A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

MaA deg.em, sb. treasure, SD; madmes, pl., S.—­AS. mAiA deg.um (mAidm).

Matrimoyne, sb. matrimony, C; matermoyn, H.—­AF. matrimonie; Lat. matrimonium.

Maugre, prep, in spite of, S2, S3, C, C2; maugree, S2; mawgre, C; mawgreith, PP.—­OF. maugre (F. malgrA(C); Lat. malum+gratum.

Maugre, sb. illwill, PP; mawgre, S2, P; mawgry, Cath.; magger, S3. Phr.:  in the magger of,in spite of, S3; addylle mawgry, demeritare, Cath.

Maumet, sb. idol, puppet, doll, ND, S2, PP; mawmet, W, H; mawment, Prompt., Cath.; mawmez, mawmex, pl., S; maumettis, W; maumetys, mawmetis, pl., H; mammets, Sh.—­OF. mahumet idol, also Muhammed.  See Mahoun.

Maumettrie, sb. idolatry, Mahometanism, S2; maumettrye, C3; mawmetry, H; mawmetrye, PP; mawmentrye, Prompt.; maumentry, WA.

Maunciple, sb. purveyor, C, C3; manciple, S.—­OF. mancipe:  OIt. mancipio, slave, vassal, bailiff, manciple; Lat. mancipium, slave, properly possession, property.  For the intrusive l, see Cronicle.

Maundee, sb. maundy, the washing of the disciples’ feet, PP.—­OF. mandA(C); Church Lat. mandatum, the foot-washing (Ducange); Lat. mandatum, something commanded.  See Manden.

Maundement, sb. commandment, W, PP; maundemens, pl., S2.—­OF. mandement (Cotg.).

Maungen, v. to eat, PP; maunged, pp., P; i-maunget, S2; manged, PP.—­OF. mangier; Lat. manducare.

Maungerye, sb. a feast, PP; mangerie, PP; mangerye, G.—­AF. mangerie.

Mavis, sb. the thrush, Cotg.; mavice, Prompt.; mavys, Palsg.; mavyss, S3.—­OF. mauvis (Cotg.); cp.  It. maluA-ccio (Florio).

Mawe, sb. maw, stomach, C2, C3, W2, PP; maw, PP; maghe (= vulva), H.—­AS. maga (Voc.).

Mawe, Mayct; see MA|i.

May, sb. the month of May, PP; mey, S2,—­OF. mai; Lat. maius.

May, sb. a virgin, S2, S3, C3, PP, JD.—­AS. mA|*g, ’(cognata) femina, virgo;’ see Grein.  Cf. MA|i.

May, pr. s. may, can, S2; see MA|i.

May, adj. comp. pl. more in number, B; see Mo.

Mayde, sb. maid, PP, SkD; maide, PP, S; meide, S; mede, S.

Mayden, sb. maiden, PP; maydene, PP; meiden, S, SkD; mA|iden, S; maydenes, pl., bachelors and spinsters, PP; maidenes, S; maydnes, S.—­AS. mA|den (Voc.), mA|gden (Grein).

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