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hylde-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
hylde-mǽg, es; m.
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A near and dear kinsman, Cd. 52; Th. 67, 1; Gen. 1094: 94; Th. 122, 25; Gen. 2032

fædering-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fædering-mǽg, es; m.

A paternal relation a patre cognātus, agnātus

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A paternal relation; a patre cognātus, agnātus, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1

Linked entry: fæderen-mǽg

leód-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
leód-mǽg, es; m.

tribepeople

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A kinsman as being one of the same race, tribe or people, a man of the same nation with one's self Hí fundon fíf hund leódmǽga they found five hundred of their race, Elen. Kmbl. 759: El. 380. Leódmágum feor far from my kinsmen [Abraham in Egypt], Cd.

hleów-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-mǽg, es; m.

A near relation, one who is bound to offer shelter or help [?],

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A near relation, one who is bound to offer shelter or help [?], Cd. 48; Th. 61, 34; Gen. 1007: 75; Th. 94, 3; Gen. 1556: 78; Th. 96, 16; Gen. 2596: 76; Th. 95, 21; Gen. 1582; Exon. 81 b; Th 307, 18; Seef. 25

máge

(n.)
Grammar
máge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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A kinswoman Elizabeþ ðín mǽge (máge, MSS. A. B.) cognata tua, Lk. Skt. 1, 36. Seó cwén his máge regina propinqua illius, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 24. Ða landes ðe hire máge hire geúþe, Chart. Th. 338, 14: 337, 27. From bearme ánre mágan, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430

Linked entry: mǽge

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non

Linked entry: mæg

neáh-mǽg

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-mǽg, neá-, néh-mǽg, es; m.

A near kinsman

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A near kinsman His gebróðru and his neámágas fratres ejus omnisque cognatio illa, Ex. 1, 6. Neáhmága adfinium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 8. His néhmága sum and his worldfreónda, Blickl. Homl. 113, 9. Se man leóf his néhmágum and his worldfreóndum, 111, 27. Wífe

fæderen-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-mǽg, fædern-mǽg, fædren-mǽg, -mág, es; m. [mǽg a relation]

A relation on the father's side, paternal relative a patre cognātus, agnātus

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A relation on the father's side, paternal relative; a patre cognātus, agnātus Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan fæderenmǽge Cain became the murderer of his father's son, Beo. Th. 2530; B. 1263. Fædrenmǽga mǽgleás kinless of paternal relatives, L. Alf. pol. 27

óðel

(n.)
Grammar
óðel, es; m.
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Home, native country Abraham ferede æðelinga bearn óðle niór, mægeþ heora mágum, Cd. Th. 126, 7 ; Gen. 2091

mann-rím

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rím, es; n.

A number of men

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Monrím mægeþ (mægþa?) a number of women (the Egyptian women spoken of before as freó and þeówe), 131; Th. 166, 15; Gen. 2748. Hwæt ðǽr eallra wæs on manríme ... deádra gefeallen. Elen. Kmbl. 1296; El. 650

mód-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-hwæt, adj.

Strong of soulcourageousbrave

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Strong of soul, courageous, brave Mægeþ mód-hwatu a maiden strong of soul, Exon. 122b; Th. 470, 14; Hy. 11, 16. Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124.

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Mægeþ and mæcgas fédaþ hine fægre lasses and lads feed him kindly, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 9; Rä. 51, 8. God, ðú ðe me féddest fram cildháde óþ ðisne dæg Deus, qui pascit me ab adolescentia mea in præsentem diem, Gen. 48, 15.

Linked entry: féding

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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Cf. 436, 5-6: Hé sceal beón gehorsat ðǽt hé mǽgetó hláfordes seáme ðæt syllan oððe sylf lǽdan.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Hé ðære mægeþ sceolde láce (acc. fem.?) gelǽdan láþspel tó sóþ he to the maiden must bring the message, the grievous tale too true, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 28; Gú. 1317.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc