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mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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A maiden, girl, virgin Mǽden oððe geong wífman puella, Wrt. Voc. 73, 5. Nis ðis mǽden ná deád ac heó slǽpþ. . . Hé nam ðæs mǽdenes módor, Mk. Skt. 5, 39-40. Ðú nú sceáwa ðínes mæg(d)enes (the Virgin Mary) eáþmódnesse, Blickl. Homl. 159, 4. Ðá wearþ ðæs

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mægden

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mægden-cild

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-cild, es; n.

A female childgirl

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A female child, girl Gif hit hysecild byþ ofsleáþ ðæt gif hit sí mǽdencild healdaþ ðæt si masculus fuerit, interficite eum, si femina reservate, Ex. 1, 16. Ðonne ða wíf heora bearn cendon, ðonne féddon hié ða mǽdencild and slógon ða hysecild, and ðǽm

mægden-ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-ǽw, e; f.

Marriage with a virgin

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Marriage with a virgin Ðæt biþ rihtlíc líf ðæt cniht þurhwunige on his cnihtháde óþ ðæt hé on rihtre mǽdenǽwe gewífige and hæbbe ða syððan and nǽnige óðre ða hwíle ðe seó libbe that is right life, that a young man remain a bachelor until in lawful matrimony

mægden-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-mann, es; m.

A maidvirgin

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A maid, virgin Mǽdenman virgo. Wrt. Voc. 73, 6. Gá án mǽdenman to, and hó hit on his sweoran, Lchdm. iii. 42, 9. Gif hwylc mǽdenman on geférrǽdene mid gehádodum wunaþ si puella aliqua in societate cum ordinatis habitet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 17; Th. ii. 188

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mægden-cild

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Beó hit hysecild, beó hit mǽdencild sit masculus infans, sit femina, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 22. Add

mægden-hád

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Add: girlhood On hyre mægdenháde hió ( the Virgin Mary) dyde fela wundra on webgeweorce, Shrn. 127, 15

mægden-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-hád, es; m.

Maidenhoodvirginity

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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii.

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mægden-heáp

Grammar
mægden-heáp, <b>mǽden-heáp,</b> es; m.

A virgin bandtroop of maidens

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A virgin band, troop of maidens, Dóm. L. 18, 288

mægden-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mægden-líc, adj.

Maidenlygirlishvirginvirginal

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Maidenly, girlish, virgin, virginal Mǽdenlíc puellaris, virginalis, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 23. Seó mǽdenlice clǽnnys virginalis castitas, Hymn. Surt. 118, 21. Mǽdenlícere virginalis, Hpt. Gl. 506, 38. Godes sunu þurh mǽdenlícne innoþ ácenned wearþ, Homl

glíw-mægden

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glíw-mægden, glíw-mǽden.
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Take here <b>gliéw-méden</b> in Dict., and add Glíwmǽdena tympanistriarum, Ps. Rdr. 67, 26

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mægden-lic

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Onféng heó þis bebod ꝥ ; heó náht ofer ꝥ ne dyde leóhtlices ne mægdenlicere wísan oððe merwelicre mandatum accepit, ut nihil ultra leve et puellare ageret Gr. D. 287, 20. Gesáwon hí cuman mycel mǽdenlic werod, Hml. S. 7, 251. Add

mægden-mann

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Hester, wlitig mǽdenmann, Hml. A. 94, 82. Críst mǽdenmann him tó méder geceás, 14, 15 : Hml. Th. i. 308, 28. Add

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MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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MAIN, might, strength, force, power, vigour, efficacy, virtue, faculty, ability Úrum líchoman cymþ eall his mægen of ðam mete ðe wé þicgaþ all its strength comes to our body from the food that we take, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 34. Ðæt mycle mægen mínra handa

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mægen

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mægen, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá hwæt swá tóforan þám neádbehéfum belifen byþ on heora mægenes tilunge quidquid necessario victui superest ex operibus manuum, R. Ben. 138, 17, Ic sylle Wulfsige mínum geréfan wið his holdum mægene ( for his loyal and able service ) ánes hídes

Mældún

(n.)

MALDON

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MALDON in Essex, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 5: 920; Erl. 104, 32: 993; Erl. 132, 5

mæslen

(n.)
Grammar
mæslen, mæsling

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mæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten, [n], es; m.

Mast-pasturepasture for swineconsisting of the fruit of forest trees

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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín

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mæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten, n. (not m.).
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In 1. 5 for L. M. read L. In. and add Seó lǽs and ðæt mæsten is gemǽne tó ðám án and twéntigum hídum, C. D. v. 319, 28. Æceren oððe bóc oððe óðer mæsten, Chrd. 15, 10