mearc
a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines
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His metis rus hoc gyratur ... forþ on ða mearce ... andlang mearce ... ðonon tó Æðelbirhtes mearce ... ðonan forþ on ða mearce tó Beonetlégæ gæmǽre ... ðonan west on ða mearce ðǽr Ælfstán líþ on hǽðenan byrgels ... ðonan Wulfstanes mearce, Cod. Dip.
mearc
a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ a mark ⬩ ensign
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Mearce caracteres, Wrt Voc. ii. 23, 81. a mark, ensign Hé nam ðone stán and árǽrde hine tó mearce ( in titulum; for a pillar, A. V.), Gen. 28, 18. Moyses getimbrode twelf mearca ( titulos; pillars, A. V.), Ex. 24, 4.
mearc
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Add: a weak form mearce occurs Angl. viii. 326, 11, and a neuter mearc Gr. D. 197, 4. a boundary of land Istis terminibus terra circumgyrata esse videtur. . Ǽrest Ælfgýðe mearc .. . oþ Eádgife mearce, þonae þonan tó þæs biscopes mearce, Cht.
Dena mearc
the land of the Danes
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the land of the Danes, Denmark, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 33
mearc-béce
A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary
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On ða ealdan mearce bécan, 296, 26
Linked entry: béce
mearc-denu
A valley which serves as a boundary
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A valley which serves as a boundary Tó mearcdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 23
mearc-díc
A ditch which serves as a boundary
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A ditch which serves as a boundary On ða ealdan mercdíc, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 7
mearc-hof
A dwelling in a mark or country
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A dwelling in a mark or country, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61
mearc-ísen
A branding-iron
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A branding-iron Mearcísen cauterium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 18. Mearcísene cauterio, Hpt. Gl. 453, 22. Hé sǽde ðæt hé gesége ðæt ic wǽre gemearcod mid deófles mearcísene, Shrn. 31, 13. v. next word
mearc-land
a border-land ⬩ waste land lying outside the cultivated ⬩ a district ⬩ country ⬩ territory
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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50. Mearclonde ( the sea coast ) neáh, Exon. 101 b
mearc-stapa
One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land
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One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land Grendel, mǽre mearcstapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103. Hié gesáwon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan móras healdan; óðer wæs idese onlícnes óðer on weres wæstmum wræclástas træd ... Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ
mearc-stede
Desolate ⬩ border-land
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Desolate, border-land Saga mé from ðam lande ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan ... Hé on ðam felde geslóg xxv dracena,.. forðan ðás foldan ne mæg fira ǽnig, ðone mearcstede, mon gesécan, fugol gefleógan, ne ðon má foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 418-436
mearc-þreát
A band of men occupying the frontier of a country
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A band of men occupying the frontier of a country Manna þengel mearcþreáte rád (cf. Th. 187, 33: 188, 14), Cd. 151; Th. 188, 25; Exod. 173
mearc-pæð
A path leading through a country
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(?) A path leading through a country Be mearcpaðe, strǽte neáh, Andr. Kmbl. 2124; An. 1063. Ic síðade wíddor mearcpaðas ( paths across the marches? ) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát hé ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum? -waðu
mearc-mót
The place where the assembly (mót) of a district (mearc) was held
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The place where the assembly (mót) of a district (mearc) was held Ðis syndon ða landgemǽra ... tó mercemót; fram mercemóte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii, 71, 31. v. Saxons in England, i. 55
mearc-wæd
Boundary-water ⬩ the water by the shore
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Wlanc monig on stæþe stódon stundum wrǽcon ofer mearcwaðu and ðá gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas many a proud one stood on the shore; now and again they pressed over the border-floods, and then laded the wave-steeds with their war-shirts (but cf. mearc-pæð
Linked entry: mearc-pæð
mearc-bróc
A brook which serves as a boundary
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A brook which serves as a boundary Andlang Ecclesburnon tó ðam meatcbróce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 193, 31. Ðis synd ða landgemǽra. Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30
mearc-ísern
A branding-iron
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A branding-iron Mearcísern cauterium, Ep. Gl. 8 d, 35: Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 76: ferrum quo note pecudibus inuruntur, 3. Mercíseren, 102, 58
mearc-treów
A tree serving as a boundary
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A tree serving as a boundary Ðonne tó mearctreówe, Cod. Dip. Kembl. iii. 434, 18
mearc-weard
A mark-warden ⬩ a wolf
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A mark-warden, a wolf, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 14; Exod. 168