mægen-spéd
Abundance of strength ⬩ strength ⬩ power ⬩ virtue
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Abundance of strength, strength (cf. on ðínes mægenes miclum spédum in virtute tua, Ps. Th. 73, 13), power, virtue Ic ðé sceal meotudes mægenspéd gesecgan to thee am I to tell the Maker's abundant might, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 6; Sch. 24. Hé mec for miltsum
mægenþrym-ness
Majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ glory
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Majesty, magnificence, glory His mægenþrymnes (-þrymmes, MS.) micellíc standeþ magnificentia opus ejus, Ps. Th. 110, 2. Mæg[en]þrymnysse majestatis, Hpt. Gl. 486, 18. Ælmihtig God, ánes gecyndes, and ánre mægenþrymnisse on ánre godcundnysse, Hexam. 2
mǽg-racu
The account of a family ⬩ a genealogy
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The account of a family, a genealogy Ðis is seó bóc Adames mǽgrace hic est liber generationis Adam, Gen. 5, 1. Gif ðú telst ða mǽgrace fram Judan ðonne findst ðú fíf mǽgþa if you reckon the genealogy from Judah, then you will find five generations, Boutr
mǽg-rǽdenn
Kinship ⬩ relationship
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Kinship, relationship Gesibbere mǽgrǽdene consanguinitatis, Hpt. Gl. 472, 20. Hé (Julius Cæsar) hiene (Octavianus ) for mǽgrǽdenne gelǽrde, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 244, 24. Nǽfre ic ðæs þeódnes þafian wille mǽgrǽdenne I will never consent to marry the prince
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mǽgþ-sibb
Kindred
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Kindred Mǽgþsybbe parentelæ, Hpt. Gl. 523, 10
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mǽnsumung
communion ⬩ admission to fellowship with others ⬩ participation
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communion, admission to fellowship with others (opp. of excommunication) Benedictus cwæþ ðæt hí unámánsumode wǽron . . . Hi underféngon ða hálgan mǽnsumunge æt Gode þurh his þeówan Benedicte, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 31. participation Hé ús forgeáfe dǽl on
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Mǽs
The Maes or Meuse ⬩ Mosa
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The Maes or Meuse; Mosa Hér fór se here up onlong Mǽse feor on Fronclond, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7
mǽting
A dream
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A dream On xxii nihta seó mǽtinga biþ eall costunge full; ne biþ ðæt ná gód swefen, Lchdm. iii. 156, 7. Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 24; Dan. 141
máletung
Verbosity
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Verbosity Hlýdig gewyrd malelung (maletung ?) garrula verbositas, Hpt. Gl. 439, 60
malscrung
Bewitching ⬩ fascination
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Bewitching, fascination Malscrung fascinatus, i. laudatis stultæ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 7 : fescinatio, 108, 23. Wið malscrunge, Lchdm. iii. 36, 13. Wið feóndes costunga and nihtgengan and maran and malscra (malscrunga?), L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 13
mangung
Trade ⬩ traffic ⬩ business ⬩ commerce ⬩ dealing ⬩ merchandise
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Trade, traffic, business, commerce, dealing; also merchandise Mangung mercimonium, gestreón i. commercium, Hpt. Gl. 500, 44. Mid mangunge ł gestreóne commercio, 478, 31. Fram mangunge a negotio, Ps. Lamb. 90, 6. Hig férdun, sum tó his túne, sum tó his
mánsumung
Anathema
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Anathema Nellaþ ða apostoli nǽnne rihtwísne mid heora mánsumunge [ámánsumunge ?] gebindan, Homl. Th. i. 370, 10
manung
monition ⬩ admonition ⬩ advice ⬩ a claiming or exaction of debt, tribute ⬩ the place where toll is demanded ⬩ the district in which a power of summoning or exacting is exercised ⬩ the people residing in such a district, and bound to answer his summons
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monition, admonition, advice Seó monung ðære godcundan árfæstnesse admonitio divinæ pietatis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 24. Ðá sealdon hí strange manunge dant fortia monita, 1, 12; S. 481, 13. Tó onfónne and tó ongitanne ða monunge ðære hálwendan láre ad suscipienda
maðelung
Loquacity ⬩ garrulity
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Loquacity, garrulity Maðelunge garrulitatis, verbositatis, loquacitatis, Hpt. Gl. 475, 42
maðu
A bug ⬩ maggot
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A bug, maggot(?) Maðu cimex, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 9; Wrt. Voc. 24, 13: 78, 69
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mearc
a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ a mark ⬩ ensign
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a mark, sign made upon a thing Tácon ł merca titulus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 26. Cf. onmerca inscribtio, 12, 16. Merce ł stæfes heafud apicem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 17. Mearce caracteres, Wrt Voc. ii. 23, 81. a mark, ensign Hé nam ðone stán and árǽrde hine
mearcung
a marking ⬩ mark ⬩ a marking out ⬩ description ⬩ arrangement ⬩ disposition
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a marking, mark Nota ðæt is mearcung Ðæra mearcunga sind manega, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 19. Mærcunge characteres, Hpt. Gl. 473, 13. a marking out, description, arrangement, disposition Mercung descriptio, Lk. Skt. Rush. 2, 2. Mearcung capitulatio, Wrt
méd
Meed ⬩ reward
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Meed, reward Méd merces, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25: Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 45: merx, ii. 58, 41. Ðín méd byþ swíðe micel, Gen. 15, 1: Lk. Skt. 6, 35. Hwæt byþ ús tó méde, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 27: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 59; Jud. 335. Elles næbbe gé méde mid eówrum
meldung
Information ⬩ betrayal
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Information (against a person), betrayal Hé swýðe mánfullíce ácweald wæs þurh meldunga his ágenes wífes multum nefarie peremptus est proditione conjugis suæ, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 39
meltung
Melting ⬩ digestion
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Melting (of food), digestion Ðara metta meltung, L. M. 2, 17; Lchdm. ii. 198, 3. Hió næfþ góde meltunge it (the stomach of a watery nature) hath not good digestion, 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 220, 27