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MUNDBYRDAN -- MURCEN. 701
35a; Th. 113, II; G&u-long;. 113. Gif ðú dé tó swá mildum (heathen gods) mundbyrd sécest, 68 a; Th. 252, 29; Jul. 170. Ða mundbyrde (patro-einium) ðæs férendan fæder tó Drihtne, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 41. Geornlíce mundbyrde gelýfaþ tó ðære stówe (a church), Blickl. Homl. 207, 3. Ðæt folc beág tó Eádwearde cyninge and sóhton his friþ and his mundbyrde, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 2. Ús gehæ-acute;l mid mundbyrdum nos salva patrociniis, Hymn. Surt. 111, 44. II. the fine paid for a violation of mund (v. mund, IV a. b; mund-bryce, II):-- Cyninges mundbyrd .L. scillinga, L. Ethb. 8; Th. i. 6, 1: 15; Th. i. 6, 12. Ciricean mundbyrd .L. scill. swá cinges, L. Wíh. 2; Th. i. 36, 17. Scyldig (liable to pay) cyninges mundbyrde, L. Alf. pol. 5 Th. i. 64, 11. Forgylde ðem mæn his mundbyrd (the fine for violating the man's mund by fighting in his house), L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32, 15 : L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, l. [O. Sax. O. L. Ger. mund-burd: O. H. Ger. mundi-burd.]
mundbyrdan. v. ge-mundbyrdan.
mundbyrdness, e; f. I. protection :-- Ic fare swá hwyder swá ðú mé tó mundbyrdnysse gerecst I will go whithersoever thou dost direct for my protection, Glostr. Frag. 106, 24. II. in a personal sense (v. mund, III b), Aprotecior, patron, advocate :-- Ic ðé mé tó mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19. Swá swá ic æ-acute;r cwæþ ðínre ðære lícwurþan mundbyrdnysse, 108, 16. III. a protection of rights granted by charter :-- Ic wille ðæt ðeós mundbyrdnesse beó strang volo ut haec confirmatio vim obtineat, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 202, 20: 205, 7. Ice nelle ðat any man ðás mundbyrdnesse tóbreke, 213, 19.
mund-cræft, es; m. Power of hand or power to protect :-- Cunne ic his mihta, his mægen, and his mihta, and his mundcræftas, Lchdm. i. 384, 13.
mund-gripe, es; m. Hand-gripe, grasp :-- Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 766; B. 380. Strenge getrúwode, mundgripe mægenes, 3072; B. 1534. Æfter mundgripe, 3880; B. 1938. Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B. 753.
mund-heáls, -háls, e; f. (?) Safety which comes from the protection (mund) afforded by another (?) :-- Ðá se ælmihtiga ácenned wearþ siððan hé Marian mundheáls geceás when Christ was born, after he had chosen a safe retreat in Mary's protecting womb, Exon. 14a ; Th. 28, 14; Cri. 446.
mundian; p. ode. I. to protect, shelter, guard :-- Se ðe ðé mundaþ swá swá fæder, Homl. Th. i. 274, 6: Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 28; Gú. 231. Baldwine geaf Ælfgife wununge on Bricge and hé hí mundode and heóld da hwíle ðe heó ðæ-acute;r wæs, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 4. Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt hé Godes áre mundie, Wulfst. 266, 17. II. in a technical sense, To act as guardian, v. mund, III b. [O. Sax. mundón: O. H. Ger. muntón defendere.] v. a-, ge-mundian.
mundiend, es; m. A protector, guardian :-- Ic hine bidde ðæt hé mín fulla freónd and mundiend beó on m&i-long;um dege. Chart. Th. 525, 8.
mund-leów, (-leáw ?), -laú, -leú, e; f. A basin for washing the hands :-- Mundlaú vescada (among things belonging to the table). Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 68. Mundleú ii. 123, 22 : conca (cf. Ital. conca a laver : Span, cuenca a wooden bowl), 105, 7. Mundleów conca, coclea, 136, 15. [Icel. mund-laug a basin for washing the hands, especially before and after a meal.]
mund-róf; adj. Ready or active with the hands :-- Þegn mægenstrong and mundróf. Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 5 ; RÄ. 84, 3.
munec, munecian, munecenu. v. munuc, munucian, mynecenu.
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons] A mount, hill, mountain :-- Munt mons, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 4. Wæs se munt Garganas bifigende, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Tó Oliuetes muntes nyðerstige, Lk. Skt. 19, 37. Ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, 4, 29: Ex. 19, 20. Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelæ-acute;stan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps. Th. 103, 17. On healecum muntum, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 29. Ðá ðá hé com tó muntum, ðá gemétten hine tceaþan, 502, 24, Tó Alpes ðæ-acute;m muntum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 16. Ofer ða muntas ðe Caucaseas wé hátaþ. Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10: Gen. 8, 4. v. fore-munt.
munt-ælfen, e; f. A mountain-nymph :-- Muntælfen oreades, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 14.
munt-geóf, -ióf, -gióp, es; m. The Alps: -- Muntiófes clifu Alpes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 41. From muntgióp óð ðone mæ-acute;ran wearoþ (cf. betwux ðám muntum and Sicilia, Bt. l; Fox 2, 4), Bt. Met. Fox l, 27; Met. 1, 14. Ðá wæs ofer muntgióp monig átyhted, 1, 15; Met. 1, 8. Hé com tó Alpis ðæ-acute;m muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27.
munt-land, es; n. A hilly country :-- Férde on muntland abiit in Montana, Lk. Skt. l, 39.
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus] A monk :-- Munuc monachus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 19. Ic Ælfríc munuc and mæssepreóst. Homl. Th. i. 2, 12 : Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 630, 41. Be ðám ðe munecum heora feoh bútan leáfe befæ-acute;staþ. Gif mon óðres monnes munuce feoh óðfæste, bútan ðæs munuces hláfordes léfnesse, L. Alf. pol. 20; Th. i. 74, 13-16. Swá swá dafnaþ munuce, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5. Ic com geanwyrde monuc professus sum monachum, 18, 28. Godes þeówas, biscopas, abbudas, munecas, preóstas, L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 26. Wé willaþ ðæt munecas regollícor libban ðonne hí nú æ-acute;r ðisan on gewunan hæfdon, ix. 31; Th. i. 346, 27. Muneca gehwylc ðe úte sý of mynstre and regoles ne gýme... gebúge georne intó mynstre, v. 5; Th. i. 306, l. Be munuca cynne. Feower synt muneca cyn, R. Ben. 9, 2-3. Syx synt muneca cynerena, 134, 3. Hé beád, ðæt nán his bearna ðæt menster leng mid preóstan gesette, ac ðæt hit éfre mid munecan stode, Chart. Th. 227, 17. He sende Godes þeów Agustinum and óðre monige munecas. Bd. I. 23; S. 485, 27. [Icel. múnkr: O. H. Ger. munich.] v. mynster-munuc.
munuc-cild, es; n. A boy that is being brought up to be a monk :-- Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dæ-acute;le wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 33. An munuccild wunode on Mauricius mynstre... hæfde ðæt munuccild swíðe mæ-acute;rlíce stemne, Wulfst. 152, 7-11 : 22.
munuc-gegerela, an; m. A monastic dress :-- Gegyrede hine mid his munucgegyrelan, Bd. l, 7; S. 477, 10.
munuc-hád, es; m. Monk-hood, the monastic state (of women as well as of men) :-- Munuchád and abbudhád syndon on óðre wísan (different from the seven orders previously mentioned), L. Ælfc. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31. Æ-acute;gðer ge preósthádes ge munuchádes menn both the secular and regular clergy, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 16. Wæs sum mæssepreóst munuchádes quidam monachus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 41, MS. B. Hé weoruldhad forlæ-acute;te and munucháde (habitum monachicum) onfénge, 4, 24; S. 598, 2. Of munucháde on bisceopháde gecorene de monachorum collegia in episcopatus gradum adsciti, 4, 12 ; S. 581, 21 : Blickl. Homl. 219, 32. Seó æ-acute;rest wífa is sæ-acute;d in Norþanhymbra mæ-acute;gþe ðæt heó munucháde and háligrifte onfénge quae prima feminarum fertur in provincia Nordanhymbrorum propositum vestemque sanctimonialis habitus suscepisse, Bd. 4, 23 ; S. 593, 23.
munuc-heáp, es; m. A band of monks, the monks of a monastery :-- Án abbod... mid eallum his munucheápe, Anglia viii. 325, 43.
munucian; p. ode To make a person a monk :-- Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13.
munuc-lic; adj. Monastic :-- On munuclícre drohtnunge in monachica conversatione, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 46 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 2 : 4, 27; S. 603, 24. Hé wolde áræ-acute;ran on his biscopríce munuclícne regol, Homl. Skt. 6, 59. Healdan his munuclíce scrúdware, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9. Hé heóld his munelíce ingehýd swá ðeáh betwux mannum he preserved the habit of mind which he had when a monk though mixing with men, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 13. On munuclícum hádum in monachico habitu, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 21.
munuc-líce; adv. Monastically, after the manner of a monk :-- Hé munuclíce leofode betwux ðám læ-acute;wedan folce, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 67.
munuc-líf, es; n. I. the monastic life :-- Monige of Breotone for intingan munuclífes (monachicae conversations gratia) gewunedon sécan Francna mynstro, Bd. 3, 8 ; S. 531, 17. Hé in heardnesse munuclífes lifde in monachica districtione vitam duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 40. Man on munuclífe gelæ-acute;red viro monachica vita instituto, 3, 21; S. 551, 40 : (of a woman), 4, 23; S. 593, l. Hé munuclífe swíðor lifde ðonne læ-acute;wedes mannes. Blickl. Homl. 213, 10. Hé áræ-acute;rde mynster and munuclíf he established a monastery and monastic discipline, Homl. Skt. 6, 146. Munuclif læ-acute;dan, don monachicam vitam ducere, agere, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 7 : (of a woman), 4, 23; S. 593, 19. Hé sundorláf and munucláf wæs foreberende vitam privatam et monachicam praeferens, 4, ll ; S. 579, 8. II. the place in which the monastic life is lived, a monastery :-- Hé áræ-acute;rde him munuclíf... Ðæt mynster hé gelogóde mid wellybbendum mannum, ðæt wæ-acute;ron hundeahtatig muneca, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 14. Hé áræ-acute;rde six munuclíf on Sicilia lande, and ðæt seofoþe binnan Rómána burh getimbrode, on ðám hé sylf regollíce under abbodes hæ-acute;sum drohtnode, 118, 27: Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 4. Munuclífa coenobiorum, monasteriorum, Hpt. Gl. 412, 22. Aþelwold biscop æft ða láre (Latin) on munuclífum áræ-acute;rde, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. 1, 42. [Cf. Icel. múnk-lífi a monastery.]
munuc-regol, es; m. I. the rule of a monastic order :-- Basilius áwrát munucregol, Homl. Skt. 3, 145. II. the monastic order which observes a certain rule :-- Ic geann into æ-acute;lcum munucregole .i. pund, Chart. Th. 544, 12.
munuc-stów, e; f. A place for monks; locus monachorum, Bd. 3, 24; 5. 556, 42.
munuc-wíse, an ; f. The manner of monks :-- On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247.
múr, es; m. A wall :-- Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b ; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143. [O. Sax. O. L. Ger. múra ; f. ; O. Frs. múre ; f. : O. H. Ger. múra, murí; f. : M. H. Ger. múre, múr; f.: Ger. mauer; f. : Icel. múrr; m. all from Latin murus.]
murcen (?); adj. Sad, complaining :-- Ða ðe murcne æ-acute;r hungur heardne geþoledan, Ps. Th. 145, 6. [v. murcian, murcnian, and cf. for