A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students
Chapter 40
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.