medu
Mead ⬩ a drink made from honey
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Tó medo, Beo. Th. 1212; B. 604. Ðá wé medu þégon, 5260; B. 2633. Ða þeówan drincaþ medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Wylle swá swýðre medo, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 7. Gedó on ðone drenc swíðe gód medo, 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 15. Hwítne medu, Fins.
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medu-ærn
A house in which mead is drunk ⬩ a banqueting-house
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A house in which mead is drunk, a banqueting-house Medoærn micel, Beo. Th. 138; B. 69
medu-full
A mead-cup
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A mead-cup Meoduful, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 2; Vy. 66. Medoful, Beo. 1253; B. 624: 2034; B. 1015
medu-heall
A mead-hall ⬩ banqueting-hall
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A mead-hall, banqueting-hall Ðeós ( Hrothgar's ) medoheal, Beo. Th. 972; B. 484. Meodoheall, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 13; Ruin. 24. In meoduhealle, 76 b; Th. 288, 6; Wand. 27: 79 a; Th. 297, 16; Crä. 69: 85 b; Th. 321, 33; Víd. 55. In medohealle, Elen.
medu-scenc
A draught or cup of mead
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A draught or cup of mead Meoduscencum hwearf geond ðæt healreced (cf. Ymbeode ides Helminga óððæt heó Beówulfe medoful æt bær, 1244-), Beo. Th. 3965; B. 1980
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medu-setl
A mead-seat ⬩ a seat in a banqueting-hall
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A mead-seat, a seat in a banqueting-hall, Beo. Th. 10; B. 5
medu-rǽden
Strong drinks ⬩ cellar
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Strong drinks, cellar (in the sense of the liquors contained in it) Rúmheort beón meodorǽdenne liberal with liquors, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 3; Gn. Ex. 88
medu-benc
A bench in a banqueting-hall
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A bench in a banqueting-hall Medubenc monig, Beo. Th. 1556; B. 776. On ðære medubence, 2108; B. 1052. Medobence, 4376; B. 2185. Meodobence, 3808; B. 1902. Meodubence, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 9; Vy. 48
medu-dreám
Joy attending mead-drinking ⬩ festivity
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Joy attending mead-drinking, festivity Ne seah ic medudreám máran, Beo. Th. 4036; B. 2016. Meododreáma, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 8; Bo. 44
medu-drenc
Mead
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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4
medu-drinc
Mead-drinking
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Mead-drinking Fore medodrince instead of mead-drinking, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 12; Seef. 22
medu-seld
Mead-house ⬩ house in which feasting takes place
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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065
medu-stíg
Path to the mead-hall
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Path to the mead-hall Cyning of brýdbúre treddode ... and his cwén mid him medostíg gemæt ... Hróðgár tó healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925
medu-wang
A mead-plain ⬩ the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk
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A mead-plain, the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk Tó sele comon feówertýne Geáta gongan, módig ( Beowulf ) on gemonge meodowongas træd. Ðá com ingán ealdor þegna, Beo. Th. 3291; B. 1643
medu-wyrt
Meadow-sweet ⬩ mead-sweet
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Meadow-sweet, also mead-sweet Meodowyrt mel-leuna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 43: L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 94, 14. Medowyrt, Lchdm. ii. 96, 17: 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 11. Medewyrt malletina (?), Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 1: Lchdm. iii. 6, 12: 16, 9. Meodeuyrt mellauna,
medu-wæge
The Medway
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The Medway Sint dæs londes gemǽra: an westhealfæ Scipfliót, an norþhalfe Meodowæge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 71, 25. Miodowæge, iii. 400, 26. Partem fluminis Meduwaeian, i. 135, 34. Andlang Medwæge, 283, 4. Andlang Medwægan, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 24. In tó
medu-gál
'Flown with wine,' ⬩ excited with mead
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'Flown with wine,' excited with mead Holofernus módig and medugál, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 26: Cd. 209; Th. 260, 1; Dan. 703. Meodugál, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52. Meodugáles gedrinc, 330, 27; Vy. 57
medu-wyrt
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Add: meadwort Médewyrt ( the accent is in the MS.) rubia. An. Ox. 56, 40. Genime neoþewearde medowyrt. Lch. ii. 70, 17. Genim medowyrte nioþowearde, 134, 5
wiþer-médu
hostility ⬩ disfavour ⬩ adversity ⬩ injury ⬩ perversity ⬩ depravity
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hostility, disfavour His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo, Cd. Th. 41, 22; Gen. 660. adversity, injury Allum wiðirmoedum (adversitatibus) in líchome, Rtl. 52, 22. perversity, depravity Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi
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