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mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

mere-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deáþ, es; m.

Death in the seadeath by drowning

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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464

mere-flód

(n.)
Grammar
mere-flód, es; m.

a flood of waterdelugea body of waterfloodocean

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a flood of water, deluge Mereflód diluvium, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 18; Ph. 42: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 7; Gen. 1341. Streám fleów ofer foldan ... miclade mereflód, Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. a body of water, flood, ocean Mereflódes ýþa, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 4; Met

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

mere-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hengest, es; m.

A sea-steeda ship

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A sea-steed, a ship, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 12; Rä. 15, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 49; Met. 26, 25

mere-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
mere-strǽt, e; f.

The road which the sea furnishes

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The road which the sea furnishes, Elen. Kmbl. 483; El. 242: Beo. Th. 1032; B. 514

mere-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mere-streám, es; m.

A sea-streamthe seawater of the sea

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A sea-stream, the sea, water of the sea, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 27; Gen. 833: 154; Th. 191, 5; Exod. 210: 166; Th. 207, 17; Exod. 468. Merestreám ne dear ofer eorþan sceát eard gebrǽdan (cf. sǽ, Bt. Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met. Fox 11, 130; Met. 11, 65: 20, 228; Met

mere-swín

(n.)
Grammar
mere-swín, es; n.

A sea-pigporpoisedolphin

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A sea-pig, porpoise, dolphin Ðes mereswín hic delfin, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 14; Som. 9, 37: Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 15: i. 281, 56. Mereswín bacharus, 281, 57: 65, 61: delphin vel bocharius vel simones, 55, 60. Mereswýn bacharus, 21, 46. Meresuín bacanius, ii. 102,

mere-þyssa

(n.)
Grammar
mere-þyssa, an; m.

A sea-rushera ship

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A sea-rusher, a ship On mereþyssan, Andr. Kmbl. 892; An. 446. On mereþissan, 514; An. 257

Linked entries: þyssa wæter-þísa

mere-weard

(n.)
Grammar
mere-weard, es; m.

A sea-wardone who keeps guard in the sea

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A sea-ward, one who keeps guard in the sea Se mereweard ( the whale ), Exon. 97 a; Th. 363, 13; Wal. 53

mete-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-ærn, es; n.

A room for taking meals in

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A room for taking meals in Gemǽne metern cænaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 50

Linked entry: met-ern

mete-áfliúng

(n.)
Grammar
mete-áfliúng, e; f.

Atrophyatrophia

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Atrophy; atrophia, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 44

mete-bælg

(n.)
Grammar
mete-bælg, es; m.

A bag for foodwallet

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A bag for food, wallet Búta metbælge (met-bælig, Lind.) sine pera, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 35

mete-cú

(n.)
Grammar
mete-cú, e; f.

A cow that is to furnish food

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A cow that is to furnish food Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge xii pund gódes cornes and i gód metecú, L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27. v. preceding word

mete-fætels

(n.)
Grammar
mete-fætels, es; m.

A wallet

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A wallet Metefætels sitarchia, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 39

mete-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
mete-fisc, es; m.

An edible fish

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An edible fish Ðes metefisc hic mugil, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 8; Som. 9, 10

mete-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
mete-gafol, es; n.

Tax or rent paid in food

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Tax or rent paid in food On sumen lande gebúr sceal syllan huniggafol, on suman metegafol, on suman ealugafol, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 32

mete-seax

(n.)
Grammar
mete-seax, es; n.

A meat-knifeknife used in cutting fooddagger

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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18

Linked entry: met-seax

mete-swamm

(n.)
Grammar
mete-swamm, es; m.

An edible mushroom

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An edible mushroom Metteswam fungus vel tuber, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 52

mete-útsiht

(n.)
Grammar
mete-útsiht, e; f.

A disease which causes food to pass the bowels without digestion

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A disease which causes food to pass the bowels without digestion Meteútsiht lienteria (λειεντερία ), Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 54. Meteútsihþ, ii. 53, 75

Linked entry: út-siht