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+meargian to be rich, marrowy, LPs6516.
mearglic marrowy, fat, VPs(e).
mearh, mearg m., gs. mēares horse, steed.
mearhæecel n. sausage-meat, WW41140.
mearhcofa m. bone, PPslOl3.
mearhgehæe n. sausage-meat, WW42730.
mearmstān =marmanstān
mearn pret. 3 sg. of murnan.
+mearr I. n. stumbling -block, obstruction,
error, CP. [Goth, gamarzeins] II. wicked,
fraudulent. LL140[1,S],
mearr.an to err. Bo 55s3.
mearð (æ, e) m. marten, Ep,AO. ['mart']
mearu (æ, e, y), mear(u)w- in obi. eases
tender, soft, Led -.frail, GDI 19". ['meruw']
mearulie (merwe , mærw-) frivolous, adv.
-līce delicately, luxuriously, GD.
mearuwnes f . tenderness, frailty, CP.
mēast = mǽst
meatte (a) f. 'mat,* mattress, WW. {L.
matta]
mēaw = mǽw
mec as. of io pers. pron.
+mec = + mæc
mēce m. sword, blade. [Goth, tnēki]
mēceflsc (ǽ) m. mullet, ÆGR3086.
mecg = mæcg
mecgan to mix, stir.
māwpul = mǽwpul
max n. net, WW. ['mask']
māxwyrt f. mash-wort (malt soaked in boiling
water), Lor>.
me 1, das. of pers. pron. ic me. II. (RB
359; I2713)=rnenn
meagol (e) mighty, strong, firm, emphatic,
impressive, [magan]
meagolllce adv. earnestly, Bt.
meagolmðd earnest, strenuous.
meagolmōdnes f. earnestness, Bt.
meagolnes f. earnestness, strength of will,
BL.HL.
meant I.↔miht. II. pros. 2 sg. of magan.
meahte pret. 3 sg. of magan.
meaie pret. of nieolean.
mealclīBe? =meolclI8e; mealehas=meluhus
mealewe = niealwe; mealm = mealmstān
mealmeht sandy? chalky? KC3-39413. [v.
'malm']
rnealmstān ni. soft stone, sandstone? lime-
stone? A021228. [v. 'malm']
mealt I. n. steeped grain, 'malt,' Ct,Ep.
[meltan] II. pret. 3 sg. of meltan.
mealteaioS m? n? -malt-ale, ANS8432S.
mealigescot n, payment in, malt, W1712.
mealthūs n. 'malt-house,' WW,
mealtwurt f. 'malf-wort,' WW. [wyrt]
mealu=melu
mealwe f. ' mallow,' Led; &. [L. malva]
mear = mearh
mearc (æ, e) f. (±) 'mark,' sign, line of
division, Æ,MlcL{e) : standard, ÆGr : (±)
boundary, limit, term, border, BG,Gen;
CP;Mdf. to §æs +mearcea Se in the
direction that : defined area, district, pro-
vince, AO.
mearca m. space marked out.
mearcere (æ) m. writer, notary, OEG.
mearegemot cowrt for settling boundaries of
properties? v, LL2'143.
mearehof n. dwelling, Ex61.
±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-īsen*, -Tsen n. branding-iron.
mearc.and n. border-land, march, moor : (†)
province, country, district: sea-coast, Rc423.
mearcpæð† m. road, path.
mearcstapa† m. march-haunter.
mearcstede m. border-land, desolate district,
Soi.217.
meareðrēat m. army, troop, Ex 173.
mearcung (æ, e) f. marking, branding : mark,
characteristic: (±) description, arrangement:
constellation : title, chapter, KG.
mearcwadu‡ np. shallows, water by the shore.
mearcweard m. wolf, Ex 168.
meard = (l) meord, mēd ; (2) meartS
mēares v. mearh
mearg, mearh (æ, e) nm. I. 'marrow.' pith,
Led. II. sausage. [=mærg]
mSargealle (P>, e2) m. gentian, LCD. [mearh]
mechanise mechanical, Æ. [L.]
mēd I. f. 'meed,' reward, pay, price, com-
pensation, bribe. JEL (gs. mēdes),B,B//,Bl ;
CP. ll. = mǽd
med- in eomp. principally indicates medio-
crity, but often comes to have a distinct
negative value ; see,e.g.,medtnim,medwĪ8.
[midde]
mēda v. rnǽd ; -mēdan v. on-m.
medder = mēder ; medder-, meddr- = mēdr-
meddrosna fp. dregs of mead, LcD48a.
+mēde I. n. consent, permission, agreement,
covenant. II. agreeable, pleasant.
medeme (eo) middling, average, mean, little :
sufficient, considerable, respectable, proper,
fit, worthy, trustworthy, perfect, CP.
±medemian (eo1) to mete out, allot, assign,
place : moderate : respect, honour, Æ : (+)
condescend, Æ : (+) advance, promote.
medemlle moderate, mediocre : worthy, adv.
-lice moderately, incompletely : suitably,
worthily, kindly.
medemlienes f . mediocrity, OEG.
rnedemmlcel (Æ) = medmicel
medemnes f. dignity, worth, Bo : benignity,
condescension, BL.
medemung f. measuring, measure.
mēden = mægden
mēder ds. and LWS gs. of mōdor.
mēderee = mŷderce ; medsre=mæddre
mēderen, mēdern = mēdren
mēdervvyrhta =mēterwyrhta
medewyrt = meduwyrt
mēdgian to bribe, [mēd]