, -hípan) it will be seen that (?)
middel-fléra
A partition ⬩ the gristle of the nose ⬩ bridge of the nose
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A partition (?; it occurs as an alternative with words meaning) the gristle of the nose, bridge of the nose Middelfléra interpinnium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 48. Nose grystle vel middelflére internasus vel interfinium vel interpinium, i. 43, 20. [v. interfinium
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mid-dæg
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what wilt thou do if to-morrow I live to see midday? Hml. S. 3, 590. Fram middæge oð nón a sexta hora usque ad horam nonam, 27, 188. Add
mid-irfenuma
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A co-heir Þ on yrfwerdnysse his mid-yrfenuma (coheres) þú sý, Scint. 148, 4
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mid-sprecende
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S. 49, 350) þám Hǽlende, Nic. 6, 24. v. mid-spreca
middel-gesculdru
The part between the shoulders
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The part between the shoulders Middelgesculdru interscapilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 29. Middelgescyldru interscapulum, ii. 49, 49
þǽr-mid
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therewith, with that Ðá geseah hé treów licgende, and ðæt lytel; ongan ðá þǽrmid delfan, Homl. Skt, ii. 23 b, 767. temporal, straightway, at the same time Ðá forceáw hé his ágenan tungan and wearp hine ðǽrmid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 25
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mid-ness
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In hiora midnesse, Shrn. 36, 14. Add