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.

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.

Medwe-grene, adj, green as a meadow, S2; see Mede.

Meel, sb. a stated time, meal, C, C3; mel, S; mele, pl.,meal-times, S; meeles, S2, PP; meles, PP.—­AS. mA|*l:  Goth, me*l; see Sievers, 17.

Meiden, sb. maiden, S; see Mayden.

Meined, pp. mixed, S2; meint, S3; see Mengen.

Meinfule, adj. powerful, S; see Maynful.

Meire, sb. mayor, S2; see Mayre.

Meister, adj. chief, S; see Mayster.

Meister, sb. master, S; see Mayster.

Meistre, sb. mistress, S.

Meistren, v. to be master of, S.

MeiA deg.-had, sb. virginity; meiA deg.hades. gen., S.—­AS. mA|gA deg.hAiA deg., from mA|gA deg., virgin, woman:  Goth, magaths; see Sievers, 49.

Meke, adj. meek, C, C2, Prompt.; meoc, S.—­Icel. mjAkr, soft.

Mekely, adv. meekly, Prompt.; mekly, S2; meocli3*, S.

Meken, v. to render meek, to humble, S2, S3, W, W2, P, Prompt.

Mekenesse, sb. softness, clemency, Prompt.; meknes, S2; meocnesse S.

Mekil, adj. much, S3; see Mochel.

Mel,, sb. a meal, S; see Meel.

Melden, v. to show,.  SD;~meld~, to accuse, S2.—­AS. meldian (Voc.); cp.  OHG. meldAn (Otfrid).

Mele, sb. meal, ground corn, S, PP.—­AS. meolu (Sievers, 249); cp.  OHG. melo (Tatian).

Melen, v:  to speak, to convense, PP, S2, WA; melleth, pr. s., P; mellud, pt. s., P.—­AS. (ge)_mA|*lan_.

Mell, v. to mix, mingle, meddle, fight with, B, S3, H, WA; see Medlen.

MellA", sb. an affray, contest, medley, B.—­OF. mellee, meslee.  Cf. Medlee.

Mellere, sb. miller, C; see Mylnere.

Mel-stan, sb. mill-stone, S; see Mylle.

Melten, v. to melt, PP; molte, pt. s., S3.—­AS. meltan, pt. s. mealt (mAilt), pl. multon, pp. molten.

Membre, sb. member, limb, PP.—­AF. membre; Lat. membrum.

Men, pron. indef. a man, one, people, PP, S2; me, S. See Man.

Mene, adj. common, poor, mean, PP, S3; meane, S.—­AS. (ge)mA|*ne, common.

Mene, adj. mean, middle, S2, C3; meyne, Cath. Comb.:  menewhile, meanwhile, S2; menewhiles, S2.—­AF. mene; OF. meiain (F. moyen); Lat. medianum.

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