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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-

[[Printed on one line: mærh (_Cp, Ep_), mærh- = mearg, mearh-]]

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#.