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mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
mearcung, e; f.

a markingmarka marking outdescriptionarrangementdisposition

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Mearcung capitulatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 40. Mearcunge constellationem, constellationes, Hpt. Gl. 468, 1, 3

mearcung

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D. 7, 3. a mark Wrítera mearcunga notariorum caracteres, An. Ox. 2847. a description Steorwigele, mearcunge (stiorwigle ł mearcunge, Hpt. Gl. 468, 1) constellationem (cf. constellatio, notatio siderum, Corp. Gl. H. 33, 517), An. Ox. 2631

on-mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
on-mearcung, e; f.

An inscription

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An inscription Onmercunge inscribtionem, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 24

fore-mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-mearcung, e; f.

title

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Heading of a chapter, title In foremercunc in titulo, Mt. p. 12, 1. Foremercungo capitulae, Mk. p. 1, 1

ge-mearcund

Similar entry: ge-mercung

ge-mearcund

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ge-mearcund, l.
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ge-mear-cung

ge-mearcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcan, to -mearcenne; p. ede; pp. ed

To mark, observe, keepobservāre

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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11

mearc-weg

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Andlang mearcweges per longum limitosas vias, C. D. B. ii. 260, 31. Add

mearc-weg

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-weg, es; m.

A road that forms part of a boundary

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A road that forms part of a boundary Andlang mearcweges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 40, 3. On mearcwei, iii. 202, 5

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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a music-book, a book with the notes marked for singing Nota ðæt is mearcung. Ðæra mearcunga sind manega and mislíce gesceapene, ǽgðer ge on sangbócum ge on leóþcræfte, Ælfc.

Dene-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
Dene-mearc, Dene-marc,e ; f: -marce, -mearce, -merce, an; f.

DENMARK Dānia

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DENMARK; Dānia, Cimbrĭca Chersonēsus = Χερσόνησσs, f. a land island, peninsula; from χέρσos, χέρρos land, and νήσos, oτ; f. an island [Dene the Danes,-denu a plain, vale, valley; and mearc a boundary. The Saxon Chronicle, in 1005, 1023, 1036, has Denemearc

Linked entry: Dena mearc

steor-wigle

(n.)
Grammar
steor-wigle, -wigl (?), es; n.
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Prognostication by the stars, astrology Stiorwigle ł mearcunge constellationem (cf. constellatio leáses spelles talu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 68; and Span, constelacion prognostication of the stars), stiorwiglu constellationes, Hpt. Gl. 467, 78.

á-sceádan

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Ne sié ásceáden from fultumum non destituatur auxiliis, 18, 23. to separate, distinguish Gif ic ásceáde mid mearcunge þára namena si nominum praenotatione distinguo, Gr. D. 7, 2. Gode þancie hé ꝥte hé hine from nýtenum áscéd, Ll.

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ge-sceád

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Ox. 941. art, science Nota þæt is mearcung. Þǽra mearcunga sind manega . . . ǽgðer ; ge on sangbócum ge on leóðcræfte ge on gehwylcum gesceáde, Ælfc. Gr.