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mist

(n.)
Grammar
mist, es; m.

Mistdimness

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Mist, dimness Mist vel genip nebula, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 61. Dymnys oððe myst caligo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 58. Ðá slóh ðǽr micel mist facta est caligo tenebrosa, Gen. 15, 17. Ǽr se þicca mist þinra weorðe, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 11; Met. 5, 6.

mist

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Mid þý miste (nebula) þæs fúlan stences. . . seó fýlnes þæs reócendan mistes, 319, 10-11. dimness of eyesight Wiþ eágna miste . . . ꝥ bið lyb wiþ eágena dimnesse, Lch. ii. 30, 11-15, Wurdon his eágan yfele gehefegode mid tóswollenum breáwum m what obscures

mist-helm

(n.)
Grammar
mist-helm, es; m.

A veil or covering of mist

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A veil or covering of mist Oft ic misthelme forbrægd eágna leóman oft have I drawn a misty veil before the light of their eyes, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 25; Jul. 470

mist-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
mist-hliþ, es; n.

A mist-covered hill-side

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A mist-covered hill-side Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan then came from the moor, under the misty slopes, Grendel walking, Beo. Th. 1425; B, 710.

mist-glóm

(n.)

darkness caused by mist

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darkness caused by mist Helle séceþ grundleásne wylm under mistglóme seeks hell, bottomless burning, amid the misty gloom, Exon. 97 a; Th. 363, 1; Wal. 47

wæl-mist

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-mist, es; m.

A mist that covers the bodies of the slain

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A mist that covers the bodies of the slain Hreám wæs on ýðum, wæter wǽpna ful, wælmist ástáh (the passage refers to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea) Cd. Th. 206, 12; Exod. 450.

mist-líc

(adj.)

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eáh-mist

(n.)
Grammar
eáh-mist, es; m.

Eye-mist or dimnessocŭlōrum calīgātio

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Eye-mist or dimness; ocŭlōrum calīgātio Som. Ben. Lye

gedwol-mist

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-mist, es; m.

Mist of errorerrōris năbŭla

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Mist of error; errōris năbŭla Mid ðam gedwolmiste with the mist of error, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 1 : Bt. Met. Fox 22, 65; Met. 22, 33

eág-mist

(n.)
Grammar
eág-mist, es; m.
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Dimness of the eye Wið eágna miste ... þis tódrífþ þá eáhmistas þeáh þe hié þicce synd, Lch. ii. 30, 9

mis-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-líce; adv.

diverselyvariouslyin different waysin an irregular manner

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MS. mislice) willnigen, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 26. in an irregular manner (v. mis-líc, II.)

mis-

(prefix)
Grammar
mis-, miss-, mist-, misse-
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a prefix denoting defect, imperfection

Linked entries: weaxan bregdan be-gán

mis-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-, misse-líc; adj.

wanting in likeness or unityunlikediversevariousdiverging from the usual courseerratic

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, erratic (v. mis-líce, II) Mistlícum errabundis, vagabundis, Hpt. Gl. 493, 20

mis-lícness

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mis-lícness, mist-lícness, e; f.

Diversityvariety

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Diversity, variety Be swefena mistlícnysse de somniorum diversitate, Lchdm. iii. 198, 4. Mislícnysse varietate, Ps. Spl. 44, 11. Mistlícnesse varietates, diversitates, Hpt. Gl. 431, 75. Ðás ylcan mislícnyssa ðæra foresǽdra tída, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 12

miss

(n.)
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loss Mycel is mé unbliss mínra dýrlinga miss, Hml. S. 23, 271. [cf. Icel. missir; m. a loss; missa; f.]

mistel

(n.)
Grammar
mistel, es;

basilmistletoe

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Mistel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 59

mirt

(n.)
Grammar
mirt, myrt

a martmarket

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a mart, market Céping mercatum: scipmanne myrt þe (Wrt. se) céping teloneum, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 9-10

Linked entry: myrt

mirt

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mirt, myrt.
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Dele, and see mertze

mistig

(adj.)
Grammar
mistig, adj.

Mistycovered with mist

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Misty, covered with mist Ofer mór mistig super montem caliginosum, Rtl. 18, 38. Hé heóld mistige móras, Beo. Th. 326; B. 162

miht

Similar entry: meaht