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mǣdland m. _meadow-land_, KC.

mǣdmǣwect (= -wett) _mowing of a meadow_, LL 448[5,2].

mǣdrǣden f. _mowing, tract of mown grass_, KC 6·153^10.

mǣdsplott m. _plot of meadow-land_, KC 4·72^7.

mædwa m., mǣdwe f. = mǣd

mǣdweland = mǣdland

mæg I. pres. 3 sg. of magan. II. (#Sc# 4^19: 12^17) = mægen

+mǣg I. m. nap. māgas (v. LL 2·651) _male kinsman, parent, son, brother, nephew, cousin_, _B, Ep_ (ē); Æ, AO, CP: [‘_may_’] II. † f. _female relation, wife, woman, maiden_.

mǣgbana m. _destroyer of kinsfolk_, W 242^5.

mǣgbōt f. _compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered man_, LL.

mǣgburg f. _family, tribe, race, people, nation_: _genealogy_.

mǣgcild n. _young kinsman_.

mǣgcnafa m. _youthful kinsman_, BC 2·329´.

mǣgcūð _related_, OEG.

mǣgcwalm m. _murder of a relation_, Cp 179#p# (ē).

mægden (ǣd) n. _maiden, virgin_, _LL_; Æ: _girl_, _Mt_: _maid, servant_, _Bl_.

mægden- see also mǣden-.

mægdenǣw f. _marriage with a virgin_.

mægdenhād m. _‘maidenhood,’ virginity_, _Cr_; CP.

mægdenmann m. _‘maid,’ virgin_, _AO_. [‘_maidenman_’]

mǣge = māge

mægen I. (e) n. _bodily strength, might_, _‘main’ force, power, vigour, valour_, _B_; Æ, CP: _virtue, efficacy, efficiency_, _Lcd_: _picked men of a nation, troop, army_, AO: _miracle_. [magan] II. subj. pl. of magan.

mægenāgende _mighty_, B 2837.

mægenbyrðen † f. _huge burden_.

mægencorðor n. _strong troop_, #Gen# 1986.

mægencræft † m. _main force, great strength, might_.

mægencyning † m. _mighty king_.

mægendǣd f. _mighty deed_, #Cra# 12.

mægenēaca m. _succour_, #Az# 138.

mægenēacen † _mighty, vigorous_.

mægenearfeðe † n. _great misery or trial_.

mægenellen n. _mighty valour_, B 659.

mægenfæst _vigorous, strong, steadfast_, Æ.

mægenfolc n. _mighty company_, #Cr# 877.

mægenfultum m. _mighty help_, B 1455.

mægenhēap † m. _powerful band_.

mægenheard _very strong_, #Run# 5.

mægenian (gn-) _to gain strength_: (+) _establish, confirm_, BH 306^18.

mægenlēas _powerless, feeble, helpless_, _WW_; Æ. [‘_mainless_’] adv. -līce.

mægenlēast f. _weakness, feebleness_, Æ: _inability_, RB.

mægenrǣs m. _mighty onslaught_, B 1519.

mægenrōf † _powerful_.

mægenscype m. _might, power_, #Da# 20.

mægenspēd f. _power, virtue_.

mægenstān m. _huge stone_, #Met# 5^16.

mægenstrang † _of great virtue or strength_.

mægen-strengo, -strengðu f. _main strength, great might_.

mægenðegen m. _mighty minister_, #Gu# 1099.

mægenðise f. _violence, force_, #Rd# 28^10.

mægenðrēat † m. _mighty host_.

mægenðrymm m. _power, might, greatness, glory_, Æ, CP: _heavenly host_: (†) _Christ_: (†) _heaven_.

mægenðrymnes f. _great glory, majesty_, Æ.

mægenweorc † n. _mighty work_.

mægenwīsa m. _general_, #Ex# 553.

mægenwudu m. _strong spear_, B 236.

mægenwundor n. _striking wonder_, #Cr# 927.

mæger _meagre, lean_, #Lcd# 90b.

mægerian _to macerate, make lean_, WW. [_Ger._ magern]

mægester = magister

mægeð = mægð

mǣgeð = mǣgð

mǣggemōt n. _meeting of kinsmen_, AO 248^18.

mǣggewrit n. _genealogy, pedigree_.

mǣggieldan^3? _to contribute towards the fine for manslaughter by a kinsman_, LL 122[74,2].

mǣghǣmed n. _incest_, BH 280^1.

mǣghand (mēg-, mēi-) f. _natural heir, relative_.

mægister = magister

mǣglagu f. _law as to relatives_, LL 266[25].

mǣglēas _without relatives_, LL.

mǣglic _belonging to a kinsman_, Æ.

mǣglufu f. _love_, #Jul# 70.

mǣgmorðor n. _murder of a relative_, #Gl#.

mǣgmyrðra m. _murderer of a relative, parricide_, OEG, GD 239^4.

mægn == mægen

mægnan = mengan

mægon = magon pres. pl. of magan.

mǣgracu f. _generation, genealogy_, Æ.

mǣgrǣden f. _relationship_, AO.

mǣgrǣs m. _attack on relatives_, W 164^4.

mǣgscīr [mēg-] f. _division of a people containing the kinsmen of a particular family_ (BT), DR 193^10.

mǣgsibb f. _relationship_: _affection of relatives_.

mǣgsibbung f. _reconciliation, peace-making_, JGPh 1·63.

mǣgsiblic _related_, WW 375^17.

mǣgslaga m. _slayer of a relative, parricide, fratricide_, Æ.

mǣgsliht m. _murder of a relative_, W 130^2.

mægster = magister

mægð † I. f. gp. mægða, dp. mægðum, otherwise uninflected _maiden, virgin, girl, woman, wife_. [_Goth._ magaðs] II. (±) f. _power, greatness_.

mǣgð (ȳ) f. _family group, clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people_, Æ, AO: _province, country_, Æ.

mægða m. _mayweed_.

mægðblæd (geð) n. _pudendum muliebre_, GPH 400^8.

mægðbōt f. _fine for assault on an unmarried woman_? LL 7[74].

mægðe f. _mayweed_. [cp. mægða]

mægðhād m. _virginity, chastity, purity_, _MH_; Æ, CP: _band of young persons_. [‘_maidhood_’]

mǣgðhād m. _relationship_, Æ.

mægðhādlic _maidenly_, OEG 1469.

mægðlagu = mæglagu [[headword spelled “mǣglagu”]]

mǣgðlēas _not of noble birth_, WW 219^8.

mægðmann m. _maiden, virgin_, LL 8[82].

mǣgðmorðor (ē^1) nm. _murder of kin_, OEG 2^412.

mǣgðmyrðra m. _murderer of kin_, OEG 2^335.

mǣgðrǣden f. _friendship_, OEG.

mǣgðsibb (y^2) f. _kindred_, #HGl# 523.

mǣgwine † m. _friendly relative, clansman_.

mǣgwlite (ā, ē) m. _aspect, appearance, species, form_.

mǣgwlitian [mēg-] _to fashion_, MtL 17^2.

mǣgwlitlice [mēg-] _figuratively_, MkL p4^10.

mæht == meaht, miht

mæhð = mægð

mǣl I. (ā, ē) n. _mark, sign, ornament_: _cross, crucifix_: _armour, harness, sword_: _measure_, _Lcd_: (†) _time, point of time, occasion, season_: _time for eating_, _‘meal,’ meals_, _CP_; Æ. II. f. (†) _talk, conversation_: _contest, battle_. [mæðel] III. = māl

+mǣl _stained, dyed_, #An# 1333.

+mǣlan _to mark, stain_, #Jul# 591.

±mǣlan † _to speak, talk_, _Gen_. [‘_i-mele_’; mæðlan]

mǣlcearu f. _trouble of the time_, B 189.

mæld- = meld-

mǣldæg † m. _appointed time, day_.

mǣldropa m. _phlegm, saliva_, WW 240^9.

mǣldropiende _phlegmatic_, WW 161^33.

mǣle m. _cup, bowl, bucket_, _Ep_; #Lcd# (ē). [‘_meal_’]

mǣlgesceaft f. _fate_, B 2737.

mǣlsceafa (æ?) m. _canker, caterpillar_, _WW_. [‘_malshave_’]

mæltan (#VPs#) = meltan

mǣl-tang m., -tange f. _pair of compasses_, WW.

mǣl-tīd f., tīma m. _mealtime_, NC 348.

mæn = menn nap. of man.

mæn- = man-, men-

±mǣnan (ē) _to ‘mean,’ signify, intend_, _Æ, Bo, Sol_; CP: _mention, relate, declare, communicate to, speak of_, _B_: _associate (something) with_, AO: _complain of, lament, bewail, sorrow, grieve_, _Bo_; Æ, AO, CP.

mǣne I. (±, usu. +) _common, general, universal_, _Mt, WW_; Æ, AO, CP. [‘_i-mene_’] II. (+) n. _fellowship, intercourse_. III. _false, mean, wicked_. [mān] IV. (+) _subdued, overpowered_. [= *+mægne, ES 43·308]

±mǣnelic (usu. +) _common, mutual, general, universal_, Æ. adv. -līce.

+mǣnelicnes f. ‘_generalitas_,’ OEG.

mænibrǣde _relating to many things_, WW 115^8.

mǣnlic = mǣnelic

+mǣnnes f. _community, fellowship, intercourse, union_, _Shr_: _land held in common_, BC 1·597´. [v. ‘_i-mene_’]

+mǣnscipe m. _community, fellowship_: _union_, W 248^23.

±mǣnsumian _to participate in, have fellowship with_: _live with, marry_: _partake of Eucharist_, Æ.

±mǣnsum-nes, -ung f. _fellowship, participation_, Æ.

mænu = menigu

mǣrāc f. _boundary-oak_, KC 3·379^29.

mǣran (ā) I. (±) _to declare, proclaim, celebrate, glorify, honour_. II. (+) _to determine, fix limits_, #Wid# 42.

mǣrapeldre f. _apple-tree forming part of a boundary_, KC 3·390^5.

mǣrbrōc m. _boundary-brook_, KC.

mærc (1) == mearc; (2) = mearg

mǣrcnoll m. _boundary-knoll_, EC 445.

mǣrdīc f. _boundary-dyke_, KC.

mære = (1) mare; (2) mere I.

mǣre I. (ē) _famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid_, Æ, AO, CP. [cp. _Ger._ märe, märchen] II. _pure, sterling (of money)_. [v. ‘_mere_’ adj.] III. (±, usu. +) _boundary, border_, _Mk, VPs_; Mdf. [‘_mere_’ sb.]

mǣrelsrāp m. _ship’s rope, cable_, WW.

mæretorht = meretorht

mærgen = morgen

mærh (_Cp, Ep_) = mearg

mærh- = mearh-

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mǣr-hege, -haga, -hege m. _boundary-hedge_, EC 447.

mǣrhlīsa m. _notoriety_, WW 382^10.

mǣrian _to be distinguished_, DHy.

mæringcwudu n. _mastic of sweet basil_? #Lcd# 131a.

+mǣrlacu f. _boundary stream_, EC 387.

mǣrlic (ȳ) _great, splendid, glorious, famous_, Æ, AO, CP. adv. -līce, Æ.

mǣrnes f. _greatness, honour, fame_.

mǣrpul m. _boundary-pool_, EC 445.

mǣrpytt m. _pit that forms part of a boundary_ (BT), KC.

mærsc = mersc

mǣrsere (ē) m. _herald_, DR 56^17.

±mǣrsian (ē) I. _to make famous, celebrate, proclaim, declare, announce_, Æ, CP: _celebrate_: _glorify, honour, exalt, praise_, Æ: _spread (of fame)_: _enlarge_. II. _to mark out, bound, limit_.

mǣrstān m. _boundary stone_, _BC_. [‘_mere-stone_’]

mǣrsung (ē) f. _fame, report, renown_: _celebration, festival_, Æ: _exalting, magnifying_: (±) _magnificence, celebrity_.

mǣrsungtīma m. _time of glorifying_, ÆH 2·360^25.

mærð = mearð

mǣrð f. _glory, repute, fame_: _famous exploit, glorious achievement_, Æ, AO, CP.

mǣrðorn m. _boundary-hawthorn_, KC.

mǣrðu = mǣrð

mǣrðum (instr. of mǣrð) adv. _gloriously_.

mæru = mearu

+mǣrung? ‘_consummatio_,’ RHy 5^10.

mærw- = mearu-

±mǣrweg m. _boundary road_, Ct.

mǣrweorc m. _noble work_, #PPs# 110^4.

mǣrwyll m. _boundary stream_.

mæscre (ǣ?) f. _mesh_, WW 450^10.

mæsen _brazen_ (Earle); _of maple_ (BT), EC 250.

mæslere m. _sacristan_, GD.

mæsling, mæslen (_MkL_) = mæstling

mæssanhacele = mæssehacele

mæsse (e) f. ‘_mass_,’ _Eucharist, celebration of Eucharist_, _Æ, BH, OET_; CP: _special mass day, festival of the church_. [_L._ missa]

mæsseǣfen m. _eve of a festival_.

mæsse-bōc f. nap. -bēc _‘mass-book,’ missal_, _LL_.

mæssecrēda m. _creed said at mass, Nicene creed_.

mæssedæg m. _‘mass-day,’ festival_, _Bl_.

mæssegierela m. _mass-vestment, surplice_, CP 87^19.

mæssehacele f. _mass-vestment, cope, chasuble_, LV 40, WW 327^22.

mæssehrægl n. _vestment, surplice_, CP.

mæsselāc n. _mass-offering, host_, WW.

mæsseniht f. _eve of a festival_.

mæsseprēost m. _‘mass-priest,’ clergyman, high priest_, _Æ, AO_; CP.

mæsseprēosthād m. _office or orders of a mass-priest_, BH.

mæsseprēostscīr f. _district for which a mass priest officiated_, LL.

mæsserbana m. _murderer of a priest_, W 165^28.

mæssere m. _priest who celebrates mass_, _Az_. [‘_masser_’]

mæsserēaf n. _mass-vestment_, Æ.

mæssesang m. _office of mass_.

mæssesteall m? _seat in a church choir_, v. NC 307^348.

mæssetīd f. _time of saying mass_, LL (140^20).

mæsseðegn m. _mass-priest_, LL 460[5].

mæsseðēnung f. _service of the mass, celebration of mass_, A 11·8.

mæsse-ūhta? m. or -ūhte? n. _hour, or service, of matins on a feast-day_, NC 307.

mæssewīn (e) n. _wine used at mass_, WW.

mæssian (±) _to celebrate ‘mass,’_ _Æ_: (+) _attend mass_.

mæst I. m. (_ship’s_) _‘mast_,’ _B_; Æ, AO. II. m. ‘_mast,’ food of swine, acorns, beechnuts_, _BC_.

mǣst (ā, ē) I. adj. (superl. of micel), _AO, Chr, Bo, Mt_. [‘_most_’] II. adv. _mostly, for the most part, in the greatest degree, chiefly, especially_. eal m., m. eal _almost, nearly_. m. ǣlc _nearly every one_, Æ, AO, CP. III. n. _most_.

±mæstan _to feed with mast, fatten_, Æ, CP. [_Ger._ mästen]

mæstcyst f. _mast-socket_, WW.

mæstelberg m. _fattened hog_, MtL 6^7. [bearg]

mæsten m. _mast, pasture for swine_.

mæstenrǣden f. _right of feeding swine in mast-pastures_, KC 3·451^10.

mæstentrēow n. _tree yielding mast_, WW 137^23.

mæstland f. _land on which there is mast_, TC 140^2.

mǣstlicost adv. (superl.) _particularly_, CM 1169.

mæstling I. n. _brass_, _WW_: _brazen vessel_, _Mk_. [‘_maslin_’; _Ger._ messing] II. _fatling_, OEG 61^29.

mæstlingsmið m. _brass-worker_, WW 539^6.

mæstlōn sbpl. _pulleys at the lop of a mast_, WW 199^30.

mæstrǣden = mæstenrǣden

mæstrāp m. _mast-rope_, #Ex# 82.

mæsttwist m. _rope which supports a mast_, WW.

mæt I. pret. 3 sg. of metan. II. = mete m.

±mǣtan _to dream_ (impers.), _Æ_; (trans.) _Lcd_. [‘_mete_’]

mæte == mete

mǣte (ē) _mean, moderate, poor, inferior, small, bad_. [metan]

+mǣte _suitable as to size_, _RB_; ÆL. [‘_meet_’]

mætfæst- = metfæst-

+mǣtgan † _to lessen, limit_.

+mætgian (ÆL) = +metgian

mǣting f. _dream_, _Lcd_. [‘_meting_’]

mǣton pret. pl. of metan.

mǣð I. f. _measure, degree, proportion, rate_, _Æ_; AO: _honour, respect, reverence_, _LL_: _what is meet, right, fitness, ability, virtue, goodness_, Æ, CP: _condition, lot, state, rank_, Æ. [‘_methe_’] II. n. _cutting of grass_, _BC_. [‘_math_’]

mǣð- = mǣgð-

±mǣðegian _to honour, respect, spare_, _W_; Æ. [‘_methe_’]

mæðel (e) n. _council, meeting, popular assembly_: (†) _speech, interview_.

mæðelcwide † (e) m. _discourse_.

mæðelern † n. _council-house, prætorium_.

mæðelfrið (ðl) mn. _security (‘frið’) enjoyed by public assemblies_, LL 3 [1], (v. 2·464).

mæðel-hēgende †, -hergende _holding conclave, deliberating_.

mæðelstede † (e) m. _place of assembly_: _battlefield_.

mæðelword (e) † n. _address, speech_.

mǣðere = mǣðre

mǣðful _humane_, _ÆGr_. [‘_metheful_’]

mǣðian = mǣðegian

mæðl = mæðel

mæðlan (_Cr_) = maðelian

mǣðlēas _immoderate, rapacious_, _Æ_. [‘_metheless_’]

mǣðlic _moderate, proportioned, befitting_, _ÆGr, TC_. adv. -līce _humanely, courteously_. [‘_methely_’]

mǣðmēd f. _pay for haymaking_, LL 452´.

mǣðre m. _mower_, WW.

±mǣðrian _to honour_, LL.

mǣðung f. _measure, extent_, NC 307.

mǣw (ea, e) m. _‘mew,’ sea-gull_, _Cp, Shr_ (e).

mǣwpul (ā) m. _sea-gulls’ pool_, Ct.

māfealdra comp. of manigfeald.

maffian _to go astray_. maffiende _waxing, wanton_, NC 307.

mag- = mæg-

maga I. m. _‘maw,’ stomach_, _Cp, Lcd, WW_; Æ, CP. II. _powerful, strong_.

māga I. † m. _son, descendant, young man, man_. II. gp. of mǣg.

magan swv. pres. 1, 3 sg. mæg; 2, meaht, miht; pl. magon; pret. 3 sg. meahte _to be able, have permission or power (I ‘_may_,’ I can), to be strong, competent, avail, prevail_, _Æ, B, Bo, G_, _etc._; CP. mæg wið _avails against, cures_, #Lcd#.

māgas v. mǣg.

magaðe = mageðe

magdalatrēow n. _almond-tree_, WW 139^11. [_L._ amygdala]

mage f. (_WW_ 159^14) = maga

māge (ǣ) f. _female relative_, _B_; Æ. [‘_mowe_’]

māgeēct ptc. _augmented_, WW. [īecan]

mageðe (æ^1, o^2) f. _camomile, mayweed_, _Lcd, WW_. [‘_maythe_’]

magian _to prevail_, #ERPs# 12^5; NC 348.

magister (æ) m. _leader, chief, master, teacher_, _Æ, Bo_; AO, CP. [_L._ magister]

magisterdōm (mægster-) m. _office of a master or teacher_, #Sc# 120^9. [‘_masterdom_’]

+māglic = +mālic

+magnian _to be restored to health_, GD 338^30.

mago † (magu) m. gs. maga, nap. mæcgas _male kinsman, son, descendant, man_: _young man, servant_: _man, warrior_.

magodryht f. _band of warriors_, B 67.

magogeoguð f. _youth_, #Cr# 1429.

magorǣdend m. _counsellor of men_, #An# 1463.

magorǣswa † m. _chief, prince_.

magorinc † m. _youth, man, warrior_.

magotimber † n. _child, son_: _increase of family, progeny_.

magotūdor † n. _descendant, offspring_.

magoðe, magðe = mageðe

magoðegn † m. _vassal, retainer, warrior, man, servant, minister_.

magu = mago

māgwlite = mǣgwlite

±māh _bad, wanton, shameless, importunate_.

mahan = magon pres. pl. of magan.

+māhlic == +mālic

+māhnes f. _importunity, persistence_: _shamelessness_.

maht (#VPs#) = miht

māl I. n. _suit, cause, case, action, terms, agreement, covenanted pay_, _Chr_. hē scylode ix scypa of māle _he paid nine ships out of commission_, #Chr# 1049#c#. [‘_mail_’] II. n. _spot, mark, blemish_, Æ. III. = mǣl n.

māldæg = mǣldæg

+mālic _importunate_: _wanton, shameless_: _wicked_. adv. -līce.

+mālicnes f. _importunity_: _wantonness, shamelessness_, CP.

malscrung f. _enchantment, charm_.

mālswyrd n. _sword with inlaid ornament_, TC 560^33. [mǣl]

malt (_Gl_) == mealt

malwe (_WW_) = mealwe

mamme f. _teat_, _GPH_ 401^77. [_L._ mamma]

mamor, mamra m. _lethargy, heavy sleep_, #Gl#.

māmrian _to think out, design_, #PPs# 63^5.

man I. pron. indef. _one, people, they_, _B, Mt_; Æ. [‘_man_’] II. = mann. III. pres. 3 sg. of munan.

mān I. n. _evil deed, crime, wickedness, guilt, sin_, Æ: _false oath_, ÆP 216^14. II. adj. _bad, criminal, false_, AO. [_ON._ mein]

+man (o) _having a mane_, WW 492^20.

man- = mann-

+māna m. _community, company_, Æ: _companionship, intercourse_, _BH_: _cohabitation_. tō +mānan _in common_, CP. [‘_mone_’]

manað pres. 3 sg. of manian.

mānāð m. _false oath, perjury_, _LL_; HL. [‘_manath_’; _Ger._ meineid]

mānbealu n. _crime, cruelty_, #Da# 45.

manbōt (o^1) f. _fine paid to the lord of a man slain_, _LL_ (v. 2·576). [‘_manbote_’]

mānbryne m. _fatal, destructive fire_, #Chr# 962#a#.

mancgere = mangere

manc-s, -cas, -cos, -cus m., gp. mancessa (CP) _a ‘mancus,’ thirty silver pence, one-eighth of a pound_, _Æ, BC_.

mancwealm m. _mortality, pestilence, destruction_, _Chr_; AO. [‘_manqualm_’]

mancwealmnes f. _manslaughter_, NG.

mancwyld (o) f. _mortality, pestilence_, BH 190^8.

mancynn n. _mankind_, _Æ, B, Bl_: _inhabitants, people, men_, CP. [‘_mankin_’]

mancyst f. _human virtue_, MFH 169.

mand (o) f. _basket_, _Cp, MtL_ (o), _WW_. [‘_maund_’]

māndǣd f. _sin, crime_, Æ, AO, CP.

māndǣde _evil-doing, wicked_.

māndeorf _wicked_, LL (382^12).

mandrēam † m. _revelry, festivity_.

māndrinc m. _poison_, #Rd# 24^13.

mandryhten † m. _lord, master_.

maneg = manig

mānfǣhðu f. _wickedness_, #Gen# 1378.

manfaru f. _host, troop_, #Gu# 257.

mānfeld m. _field of crime_ (‘_campus sceleratus_’), AO 108^20.

mānfolm f. _evil-doer_, #PPs# 143^8.

mānfordǣdla m. _evil-doer_, B 563.

mānforwyrht † n. _evil deed, sin_.

mānfrēa † m. _lord of evil, Devil_.

mānfremmende † _sinning, vicious_.

mānful _wicked, evil, infamous, degraded_, Æ: _fearful, dire_.

mānfullic _infamous, evil, sinful_, Æ. adv. -līce, Æ.

mānfulnes f. _wickedness_, Æ.

manfultum m. _military force_, AO (o^1).

+mang I. n. _mixture, union_: _troop, crowd, multitude_: _congregation, assembly_: _business_: _cohabitation_. in +m. _during_. on +m. _in the midst of_. II. prep. (w. d. or a.) _among_, Æ.

māngenga m. _evil-doer_, BH 36^5.

māngenīðla m. _evil persecutor_, #An# 918.

+mangennes = +mangnes

mangere m. _trader, merchant, broker_, Æ.

māngewyrhta m. _sinner_, #PPs# 77^38.

±mangian _to trade_, Æ, CP.

+mang-nes, -ennes f. _mingling, mixture_, OEG.

mangung f. _trade, business_, Æ.

mangunghūs n. _house of merchandise_, Jn 2^16.

mānhūs n. _home of wickedness, hell_, #Ex# 535.

±manian (o) _to remind, admonish, warn, exhort, instigate_, Æ, CP: _instruct, advise_, Æ: _claim, demand, ask_. [_Ger._ mahnen]

mānīdel † _vain and bad (words)_.

maniend m. _admonisher_, CP 400^13: _collector_.

manif- = manigf-

manig (æ^1, e^1, o^1, e^1) nap. manega _‘many,’ many a, much_, _Æ, AO, B, BH_; CP.

manigean = manian

manigeo = menigu

manigfeald (æ, e, o^1) _manifold, various, complicated_, Æ, CP: _numerous, abundant_: _plural_.

±manigfealdian _to multiply, abound, increase, extend_, _OEG_ (æ^1); CP(a^3). [‘_manifold_’]

manigfealdlic _manifold_. adv. -līce _in various ways_, CP: (gram.) _in the plural number_. [‘_manifoldly_’]

manigfealdnes f. _multiplicity, great number, abundance, complexity_, _WW_. [‘_manifoldness_’]

manigsīðes (mani-) adv. _many times, often_, W 144^11.

manig-tēaw (æ^1), -tīwe, -tȳwe _skilful, dexterous_, Æ.

manigtēawnes (mænitȳw-) f. _skill, dexterity_, OEG.

manlēas _uninhabited_, _WW_ (o). [‘_manless_’]

mānlic _infamous, nefarious_, Æ.

manlīca m. _effigy, image, statue_.

manlīce adv. _manfully, nobly_, _B_. [‘_manly_’]

manlufu f. _love for men_, #Gu# 324.

manm- = mannm-

mann (o) m., nap. men(n) _person (male or fem.)_, _Æ, Bl, Lcd, Mt, VHy_; AO, CP: _mankind_, _Mk, VPs_: _brave man, hero_: _vassal, servant_: _name of the rune for =m=_.

mann-, see also man-.

manna I. m., _man_, Æ. II. n. _manna (food)_, Æ, CP. [_L._]

mannbǣre _producing men_, ÆH 1·450.

mannēaca (mon-) m. _issue, progeny_, AO 158^20.

mannian _to ‘man,’ garrison_, #Chr# 1087#e#.

mannmægen (o) n. _troop, force, cohort_, JnL 18^3.

mannmenigu (o) f. _multitude_, AO.

mannmyrring f. _destruction of men_, #Chr# 1096.

manrǣden f. _dependence, homage, service, tribute, due_, _Æ_. [‘_manred_’]

manrīm † n. _number of men_.

mānsceatt m. _usury_, #PPs# 71^14.

mānsceaða † m. _enemy, sinner_.

mānscild f. _crime, fault, sin_, †Hy 8^23.

manscipe m. _humanity, courtesy_, _BC_. [‘_manship_’]

mānscyldig † _criminal, guilty_.

manslæht = manslieht

manslaga m. _man-slayer, murderer_, Æ.

mānslagu f. _cruel blow_, #An# 1218.

manslēan^6 _to kill, murder_, RB 16^18 (or ? two words).

manslege m. _manslaughter, homicide_.

manslieht (e^2, i^2) m. _manslaughter, murder_, _CP_. [‘_manslaught_’]

manslot _share in ownership of land_? _measure of land_? v. NC 307. [_ON._ mannshlutr]

-mānsumian, -mānsumung v. ā-m.

manswǣs _meek_, #RPs# 24^9.

mānswara (o^2) m. _perjurer_.

mānswaru f. _perjury_. [swerian]

mānswerian^6 _to forswear, perjure oneself_, _LL_. [‘_manswear_’]

mānswica m. _deceiver, traitor_ (mann-? v. LL 2·142).

mansylen (i^2) f. _traffic in men, act of selling men as slaves_. [sellan]

manðēaw † m. _habit, custom_ (? sometimes mānðēaw _sinful custom_).

manðēof m. _man-stealer_, v. LL 2·542.

manðwǣre (o) _gentle, kind, humane, mild, meek_, ÆL, CP. [_OHG._ mandwāri]

+manðwǣrian _to humanize_, CP 362^21.

manðwǣrnes (o) f. _gentleness, courtesy, weakness_, ÆL (ȳ^2), CP.

manu f. ‘_mane_,’ _Erf_ 1182.

manung f. _admonition_, CP: _claim_: _place of toll_: _district for purposes of tribute or taxation_: _residents in a taxing district_.

mānwamm (o^2) m. _guilty stain_, #Cr# 1280.

mānweorc I. n. _crime, sin_. II. adj. _sinful_.

manweorod (o) m. _collection of men, troop, congregation, assembly_, AO.

manweorðung f. _adoration of human beings_, LL (248^3).

manwīse (o) † f. _manner or custom of men_.

mānword n. _wicked word_, #PPs# 58^12.

mānwrǣce _wicked_, WW 426^19.

mānwyrhta † m. _evil-doer, sinner_.

manwyrð n. _value or price of a man_, LL.

mapulder (o^2) m. _maple tree_.

mapuldern _made of maple_.

mapul-dre, -dor, -dur f., -trēo m. (Mdf) = mapulder

māra m., māre fn. (compar. of micel) _greater_, _‘more,’ stronger, mightier_, _Æ, Bl, CP_. adv. _in addition_, _Mt_.

māran = mǣran

mārbēam (#VPs#) = mōrbēam

marc n. _a denomination of weight_ (usu. half a pound), _mark_ (money of account).

marcian = mearcian

mare I. f. _silver weed_, #Lcd# 2·74^9. II. f. _nightmare, monster_, _Ep_ (e), _Lcd_. [‘_mare_’]

māre v. māra.

mārels = mǣrelsrāp

marenis = mearuwnes

margen- = morgen-

market n. _market_, TC 422^20. [_L._ mercatum]

marma m. _marble_. [_L._ marmor]

marman-stān (marmel-, marm(or)-) m. _marble, piece of marble_, _Æ, Bl_. [‘_marmstan_’]

marmstāngedelf n. _quarrying of marble_, ÆH 1·560^32.

-marod v. ā-m.

martir, martyr(e) m. ‘_martyr_,’ _BH_; Æ, AO. [_L._]

martirlogium m. _martyrology_, IM 122^45.

martr- = martyr-

martyrdōm m. ‘_martyrdom_,’ _BH_; Æ, CP.

martyrhād m. _martyrdom_.

+mar-tyrian, -trian _to ‘martyr,’_ _AO, BH_.

martyrracu f. _martyrology_, ÆL 23^334.

martyrung f. _passion (of Christ)_, _AO_ 254^24. [‘_martyring_’]

mārðu = mǣrð

mārūfle _horehound_. [_L._ marrubium]

masc = max

māse f. _name of a small bird_, #Gl#. [_Ger._ meise]

-masian v. ā-m.

massere m. _merchant_: _moneylender_, #Bk# 10.

māst = mǣst

matte (_Cp_) = meatte

mattuc (æ^1, ea^1, e^1, eo^1, o^2) m. ‘_mattock_,’ _A, AO_; Æ: _fork, trident_.

māð pret. 3 sg. of mīðan.

maða m. _maggot, worm, grub_, _WW_. [‘_mathe_’]

maðal- = maðel-

+maðel n. _speech, talking_. [mǣl]

maðelere m. _speaker, haranguer_, _WW_. [v. ‘_mathele_’]

maðelian † (æ^1, e^1, a^2, o^2) _to harangue, make a speech, speak_, _An_ (e), _B, Cp, Cr_ (æ). [‘_mell_,’ ‘_mathele_’]

maðelig _tumultuous, turbulent_, #KGl# 75^23.

maðelung f. _garrulity, loquacity_, _OEG_. [v. ‘_mathele_’]

māðm = māðum

māðm- see also māððum.

māðmǣht † f. _valuable thing, treasure_.

māðmcleofa (mād-) m. _treasure-chamber_, Æ (9^277).

māðmcyst f. _treasure-chest_, Mt 27^6.

māðmgestrēon n. _treasure_, B, MFH.

māðmhord n. _treasure-hoard_, #Ex# 368.

māðmhūs n. _treasure-house, treasury_, AO, CP.

māðmhyrde m. _treasurer_, #Bo# 64^13.

maðolian = maðelian

māððum == māðum, māðm

maððum-fæt n., pl. -fatu _precious vessel_, Æ.

māððumgesteald n. _treasure_, #Jul# 36.

māððumgifu f. _gift of treasure_, B 1301.

māððumgyfa m. _giver of treasure, prince, king_, #Wa# 92.

māððumsele m. _hall of treasure_, #Sol# 189.

māððumsigle n. _costly ornament_, B 2757.

māððumsweord n. _costly sword_, B 1023.

māððumwela m. _valuables_, B 2750.

maðu f. = maða

māðum m., gs. māðmes _treasure, object of value, jewel, ornament, gift_, _Gn, Met_; CP. [‘_madme_’]

māðum- = māðm-, māððum-

māwan^7 _to ‘mow,’_ _AO, BH_.

māwpul = mǣwpul

max n. _net_, _WW_. [‘_mask_’]

māxwyrt f. _mash-wort (malt soaked in boiling water)_, #Lcd#.

me I. das. of pers. pron. ic _me_. II. (RB 35^9; 127^13) = menn
[[II. form of “man”]]

meagol (e) _mighty, strong, firm, emphatic, impressive_. [magan]

meagollīce adv. _earnestly_, #Bl#.

meagolmōd _earnest, strenuous_.

meagolmōdnes f. _earnestness_, #Bl#.

meagolnes f. _earnestness, strength of will_, #Bl#, HL.

meaht I. == miht. II. pres. 2 sg. of magan.

meahte pret. 3 sg. of magan.

mealc pret. of meolcan.

mealclīðe ?= meolclīðe

mealehūs = meluhūs

mealewe = mealwe

mealm = mealmstān

mealmeht _sandy_? _chalky_? KC 3·394^13. [v. ‘_malm_’]

mealmstān m. _soft stone, sandstone_? _limestone_? AO 212^28. [v. ‘_malm_’]

mealt I. n. _steeped grain, ‘malt,’_ _Ct, Ep_. [meltan] II. pret. 3 sg. of meltan.

mealtealoð m? n? _malt-ale_, ANS 84^325.

mealtgescot n. _payment in malt_, W 171^2.

mealthūs n. ‘_malt-house_,’ _WW_.

mealtwurt f. ‘_malt-wort_,’ _WW_. [wyrt]

mealu = melu

mealwe f. ‘_mallow_,’ _Lcd_; Æ. [_L._ malva]

mear = mearh

mearc (æ, e) f. (±) _‘mark,’ sign, line of division_, _Æ, MkL_ (e): _standard_, _ÆGr_: (±) _boundary, limit, term, border_, _BC, Gen_; CP; Mdf. tō ðæs +mearces ðe _in the direction that_: _defined area, district, province_, AO.

mearca m. _space marked out_.

mearcere (æ) m. _writer, notary_, OEG.

mearcgemot _court for settling boundaries of properties_? v. LL 2·143.

mearchof n. _dwelling_, #Ex# 61.

±mearcian _to ‘mark,’ stain, brand, seal_, _BC, LL, MtL, Ph_; Æ: _mark a boundary, delimit, define, describe, designate_, _Æ, Gen_: _mark out, design_, _Bo_: _create_: _note, observe_.

mearc-īsern, -īsen n. _branding-iron_.

mearcland n. _border-land, march, moor_: (†) _province, country, district_: _sea-coast_, #Rd# 4^23.

mearcpæð † m. _road, path_.

mearcstapa † m. _march-haunter_.

mearcstede m. _border-land, desolate district_, #Sol# 217.

mearcðrēat m. _army, troop_, #Ex# 173.

mearcung (æ, e) f. _marking, branding_: _mark, characteristic_: (±) _description, arrangement_: _constellation_: _title, chapter_, NG.

mearcwadu ‡ np. _shallows, water by the shore_.

mearcweard m. _wolf_, #Ex# 168.

meard = (1) meord, mēd; (2) mearð

[[(1) Printed as shown: “meord” (meorð) and “mēd” are different
words.]]

mēares v. mearh.

mearg, mearh (æ, e) nm. I. _‘marrow,’ pith_, _Lcd_. II. _sausage_. [= mærg] [[headword spelled “mærh”]]

mēargealle (e^1, e^2) m. _gentian_, #Lcd#. [mearh]

+meargian _to be rich, marrowy_, #LPs# 65^15.

mearglic _marrowy, fat_, #VPs# (e).

mearh, mearg m., gs. mēares _horse, steed_.

mearhæccel n. _sausage-meat_, WW 411^20.

mearhcofa m. _bone_, #PPs# 101^3.

mearhgehæc n. _sausage-meat_, WW 427^30.

mearmstān = marmanstān

mearn pret. 3 sg. of murnan.

+mearr I. n. _stumbling-block, obstruction, error_, CP. [_Goth._ gamarzeins] II. _wicked, fraudulent_, LL 140[1,5].

mearrian _to err_, #Bo# 55^23.

mearð (æ, e) m. _marten_, _Ep, AO_. [‘_mart_’]

mearu (æ, e, y), mear(u)w- in obl. cases _tender, soft_, _Lcd_: _frail_, GD 119^17. [‘_meruw_’]

mearulic (merwe, mærw-) _frivolous_. adv. -līce _delicately, luxuriously_, GD.

mearuwnes f. _tenderness, frailty_, CP.

mēast = mǣst

meatte (a) f. _‘mat,’ mattress_, _WW_. [_L._ matta]

mēaw = mǣw

mec as. of ic pers. pron.

+mec = +mæc

mēce m. _sword, blade_. [_Goth._ mēki]

mēcefisc (ǣ) m. _mullet_, #ÆGr# 308^5.

mecg = mæcg

mecgan _to mix, stir_.

mech = me

mechanisc _mechanical_, Æ. [_L._]

mēd I. f. _‘meed,’ reward, pay, price, compensation, bribe_, _ÆL_ (gs. mēdes), _B, BH, Bl_; CP. II. = mǣd

med- in comp. principally indicates mediocrity, but often comes to have a distinct negative value; see, _e.g._, medtrum, medwīs. [midde]

mēda v. mǣd.

-mēdan v. on-m.

medder = mēder

medder-, meddr- = mēdr-

meddrosna fp. _dregs of mead_, #Lcd# 48a.

+mēde I. n. _consent, permission, agreement, covenant_. II. _agreeable, pleasant_.

medel = mæðel

medeme (eo) _middling, average, mean, little_: _sufficient, considerable, respectable, proper, fit, worthy, trustworthy, perfect_, CP.

±medemian (eo^1) _to mete out, allot, assign, place_: _moderate_: _respect, honour_, Æ: (+) _condescend_, Æ: (+) _advance, promote_.

medemlic _moderate, mediocre_: _worthy_. adv. -līce _moderately, incompletely_: _suitably, worthily, kindly_.

medemlīcnes f. _mediocrity_, OEG.

medemmicel (Æ) = medmicel

medemnes f. _dignity, worth_, #Bo#: _benignity, condescension_, #Bl#.

medemung f. _measuring, measure_.

mēden = mægden

mēder ds. and LWS gs. of mōdor.

mēderce = mȳderce [[headword spelled “myderce”]]

medere = mæddre

mēderen, mēdern = mēdren

mēderwyrhta = mēterwyrhta

medewyrt = meduwyrt

mēdgian _to bribe_. [mēd]

mēdgilda m. _pensioner, hireling_, Æ.

mēdl- = mǣðl-

-mēdla v. an-, ofer-m.

medlen = midlen

medm- = medem-

medmicel I. _moderate-sized, short, small, limited, unimportant, slight, mean, poor_. II. n. _a little_.

medmicelnes f. _smallness (of mind)_, #SPs# 54^8.

medmicle comp. medmāre, adv. _humbly, meanly, slightly_.

medo = medu

medom- = medem-

mēdren I. _maternal, of a mother_. II. n. _the mother’s side (by descent)_, LL 156[11].

+mēdren _born of the same mother_, AO 114^13.

mēdrencynn n. _mother’s kindred_.

mēdrengecynd n. _mother’s nature_, W 17^7.

mēdrenmǣg m. _maternal kinsman_.

mēdrenmǣgð f. _maternal kindred_, LL 392[3].

+mēdrian _to have the same mother_, Æ.

medrīce _of low rank_, WW 115^26.

mēdsceatt m. _payment, fee, reward, bribe, gift_, Æ, CP.

medsēlð (ǣ) f. _ill-fortune_, AO.

medspēdig _poor_, #Cra# 9.

medstrang _of middle rank_, Æ.

medtrum _weak, infirm, sickly, ill_, CP: _of lower rank_. [cp. medmicel]

medtrumnes (met-; y^2) f. _weakness, infirmity, sickness, illness, disease_, AO, CP.

medu (eo) mn. gs. med(e)wes _‘mead’ (drink)_, _B, Rd_ (eo); AO.

meduærn n. _mead-hall, banqueting-house_, B 69 (o^2).

medubenc † f. _bench in a mead-hall_.

meduburg † f. _mead city, rejoicing city_.

medudrēam † m. _mead-joy, jollity_.

medudrenc (eo^1) m. _mead_, W 245^4.

medudrinc (o^2) m. _mead-drinking_, #Seaf# 22.

meduful † n. _mead-cup_.

medugāl † _mead-excited, drunk_.

meduheall † f. _mead-hall_.

medum- = medem-

medurǣden (eo^1) f. _strong drink_? (BT), _dealing out of mead_? (GK), #GnE# 88.

meduscenc (eo^1) m. _mead-cup_, B 1980.

meduseld n. _mead-hall_, B 3065.

medusetl n. (eo^1, o^2) _mead-seat_, B 5.

medustīg f. _path to the mead-hall_, B 924.

meduwērig † _overpowered with mead, drunk_.

meduwong (eo^1, o^2) m. _field (where the mead-hall stood)_. B 1643.

meduwyrt (eo^1, e^2) f. _meadow-sweet_, _Lcd_: _‘rubia,’ madder_, OEG 56^40 (e^2). [‘_mead-wort_’]

medwīs _dull, stupid, foolish_, CP. [cp. medmicel]

mēdwyrhta m. _a hireling_, #Sc# 123^12.

meg == mæg

mēg = (1) mǣw; (2) mǣg

mēg- = mǣg-

megol == meagol

meh = mec, me, as. of ic.

meht == meaht, miht

mēi, mēig = mǣg

meige (#KGl# 81^32) = mæge pres. 3 sg. subj. of magan.

meiðhād (#KGl# 56^7) = mægðhād

mēl = mǣl n.

mela = melu

melc == meolc

melcingfæt = meolcfæt

meld f. _proclamation_, #Da# 648.

melda m. _reporter, informer, betrayer_, Æ.

meldan (æ) (_Rd_) = meldian

melde f. _orache (plant)_, _Lcd_. [‘_milds_’; _Ger._ melde]

meldfeoh n. _informer’s reward_, LL 96[17].

±meldian _to announce, declare, tell, proclaim, reveal_, _Ps_; Æ: _inform against, accuse_. [‘_meld_’; _Ger._ melden]

meldung f. _betrayal_, BH 240^4.

mēle = mǣle

meledēaw mn. _honey dew, nectar_, _Ph, WW_ (mild-). [‘_mildew_’]

melewes = melwes gs. of melu.

-melle, -melnes v. ǣ-m.

melo = melu

melsc = milisc

±meltan I. (y) (sv^3) tr. and intr. _to consume by fire_, _‘melt’ become fluid, digest, dissolve, burn up_, _B, CP, El, Lcd, WW_; Æ. II. = miltan

meltestre = myltestre

meltung f. _digestion_, #Lcd#.

melu (ea, eo) n., gs. mel(u)wes _‘meal,’ flour_, _Lcd_; Æ. [_Ger._ mehl]

melugescot n. _payment in meal_, W 171.

meluhūdern n. _meal-house_, LL 455[17].

meluhūs (ea^1, e^2) n. _meal-house_, WW 185^27.

meluw (LWS) = melu

men v. mann.

mēnan = mǣnan

mend- = mynd-

+mēne- = +mǣne-

mene (y) m. _necklace, collar, ornament, jewel_. [_Ger._ mähne]

menegian = mynegian

menego = menigu

menen (i) n. _maiden, handmaid, slave_.

menescilling m. _moon-shaped ornament, coin worn as ornament_, #Gl#.

±mengan (æ) tr. and intr. _to mix, combine, unite_, _Lk, Sat_: (±) _associate, consort, cohabit with_, _BH, Ps_: _disturb_, _B_: (†) _converse_. [‘_meng_’]

+mengedlic _mixed, confused_. adv. -līce.

+mengednes, +meng(d)nes f. _mingling, mixture, connection_, Æ, BH.

mengeo, mengo, mengu = menigu

mengung f. _mixture, composition_, _ZDA_: _fellowship_, GD: (+) _confusion_. [‘_menging_’]

meni (LWS) = manig

menian = mynian

menig (LWS) == manig

menigdu f. _band of people_, WW 448^27.

menigu (a^1, æ^1, eo^3) f. usu. indecl. in sg. _company, multitude, host_, Æ, AO, CP. [manig]

menio, meniu (LWS) = menigu

menisc = mennisc

menn v. mann.

mennen, mennenu = menen

mennesc == mennisc

mennisc I. adj. _human, natural_, _Bo, CP_; Æ. II. n. _mankind, folk, race, people_, _Bl_; Æ CP. [‘_mannish_’]

mennisclic _human_, Æ, CP. adv. -līce, Æ.

mennisc-licnes (EHy 15^35), -nes f. _state of man, human nature, incarnation_, _BH_; Æ: _humaneness, humanity_. [‘_mannishness_’]

menniscu f. _humanity, human state_, CP.

mentel (æ) m., gs. mentles _mantle, cloak_, CP. [_L._ mantellum]

mentelprēon m. _mantle-pin, brooch_, Ct.

menung = (*mynung), mynegung

mēo mf? gs. and nap. mēon _shoe-sole, sock_? _sandal_? RB, WW.

meocs = meox

+meodnes f. _dignity_, DR 192´. [= medemnes]

meodo, meodu = medu

meodom- = medem-

meodoma = meoduma

meodren = mēdren

meodum- = medem-

meoduma m. _weaver’s beam, treadle_? WW.

meolc I. _giving milk, milch_. II. (i, M) f. ‘_milk_,’ _BH_; Æ, AO.

meolcan^3 (e, i) _to milk_.

meolcdēond (i; -tēond) m. _suckling_, #JVPs# 8^3.

meolcfæt n. _milk-pail_, WW 123^28.

meolchwīt ‘_milk-white_,’ _GPH_.

meolcian (i) _to ‘milk,’_ _Lcd, Shr_: (±) _give milk, suckle_, _Bl_.

meolclīðe (ea) _milky_, CM 49.

meolcsūcend m. _suckling_, WW.

meolo (_Bo_) = melu

meoloc (CP) = meolc

meolu = melu

meoluc = meolc

mēon v. mēo.

meord f. _reward, pay_. [_Goth._ mizdō]

meoring f. _danger_? #Ex# 62?

meorð = meord

mēos I. m. _moss_, Æ; Mdf. II. adj. _mossy_.

mēose = mēse

meotod, meotud == metod

meottoc (_Cp_) = mattuc

+meotu = +metu nap. of +met.

meotud- = metod-

meoðon (BH) = miðon pret. pl. of mīðan.

mēowle † f. _maiden, virgin_: _woman_. [_Goth._ mawilō]

meox (e, i, y) n. _filth, dirt, dung_, _Æ, Bo, Lk_. [‘_mix_’]

meoxbearwe f. _dung-barrow_, WW 336^8.

meoxen = mixen

meoxscofl (e^1) f. _dung-shovel_, LL 455[17].

meoxwilie (cs) f. _dung-basket_, #LPs# 80^7.

mēr- = mǣr-

mera m. _incubus_, #Gl#.

merc (A) == mearc

merce = merece

+merce = +mierce

mercels = mircels

mercong (NG) = mearcung

mere I. m. (†) _sea, ocean_, _An_: _lake, pond, pool, cistern_, _B, Ep, Jn_; CP; Mdf. [‘_mere_’] II. = mare. III. = miere

mēre (#VPs#) = mǣre I.

merebāt m. _sea-boat, vessel_, #An# 246.

merecandel f. _sun_, #Met# 13^57.

merece m. _smallage, wild celery_, _Æ, Gl, Lcd_.

mereciest f. _sea-chest, ark_, #Gen# 1317.

meredēað † m. _death at sea_.

meredēor n. _sea-animal_, B 558.

merefara m. _sailor_, B 502.

merefaroð † m. _surging of the waves_.

merefix m. _sea-fish_, B 549.

mereflōd † m. _sea, body of water, deluge_.

mere-grēot (Æ), -grot n., -grota m. _pearl_.

meregrund † m. _lake-bottom, depths of the sea_.

merehengest † m. _sea-horse, ship_.

merehrægl n. _sail_, B 1905.

merehūs † n. _sea-house, the ark_.

merehwearf m. _sea-shore_, #Ex# 516.

mērehwīt _pure white, sterling (of silver)_. [mǣre II.]

merelād f. _sea-way_, #Hu# 27.

merelīðende m. _seafaring (man)_, _sailor_.

mere-menn, -mennen, -menin n. _mermaid, siren_, _Cp, WW_. [‘_mermin_’]

mere-næddra m., -næddre, -nǣdre f. _‘murena,’ sea-adder, lamprey_.

meresmylte _quiet as the sea, calm_, #Met# 21^12.

meresteall m. _stagnant water_, MFH 169.

merestrǣt † f. _sea-path_.

merestrēam † m. _sea-water_.

merestrengo f. _strength in swimming_, B 523.

mereswīn n. _porpoise, dolphin_, _Cp, Lcd_. [‘_mereswine_’]

meretorht (æ) † _(rising) bright from the sea_.

meretorr m. _towering wall of the (Red) sea_, #Ex# 484.

mereðyssa † m. _ship_.

mereweard m. _sea-warden_, #Whale# 53.

merewērig _sea-weary_, #Seaf# 12.

merewīf n. _water-witch_, B 1519.

merg (_Cp_ 195#m#) = mearg

merg- = mearg-, meri-, morg-, myrg-

mer-gealle, -gelle = meargealle [[headword spelled “mēargealle”]]

merian _to purify, cleanse_, _Sat_: _test_. [‘_mere_’]

merice (#Gl#) = merce

merien = morgen

merig = (1) myrge; (2) mearg

merig- = myrg-

merigen (Æ, AO) = morgen

merisc = mersc

merne = mergenne ds. of mergen. [[under “morgen”]]

merr- = mierr-

mērs- = mǣrs-

mersc (æ) m. _‘marsh,’ swamp_, _Bl, Cp_; CP.

merschōfe m. _marsh hove_, #Lcd# 35b.

merscland n. _marsh-land_, #Chr# 1098.

merscmealwe f. ‘_marsh-mallow_,’ _Lcd_.

merscmeargealle f. _gentiana pneumonanthe_, #Lcd#.

merscware pl. _inhabitants of marshes_. (1) _Romney marsh_, #Chr# 796. (2) _the fens_? #Chr# 838.

mertze f. _merchandise_, WW 32^25. [_L._ mercem]

merð = mearð

merðern _made of skins of martens_.

mērðu (N) = mǣrð

meru (_MtR_) = mearu

meruw-, merwe- = mearu(w)-

mēs (K) = mȳs, v. mūs.

mesa fpl. _dung_, #Lcd# 37a.

mēsan _to eat_, #Rd# 41^52. [mōs]

mēse (ēo, ī, ȳ) f. _table_: _what is placed on a table_. [_L._]

mess- = mæss-

mēsta (#KGl#) = mǣsta superl. of micel.

±met (usu. +) _measure (vessel or amount)_, _Æ_: _act of measuring, appointed share, quantity_, _Mt_: _space, distance_, _LL_: _boundary, limit_, _Bo, Met_: _manner, degree, way_: _ability, capacity_: _rule, law_: _mood_ (gram.): _metre_: _moderation_, _MtR_. ealle +mete _in all respects_. on +m. _in vain_, #RPs# 88^48. nānum +m. _by no means, on no account_. [‘_met_,’ ‘_i-met_’]

+met _suitable, fit, proper, apt, meet_. adv. -mēte.

+mēt = +mōt

-mēt v. wēa-m. [[under “wēamēt”]]

meta (#Sc# 153) = mete

metærn = meteærn

±metan^5 _to measure_, _‘mete’ out, mark off_, _Æ, Ex, Mt, VPs_: _compare_, _Bo_; CP: _es imate_, _Bl_: m. wið _pass over, traverse_, _B_.

±mētan I. _to ‘meet,’ find, find out, fall in with, encounter_, _Bo, Bl_; Æ, AO, CP. [gemōt] II. _to paint, design_, _ÆGr_. [‘_mete_’] [[I. “gemōt” listed as “+mōt”]]

metbælg m. _wallet_, LkR 22^35.

mete (æ) m. nap. mettas _‘meat,’ food_, _BH, Lk, Sc_; Æ, AO, CP.

mēte = mǣte

meteærn n. _refectory_, GD, WW.

meteāflīung f. _atrophy_, WW.

meteclyfa m. _food-store, pantry_, OEG 56^270.

metecorn n. _allowance of corn to dependents_, _TC_. [‘_metecorn_’]

metecū f. _cow for killing_, LL.

metecweorra m? _surfeit, indigestion_.

+mētednes f. _finding, discovery_, #LPs# 27^4.

metefæt [met-] n. _dish_, GPH 403.

metefǣtels m. _cupboard for food_, _WW_ 107^5. [‘_metefetill_’]

meteg- = metg-

metegafol n. _payment in food_, LL 448[4,5].

metegearwa fp. _preparations of food_, #Lcd# 78b.

metegyrd = metgeard

metelǣst = metelīest

metelāf f. _leavings of a meal_.

metelēas _without food_, Æ.

mete-līest (AO), -lē(a)st, -līst, -lȳst f. _lack of food, starvation_.

metend m. _measurer_: _God_.

mētenēad f. _requisites in the way of food_, LL 383´? (v. 2·145).

mēter n. ‘_metre_’ (poet.), _A, BH_. [_L._]

meterǣdere m. _reader at mealtimes_, NC 309.

mētercræft m. _art of versifying_, BH 258^15.

mētercund _relating to metre_, WW.

mētere m. _painter_.

mēterfers n. _hexameter verse_, BH.

mētergeweorc n. _verse_, BH 484^9.

mēterlic _metrical_, OEG.

metern = meteærn

mēterwyrhta m. _metrician, poet_, WW.

metesōcn f. _craving for food, appetite_, #Lcd# 65a.

metesticca m. _measuring-rod_, WW 126^35.

meteswam m. _edible mushroom_, WW.

metetīd f. _meal-time_, GD 277^24.

meteðearfende † _needing food, destitute_.

meteðegn m. _seneschal, steward_, #Ex# 131.

meteðing n. _operation connected with cooking_, NC 309.

meteūtsiht f. _dysentery_, WW.

+metfæst _moderate, reasonable, modest_.

+metfæstan (æ^1, e^2) _to compare_, #LPs# 48^21.

+metfæstlic _moderate_. adv. -līce _modestly, humbly, meekly_.

+metfæstnes f. _moderation, modesty_, BH.

metfæt = metefæt

+metfæt n. _a measure (vessel)_, Æ.

+metfest- = +metfæst-

metgeard f. _measuring-stick, rod, pole, perch_, WW 147^20.

±metgian _to moderate, control, govern_, Æ, CP: _weigh in mind, consider_: _assign due measure to_.

+metgiend m. _ruler, governor_, AS 11^6.

±metgung f. _moderation, temperance_, AO, CP: _reflection, meditation_: _rule, regulation_.

metgyrd = metgeard

metian I. _to supply with food, provision_. II. = metgian

mēting I. (±) f. _meeting (friendly or hostile)_, _assembly, congregation_, RB 46^2: (+) _finding, discovery_. II. _painting, picture_, Æ.

+metlǣcan _to moderate_, CP 101^12.

+metlic _fitting, suitable_: _moderate_. adv. -līce.

+metnes f. _moderation_, MF (Vesp. D xiv).

+mētnes = +mētednes

metod † m. _fate_: _Creator, God, Christ_.

metodsceaft † f. _decree of fate, doom, death_. gewītan m. sēon, tō metodsceafte _to die_, B.

metodwang (meotud-) m. _battlefield_, #An# 11.

metrāp m. _measuring-rope, sounding-line_, Cp 178#b#.

mētsceat = mēdsceatt

metscipe m. _feeding, meal_, _LL_ 178, 8, 1. [‘_meteship_’]

metseax n. _meat-knife_, AO.

±metsian _to supply with food_.

metsung f. _feeding, provisioning_, #Chr#.

+metta m. _sharer in food_, _Æ_. [‘_mette_’]

mettac = mattuc

mettas v. mete.

mette- = mete-

mētte pret. 3 sg. of mētan.

metten f. _one of the Fates_, #Bo# 102^22.

mettian = mētan I.

+metting = +mēting

-mētto v. wēa-m. [[under “wēamēt”]]

mettoc (_Ep_) = mattuc

mettrum == medtrum

metud (N) = metod

mēðe (†) _tired, worn out, dejected, sad_: _troublesome_. [_Ger._ müde]

meðel = mæðel

±mēðgian _to exhaust, tire out, impair_.

mēðian _to grow weary_, #Lcd# 57a.

mēðig _tired, weary_, AO.

meðl = mæðl, mæðel

meðl- = mæðl-, maðel-

mēðnes f. _fatigue_, OET (Bd^2).

+meðrian _to honour_.

mēw = mǣw

mexscofl = meoxscofl

miccl- = micel-, micl-

micel (y) adj. comp. māra, superl. mǣst(a) _great, intense, much, many_, _Æ, BC, Bo, Chr, Lcd_; AO, CP: (of time) _long_: _loud_. sb. with gen. _much_, AO, CP. adv. _greatly, much_, _CP, Gen_. [‘_mickle_’]

micelǣte (y) _greedy_, #Shr# 16^20.

miceldōend (i^2) _doing great things_, DR 45^7.

micelhēafdede _big-headed_, WW 380^12.

micelian = miclian

micellic _great, splendid, magnificent_. adv. -līce _greatly, grandly, splendidly_: _very, exceedingly_.

micelmōd _magnanimous_, #PPs# 144^3.

micelnes (y) f. _greatness, size_, Æ, CP: _multitude, abundance_: _magnificence_.

micelsprecende _boasting_, #LPs# 11^4.

micelu (y) f. _largeness, size_, #Lcd#.

micg == mycg

micga m., micge f. _urine_, _Lcd_. [‘_mig_’]

micgða = migoða

micl- = micel-

micle, micles, miclum adv. (obl. cases of micel) _much, very, greatly_.

±miclian (y) _to become great, increase_, _An_; AO: _make great, make larger, magnify, extol_, _Bl_. [‘_mickle_’]

±miclung f. _the doing of great things_.

micul = micel

mid I. prep. w. d. inst. (WS) and a. (A only) _with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with_, _Æ, BC, BH, Chr_: _into the presence of_: _through, by means of, by_, _BH, Gen_: _among, in_: _at_ (time): _in the sight of, opinion of_, _ÆL, MtL_. m. ealle, eallum _altogether, completely, entirely_, _Æ, Chr_. m. ðām _with that, thereupon_. m. ðām ðe _when_. m. ðām ðæt _through that, on that account, because, when_. m. ðȳ (ðe) _when, while_. II. adv. _at the same time, together, simultaneously, likewise_, _Lcd_. [‘_mid_’] III. = midd

midd superl. mid(e)mest _mid, middle, midway_, _BH, CP, Lcd_. tō middes adv. _in the midst_. [‘_mid_’]

middæg m. _‘mid-day,’ noon_, _Lcd_: _one of the canonical hours, sext_, _WW_. fram middæge oð nōn _from noon to 3 p.m._, Æ.

middæglic adj. _mid-day, meridian_.

middægsang m. _mid-day service, sext_.

middægtīd f. _noon_, WW 450^5.

middægðēnung f. _dinner_, NC 309.

middan (on) v. onmiddan.

middandæglic = middæglic

middaneard (_Jn_) == middangeard

middangeard m. _the globe, world, earth_, _B_; Æ, AO, CP: _mankind_. [‘_middenerd_’; _ON._ miðgarðr]

middangeardlic _earthly_, BH 118^19.

middansumer m. _midsummer (24 June)_.

middanwinter m. _midwinter, Christmas_.

midde I. adj. _mid, middle_. II. f. _middle, centre_ (only in phr. on middan).

middel I. n. _‘middle,’ centre_, _El, Mk, Ps, WW_: _waist_, _Bl_. II. adj. (superl. midlest) _middle, intermediate_, _BC, BH_.

middeldæg m. _mid-day, noon_, #Lcd#.

middeldǣl m. _middle_, AO 10^6.

middelfinger m. _middle finger_.

middel-flēra m., -flēre f. _partition, septum_, WW.

middelfōt m. _instep_, WW 160^25.

middelgemǣru npl. _central region_, #Sol# 255.

middelgesculdru np. _part of the body between the shoulders_, WW 159^17.

middelniht † f. _midnight_.

middelrīce n. _the middle kingdom_, #Chr# 887#a#.

midden- = middan-

midde-niht, -neaht, middernæht (_LkL_) f. ‘_midnight_.’ [v. ES 39·350]

middesumer = middansumer

middeweard I. adv. _in the middle of, through the midst_, _AO_. II. adj. _middle_. III. sb. _middle_, _LPs_. [‘_midward_’]

middewinter = middanwinter

middun- (N) = middan-

mideard = middangeard

midel = middel

midemest v. midd.

midfæsten m. _mid-Lent_.

mid-feorh, -feorwe (CP), -ferh(ð) mn. _youth, middle age_, (‘_juventus_’ #Gl#).

midfyrhtnes f. _middle age_, #Bl# 163.

midgearwung f. _preparation_, MkL p 5^10.

midgesīð n. _companion_, OEG 680.

midhelp [mið-] f. _help, assistance_, DR 29^18.

midhlȳte m. ‘_consortium_,’ NC 309.

midhrif nm. _‘midriff,’ diaphragm_, _Lcd_: _bowels_.

mid-hriðre, -hryðre n. _diaphragm_, _Cp, WW_. [‘_midred_’; hreðer]

-midian v. ā-.

mīdl n. _bit (of a bridle)_, Æ: _oar-thong_.

midle = middele, ds. of middel.

+midleahtrian _to reproach_? #Sc# 200^6.

midlen (e) n. _middle, centre, midst_.

midlencten n. _mid-Lent_.

midlest superl. of middel.

mīdlhring m. _ring of a bit_, WW 456^14.

+midlian _to halve, divide_, #VPs#.

±mīdlian _to bridle, check, curb_, CP: _muzzle_, W 191.

midligend m. _mediator_, BH 206^26.

midlung f. _middle, midst_. adv. -lunga _to a moderate extent_.

midmest v. midd.

midmycel = medmicel

midnedæg m. _mid-day_.

midnes f. _middle, midst_.

midniht f. _midnight_, Æ.

midor compar. of midd, adj.

midrād f. _riding in company_, LL 175[4].

mīdrece = mȳderce [[headword spelled “myderce”]]

midrif = midhrif

midsingend m. _one who sings with another_, WW 129^25.

±midsīð(eg)ian _to accompany, associate with_.

midspecend m. _interlocutor_, MP 1·592.

midspreca m. _advocate_, ÆH 1·388.

midsumer (e^3) m. ‘_midsummer_,’ _A_.

midswēgan *‘_concinere_’ #EPs# 57^3.

midðām, midðy = mid ðam, mid ðȳ

midðeahtian _to consent_, RHy 6^27.

midweg m. _midway_, CP 399^13, GD 314^11.

midwinter m. ‘_midwinter_,’ _Christmas_, _Lcd_.

midwist f. _presence, society_.

midwunung f. _living in company_, Æ.

midwyrhta m. _worker together with, co-operator_, CP.

midyrfenuma m. _coheir_, #Sc# 148^4.

mieht = miht

mielt pres. 3 sg. of meltan.

Mierce, Miercan pl. _Mercians_: _Mercia_, #Chr# (lit. _borderers_; cp. mearc).

+mierce (e) n. _boundary, limit_, A 4·141^35: _sign, token_, MkL 16^17.

Miercisc _Mercian_, LL (e).

miere (e, i, y) f. ‘_mare_,’ _BH, WW_. [mearh]

mierra m. _deceiver_, MtL 27^63 (e).

±mierran (e, i, y) _to ‘mar,’ disturb, confuse_, _CP_: _scatter, squander, waste_: _upset, hinder, obstruct_, _Æ_; AO: _err_, _MtL_.

mierrelse (y) f. _cause of offence_, #Jul# 338.

mierrend (y) _prodigal, wasteful_, NC 311.

mierring (e, i, y) f. _hindering_: _squandering, waste_, CP.

±mīgan^1 _to make water_, #ÆGr#.

migeða = migoða

migga (Æ) = micga

miggung, mīging f. _making water_, WW.

migol _diuretic_, #Lcd#.

migoða m. _urine_, #Lcd#.

miht (a, æ, ea, e, ie, y) I. f. _‘might,’ bodily strength_, _Bl, Lcd_: _power, authority, ability_, _BH_; Æ: _virtue_, _Lcd_: _mighty work, miracle_, G. II. adj. †_mighty, powerful_: _possible_.

mihte pret. sg. of magan.

mihtelēas = mihtlēas

mihtelic, mihtlic _possible_. adv. -līce _‘mightily,’ powerfully, by might, miraculously_, _Æ, BH_.

mihtesetl n. _seat of power_, EETS 34·301.

mihtig (æ, ea) _‘mighty,’ important_, _BH, VPs_ (æ): _able, effective_, _Lcd_: _possible_. adv. -līce, _Bo_. [‘_mightily_’]

mihtlēas _powerless, weak, exhausted_, Æ.

mihtmōd n. _violent temper, passion_, #Ex# 149.

mihtu = miht ðu

mīl I. f. ‘_mile_,’ _Bl, WW_; AO. [_L._] II. n. _millet_, _WW_. [‘_mile_’]

milc (#VPs#) == meolc

milde I. adj. _‘mild,’ merciful, kind, generous, gentle, meek_, _B, Bl, Gu, LL_; AO, CP. II. adv. _mercifully, graciously_, _Cr_.

mildēaw = meledēaw

mildelic _propitious_. adv. _graciously, affably, kindly_, _AO_; Æ. [‘_mildly_’]

+mildgian _to mitigate_, #VPs#.

mild-heort, -heortlic _merciful, clement, compassionate_, _MtL_ (milt-); AO, Æ. [‘_mild-heart_’] adv. -līce, Æ, CP.

mildheortnes f. _loving-kindness, mercy, pity_, _LL_; Æ, AO. [‘_mildheartness_’]

mildian _to become mild_, GPH 399.

mildnes f. _mildness, mercy_, NC 309.

milds == milts

milescian _to become mild, mellow_, WW. [milisc]

mīlgemæt m. _mile-measure, milestone_? KC 3·252^21.

mīlgemearc n. _measure by miles_, B 1362.

mīlgetæl n. _mile_, #Nar# 33.

milisc (e, y) _sweet, mild, mulled_.

mīlite _soldiers_, NC 309.

mīlitisc _military_, GD. [_L._ miles]

mīlpæð † m. _distance reckoned by miles_? _road with milestones on it_? #El, Ex, Run#.

+milscad _honeyed, mixed with honey_, WW (v. milescian).

milscapuldor f. _sweet apple tree_, #Gl#.

milt- = mild-

±miltan (e, y) (tr. and intr.) _to melt_, Æ: _digest_: _refine, purge_.

milt-coðe, -coðu f. _disease of the spleen_, #Lcd#.

milte mf. _‘milt,’ spleen_, _Gl, Lcd_; Æ. [_Ger._ milz]

miltesēoc _splenetic_.

miltestre = myltestre

miltewærc m. _pain in the spleen_, CP.

milts f. _mercy, compassion, benevolence, kindness, favour_, CP: (†) _joy_. [milde]

±miltsian (w. d.) _to compassionate, pity, show mercy_, _Bo, Mt, Ps_; Æ, CP: _soften, make merciful_. [‘_milce_,’ ‘_i-milce_’]

±miltsiend m. _pitier_.

miltsigendlic _pardonable, venial_, Æ.

miltsung f. (±) _mercy, sympathy, pity, indulgence, pardon_, Æ, CP: _moderation, reduction (of punishment)_, LL 468[10].

miltwræc = miltewærc

milz = milts

mīma m. ‘_mime_,’ _MH_.

+mimor (w. d.) _known_. adv. -līce _by heart_.

min †? _small_: _common, vile_.

mīn I. pron. _my, ‘mine,’_ _Æ, B, G_. mīnes ðances _by my will_. II. gs. of ic _of me_.

mind == mynd

mindōm? m. _state of exile_, #PPs# 54^7.

mine = myne

minet- = mynet-

minlic _petty_.

mīnlīce adv. _in my manner_, WW 449^16.

minnæn _‘manipulos,’ sheaves_? #EPs# 128^7; ‘_magnalia_,’ 105^21.

minne I. nap. of min. II. = myne

minnen = menen

±minsian _to diminish_.

minsung f. _parsimony_, OEG 3748.

mint? (MtR), minte f. ‘_mint_,’ CP; Mdf. [_L._]

mio- = meo-

mircapuldur (Cp) = milscapuldor?

Mirce, Mircan = Mierce

mirce I. (y) adj. _murky, dark, black, uncanny, evil_, _B, Ph_. II. adv.? #An# 1315. III. n. _murkiness, darkness_, _Da_ 448. [‘_murk_’]

mircels (e, y) mf. _sign, token, seal, signet_: _mark, marked place_, ÆL: _trophy_, #Gu# 429. [mearc]

mire = miere

mīre = mīnre gdfs. of mīn.

mirg-, mīrig- = myrg-

mirgð, mirhð = myrgð

mirr- = mierr-

misbegān anv. _to disfigure_, MtL 6^16.

misbēodan^2 (w. d.) _to ill-use, injure, do wrong to_, _LL, W_. [‘_misbede_’]

misboren _abortive_, _Lcd_: _degenerate_. [‘_misborn_’]

misbrōden _drawn aside_, WW 224^21.

misbyrd f. _abortion_, #Gl#.

misbyrdo f. _malformation_, #Lcd#.

misbysnian _to set a bad example_, ÆH 2·50.

miscalfian _to cast a calf_, WW 456^12.

miscenning f. _flaw in an indictment_: _payment for correction of such a flaw_, v. LL 2·148; 184.

miscian _to mix, apportion_. [_L._]

miscrōcettan _to croak or shriek horribly_, #Guth# 36^1. [crācettan]

miscweðan^5 _to speak ill, curse_, NG: _speak incorrectly_.

miscyrran (= ie) _to pervert_, #Met# 2^8.

misdǣd f. _‘misdeed,’ evil deed, sin_, _CP_; Æ.

misdōn anv. _to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err_, _JnL, LL, W_. [‘_misdo_’]

mīse = mēse

misefesian _to cut the hair amiss_, _LL_ (254^13).

misendebyrdan (i^4) _to arrange amiss_, LL 382.

misenlic, misendlic = missenlic

misfadian _to order amiss_, LL.

misfadung f. _misconduct, irregularity_.

misfaran^6 _to go wrong, transgress_, CP: _fare ill_, _Æ, W_. [‘_misfare_’]

misfēdan (oe) _to nourish ill_, #EVPs#.

misfeng m. _misdeed, sin_, NC 309.

misfēran _to do wrong, err, transgress_, _Æ_. [‘_misfere_’]

misfōn^7 _to make a mistake, be deceived_: _fail to get_.

misgedwield n. _error, perversion_, #Jul# 326.

misgehygd fn. _evil thought_, #An# 772.

misgelimp n. _misfortune_, W 211^30.

misgemynd f. _evil memory_, #Sol# 495.

mis(ge)wider m. _bad weather, storm_.

misgrētan _to greet amiss, insult_, Ct.

misgȳman _to neglect_, _LL_. [‘_misyeme_’]

mishæbbende _being ill_, MtL 8^16.

mishealdan^7 _not to keep, to neglect_, Æ (9^130).

mishealdsumnes f. _want of observation, carelessness_, LL (196^3).

mishērnes f. _act of disobedience_, W.

mis-hweorfed, -hwyrfed, -hworfen _perverted, inverted_.

mishȳran _to hear amiss, not to listen to, disobey_, _RB, W_. [‘_mishear_’; hīeran]

mislǣdan _to ‘mislead,’_ _Æ_.

mislǣran _to teach amiss, give bad advice to_, ÆL 5·119.

mislār f. _ill teaching, evil suggestion_.

mislēc- = mislīc-

mislic _unlike, various, manifold_, _Bl, Bo_; Æ, CP: _wandering, erratic_. [‘_mislich_’] adv. -līce _in various ways, diversely, aimlessly_, _Bo, Chr_. [‘_misliche_’]

mislīcian (w. d.) _to displease, disquiet_, _Æ, CP_. [‘_mislike_’]

mislicnes f. _variety, diversity_, Æ.

mislimp n. _misfortune_.

mislimpan^3 impers. w. d. _to go wrong, turn out badly_, AO.

mislybban _to lead a bad life_, _Æ_. [‘_mislive_’]

mismicel _of varying sizes_? #Ex# 373.

misrǣcan _to abuse_, ÆH 2·590^25.

misrǣd m. _misguidance_, Æ: _misconduct_, Æ.

misrǣdan _to advise wrongly_, RB.

miss n. _absence, loss_ (Swt).

miss- = mis-

missan (w. g.) _to ‘miss’ (a mark), _B_: (w. d.) _escape the notice of a person_.

missare = missere

misscrence _distorted, shrivelled_, #Guth#.

misscrȳdan _to clothe amiss_, ÆH 1·530.

misse- = mis-

missenlic _various, manifold, different, diverse_, AO. adv. -līce, CP.

missenlicnes f. _variety, diversity_: ‘_qualitas_’? GD 46^9.

missere † n. _half-year, year_.

misspōwan^7 _to fare badly_, AO 82^34.

missprecan^5 _to grumble, murmur_.

mist m. ‘_mist_,’ _Æ, Met, WW_: _dimness (of eyesight)_, _Æ, Lcd_.

mist- = mis-

mistǣcan _to teach amiss_, _Æ_. [‘_misteach_’]

mistel m. _mistletoe_, _Cp, Ep_: _basil_, _Lcd_. [‘_missel_’]

mistellām n. _birdlime_, WW 279^15.

misteltān m. ‘_mistletoe_,’ _WW_ (i^2).

mistglōm m? _misty gloom_, #Whale# 47.

misthelm m. _covering of mist_, #Jul# 470.

misthlið † n. _misty cliff, cloud-capped slope_.

mistian _to be or grow misty_, _Æ_. [‘_mist_’]

mistīd f. _evil time_, FM 360^12.

mistīdan (impers.) _to miscarry, fail_, _LL_ 348´. [‘_mistide_’]

mistig ‘_misty_,’ _B_.

mistihtan _to lead astray, dissuade_, Æ.

mistihtendlic _dehortative_, #ÆGr# 225^12.

mistil- = mistel-

mistīmian [impers. w. d.] _to happen amiss_, _Bas_. [‘_mistime_’]

mistlic == mislic

mistran _to grow dim_, Æ.

mistrīwan _to mistrust_, DR 39^16.

mistūcian _to ill-treat_, #Chr# 1083, GD 15.

misðēon^3 _to mis-thrive, degenerate_.

misweaxan^6 _to grow improperly_, Æ.

miswendan _to pervert, abuse_, Æ: _be perverted, err_, Æ.

miswende _erring, ill-behaving_, Æ.

miswenian _to misuse, abuse_, #Sc# 224^10 (?= miswerian, MLN 25·80).

misweorc n. _misdeed_, JnR 3^19.

misweorðan^3 _to turn out amiss_, W.

miswider = misgewider

miswissian _to mislead_, LL 130; 381.

miswrītan^1 _to write incorrectly_, _ÆGr_. [‘_miswrite_’]

miswurðian (= eo) _to dishonour, illtreat_, LL 381[25].

miswyssigan = miswissian

mīte f. _‘mite’ (small insect)_, _WW_ 122^6.

mitta m., mitte f. _a measure, bushel_, _Ct, WW_; Æ, CP. [‘_mit_’; metan]

mittan = mētan

mitte = mitta

mitting (Æ, AO) = mēting

mittȳ = mid ðȳ

mið (_LkL_) = mid

mīðan^1 _to hide, conceal_ (tr. and intr.), _keep to oneself, dissemble_, _BH, Bo, WW_; CP: _conceal oneself, remain concealed_, _Lcd_: (†)_avoid, shun, refrain from_. [‘_mithe_’]

mīðl = mīdl

mix = meox

mixen (y) f. _dung-heap, dung_, _Æ, LkL_. [‘_mixen_’]

mixendynge (y^1) f. _dung_, LL 454[9].

mixenplante f. _nightshade (plant)_, #Lcd#.

mixforce (y) f. _dung-fork_, WW 106^39.

mixian = miscian

mōd n. (±) _heart, mind, spirit_, _‘mood,’ temper_, _B, BH, Bl_; Æ, AO, CP: _courage_, _B_; AO: _arrogance, pride_, AO: _power, violence_.

+mōd _of one mind, harmonious, peaceful_, CP.

mōdblind † _blind, undiscerning_.

mōdblissiende † _exulting_.

mōdbysgung f. _anxiety_, #Dom# 84.

mōdcearig † _sorrowful of heart_.

mōdcearu † f. _sorrow, grief_.

mōdcræft m. _intelligence_.

mōdcræftig _intelligent_.

moddor = mōdor

moddren _of mothers_, #ApT# 4^12.

moddri(g)e = mōdrige

mōde- = mōdig-

mōdearfoð n. _grief of mind_, †Hy 4^87.

mōdeg = mōdig

mōder == mōdor

mōdercynd = mēdrengecynd

mōderge = mōdrige

mōdful _proud, haughty_, #Lcd# 3·188^26.

mōdgehygd † n. _thought_.

mōdgemynd † n. _mind, thought_.

mōdgēomor † _sad, dejected_.

mōdgeðanc m. _thought, understanding, intellect, mind_.

mōdgeðōht m. _thought, understanding, mind_.

mōdgeðyldig _patient_, #An# 983.

mōdgewinna m. _care_, #Gen# 2797.

mōdgian = mōdigian [[under “mōdigan”]]

mōdgidanc (N) = mōdgeðanc

mōdglæd _joyous_, #Gu# 1311.

mōdglēaw _wise_, #Sol# 180.

mōdhæp? _brave_, #Ex# 242 (GK).

mōdhete m. _hatred_, #Gen# 1756.

mōdhord n. _secret thoughts_, #An# 172.

mōdhwæt † _brave, bold_.

mōdig (CP), mōdi _spirited, daring, bold, brave, high-souled, magnanimous_, _B_; Æ: _impetuous, headstrong_, _Æ_; CP: _arrogant, proud_, Æ, CP. [‘_moody_’]

mōdigan, mōdigian _to grow proud or overbearing, be high-minded, glory, exult, show bravery_, Æ: _take offence through pride_, Æ.

mōdiglic (mōde-) _high-souled, lofty, proud_: _brave, bold_: _splendid, magnificent_. adv. -līce, _Ma_ (mōde-). [‘_moodily_’]

mōdignes f. _greatness of soul_: _pride, arrogance, haughtiness_, _Æ_. [‘_moodiness_’]

mōdilic = mōdiglic

mōdlēas _spiritless_, #KGl# 66^40.

mōdlēast f. _want of courage_, Æ.

mōdlēof _dear, precious_, FT 28.

mōdlufu f. _heart’s affection, love_.

+mōdod _disposed_, ÆH 1·524^18.

mōdor (e^2) f., ds. mēder ‘_mother_,’ _WW_; (_of animals_), _LL_; AO, CP.

mōdorcild (mōð-) n. _a child of one’s (own) mother_, #PPs# 68^8.

mōdorcynn n. _maternal descent_, #Chr# 1067#d#.

mōdorhealf f. _mother’s side_, #Chr# 1076#d#.

modorhrif n. _womb_, #PPs#.

mōdorlēas (e^2) _motherless_, W 228^22.

mōdorlic (e^2) _maternal_, _ÆGr_. [‘_motherly_’]

modorlufu f. _love for a mother_, NC 309.

mōdorslaga m. _matricide_, WW 335^6.

mōdrige, mōdrie f. _mother’s sister, maternal aunt_, Æ, AO: _cousin_. [mōdor]

mōdrōf _valiant_, #An# 1493.

mōdsefa † m. _heart, mind, spirit, soul_: _thought, imagination, purpose, character_.

mōdsēoc _sick at heart_, #Gen# 1235.

mōdsēocnes f. _disease of the heart_, WW 199^35.

mōdsnotor † _wise_.

mōdsorg † f. _heart-sorrow_.

mōdstaðol m. _principle, character_, LL (318^37).

mōd-staðolnes, -staðolfæstnes f. _firmness of mind_, W 53^10.

+mōdsumian _to agree_, CP.

+mōdsumnes f. _agreement, concord_, CP.

mōdswīð † _resolute_.

mōd-ðracu f. gs. -ðræce _courage_, B 385.

mōdðrēa m. _anguish_, #Rd# 4^50.

mōdðwǣre _meek_, #LPs# 24^9.

mōdðwǣrnes f. _patience, meekness_, W.

mōdur = mōdor

mōdwǣg m. _proud wave_, #Ex# 499.

mōdwelig _gifted, talented, wise_, †CP.

mōdwlanc † _stout-hearted_: _haughty_.

mōdwyn f. _heart’s joy, property_, #Rd# 87^7.

moetan (Cp) = mētan

mohða, mohðe (N) = moððe

molcen n. _coagulated or curdled milk_. [cp. _Ger._ molke]

molda? m. v. molde II.

moldærn † n. _grave_.

moldcorn n. _granular tuber of saxifraga granulata, and the plant itself_, #Lcd#.

molde I. f. _sand_, _‘mould,’ loose earth, dust, soil_, _Cp, BH_; Æ: _land, country_: _world_. =II?= f. _top of the head_, _Lcd_ (or molda?). [‘_mould_’]

moldern = moldærn

moldgewind n. _top of the head_, NC 310.

moldgræf † n. _grave_.

moldhrērende _moving upon earth_, #Creat# 27.

moldhȳpe f. _heap of dust_, ÆH 1·492.

moldstōw f. _site, sepulchre_, GPH 391.

moldweg † m. _earth_.

moldwyrm m. _earth-worm_, #Soul# 72.

molegn n. _curds_, #Gl#.

molegnstycce n. _piece of curd_, #Gl#.

moling = molegn

molsn n? _decay_, NC 310.

±molsnian _to moulder, decay_, Æ.

molten pp. of meltan.

momra = mamra [[under “mamor”]]

mon == man

mōna m. ‘_moon_,’ _Bo, Lcd_; Æ, AO, CP.

mōnanǣfen m. _Sunday evening_, LL.

mōnandæg m. ‘_Monday_,’ _A, Jn_.

mōnanniht f. _Monday eve, i.e. Sunday evening_, LL.

mōnað m. nap. mōn(e)ðas, mōnað ‘_month_,’ _BH, Bo, Lk, Lcd_; AO, CP. [mōna]

mōnaðādl f. _morbus menstrualis_, BH.

mōnaðādlig _menstruous_, BH 78^5.

mōnaðblōd n. ‘_menstruum_,’ WW.

mōnaðbōt f. _penance lasting a month_, LL (278^11).

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