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ma, adv. comp., subst. n., more; as. ma; supl. as. mæst.

madma(s), madme, madmum, see mað(ð)um.

maga, wk. m., son, young man, man; ns. and vs. maga; as. magan.

magan, pret-pres., can, may; may well; be able; pres. 1s. mæg; pres. 2s. meaht, miht; pres. 3s. mæg; pres. subj. 1s. and 3s. mæge; pres. 1p. mægen; pret. 1s. meahte, mihte; pret. 3s. meahte, mehte, mihte; pret. subj. 1s. meahte; pret. subj. 3s. meahte, mihte; pret. 1p. meahton; pret. 3p. meahton, mihton.

magas, magas, magum, see mæg.

mage, wk. f., kinswoman; gs. magan.

mago, m., son.

magodriht, f., troop of young retainers.

magorinc, m., young warrior; gp. magorinca.

magoðegn, m., young retainer; ds. mag[u]þegne; ap. maguþegnas; gp. magoþegna; dp. magoþegnum.

man(n), see mon(n).

man, n., sin, guilt, wickedness; ds. mane.

geman, see gemunan.

manfordædla, wk. m., wicked destroyer, evil-doer; np. manfordædlan.

manian, wk. 2, to admonish, urge; pres. 3s. manað.

manig, see monig.

manlice, adv., manfully, nobly.

manscaða, mansceaða, wk. m., wicked scather, evil-doer.

mara, see micel.

maþelian, wk. 2, to speak, speak formally, give a speech; pret. 3s. maþelode, maðelode, maþelade.

maðmæht, f, valuable property, treasure; gp. maðmæhta.

maþmgestreon, n., treasure, rich rewards; gp. maþmgestreona.

mað(ð)um, m., valuable object, gift, riches, treasure; as. maþðum, maðþum; ds. madme; np. maþmas; ap. maþmas, madmas; gp. maþma, madma; dp. maðmum, madmum.

maðþumfæt, n., precious vessel, infamous cup.

maþðumgifu, f., gift-giving; ds. maþðumgife.

maððumsigle, n., costly ornament, precious jewel, rich treasure; gp. maððumsigla.

maðþumsweord, n., treasure-sword; as. maðþumsweord.

maððumwela, m., wealth of treasure, valuables; ds. maððumwelan.

mæg, m., kinsman, blood relative; gs. mæges ; ds. mæge; np. and ap. magas; gp. maga; dp. magum, mægum.

mægburg, f., kinsmen, clan; gs. mægburge.

mægen, n., might, strength, power; military force, host; as. mægen; gs. mægenes, mægnes; ds. mægene.

mægenagende, adj. (pres. ptc.), strong, mighty; also as substantive: mighty (one); mgp. mægenagendra.

mægenbyrþen, f., mighty burden; as. mægenbyrðenne; ds. mægenbyrþenne.

mægencræft, m., mighty-strength; as. mægencræft.

mægenellen, n., mighty valor; as. mægenellen.

mægenfultum, m., mighty aid, powerful help; gp. mægenfultuma.

mægenhreð, n., great or mighty glory; as. mægenhreð.

mægenræs, m., great blow; as. mægenræs.

mægenstrengo, wk. f., great strength; ds. mægenstrengo.

mægenwudu, m., mighty spear; as. mægenwudu.

mægð, f., maid, woman; gp. mægþa.

mægþ, f., tribe, nation, people; as. mægþe; ds. mægþe; gp. mægþa; dp. mægþum.

mægwine, m., kinsman and friend; np. mægwine.

mæl, n., time, occasion; ns. and as. mæl; gp. mæla; dp. mælum.

mælcearu, f., hard time; as. mælceare.

mælgesceaft, f., appointed time, destiny, fate; gp. mælgesceafta.

mænan, wk. 1, to speak of, tell, relate; to complain of; pret. 3s. mænde; pret. 3p. mændon; pp. mæned.

gemænan, wk. 1, to complain of; pret. subj. 3p. gemænden.

gemæne, adj., common, in common, mutual, shared; dp. gemænum; mnp. gemæne; mgp. gemænra.

mænigo, see menigeo.

mære, adj., great, notable, famous; well-known, notorious fns. mæru, mære; nns. mære; wk. mns. mæra; nas. mære; mgs. mæres; wk. ngs. mæran; mds. mærum; wk. mds. mæran; mas. mærne; vs. mære, wk. mæra; mnp. mære; supl. mærost.

mærðo, f., fame, glory; ns. and as. mærðo; gp. mærða; dp. mærðum.

mæst, m., mast of a ship; ds. mæste.

mæst, see micel.

mæt, mæton, see metan.

mæte, adj., insignificant, small; or perhaps as a supl. form of micel: most; supl. mætost.

me, see ic.

meagol, adj., firm, measured, emphatic; dp. meaglum.

meaht, meahte, meahton, see magan.

mealt, see meltan.

mearc, f., mark, limit; ds. mearce.

mearcian, wk. 2, to mark, make a mark; pres. 3s. mearcað; pp. gemearcod.

mearcstapa, wk. m., mark-stepper, inhabitant of the borderland; ap. mearcstapan.

mearh, m., horse, mount, steed; np. and ap. mearas; gp. meara; dp. mearum.

mearn, see murnan.

mec, see ic.

mece, m., sword, blade; ns. and as. mece; mis. mece; gs. meces; gp. meca; dp. mecum.

med, f., reward, payment; opulence; as. and ds. mede; gp. medo.

gemede, n., agreement, consent; ap. gemedu.

medo, medu, m., mead; as. medu; ds. medo.

medoærn, n., mead-hall; as. medoærn.

medobenc, medubenc, f., mead-bench; ds. medubence, medobence, meodubence.

medoful, n., mead-cup; as. medoful.

medoheal, f., mead-hall; ds. meoduhealle.

medostig, f., mead-path, path to the mead-hall; as. medostigge.

medudream, m., festivity; as. medudream.

meduseld, n., mead-house; as. meduseld.

melda, wk. m., informer; gs. meldan.

meltan, st. 3, to melt; pret. 3s. mealt; pret. 3p. multon.

gemeltan, st. 3, to melt; pret. 3s. gemealt.

mene, m., necklace; as. mene.

mengan, wk. 1, to mingle, stir; pp. gemenged.

menigeo, wk. f., multitude, a great many; ns. mænigo; as. menigeo.

meodosetl, n., mead-seat, hall-seat; gp. meodosetla.

meodowong, m., plain near the mead-hall; ap. meodowongas.

meoduheall, see medoheal.

meoduscenc, m., mead-cup; dp. meoduscencum.

meoto (meotu), f., thought; ap. meato.

meotodsceaft, see metodsceaft.

meowle, f., maiden, woman.

mercels, m., mark, target; gs. mercelses.

mere, m., lake, pool, sea; ns., as., ds. mere.

meredeor, n., sea-beast; as. meredeor.

merefara, wk. m., seafarer; gs. merefaran.

merefisc, m., sea-fish; gp. merefixa.

meregrund, m., bottom of a lake; as. meregrund; ap. meregrundas.

merehrægl, n., sea-garment, cloth; gp. merehrægla.

mereliðende, m. (pres. ptc.), sea-crosser, seafarer; vp. mereliðende.

merestræt, f., sea-path; ap. merestræta.

merestrengo, wk. f., sea-strength; as. merestrengo.

merewif, n., mere-woman; as. merewif.

Merewioing, m., Merovingian; reference to the Frankish king; gs. Merewioingas.

mergen, see morgen.

gemet, n., measure, power; means; as. gemet, gemete.

gemet, adj., fit, proper.

metan, st. 5, to measure, traverse, cross; pret. 3s. mæt; pret. 2p. and 3p. mæton.

metan, wk. 1, to meet, find; pret. 3s. mette; pret. 3p. metton.

gemetan, wk. 1., to meet; pret. 3s. gemette; pret. 3p. gemetton; pret. subj. 3s. gemette.

gemeting, f., meeting, encounter.

Metod, m., God; ns. and as. Metod; gs. Metodes; ds. Metode.

metodsceaft, f., decree of fate; as. meotodsceaft, metodsceaft; ds. metodsceafte.

meðe, adj., weary, exhausted; mns. meðe.

meþel, n., council; ds. meþle.

meðelstede, m., meeting-place, battle-field; ds. meðelstede.

meþelword, n., meeting-word, formal discourse; dp. meþelwordum.

micel, adj., great, large, much; ngs. micles; wk. mgs. and fds. miclan; mas. micelne; fas. micle; nas. micel; nis. micle; fdp. miclum; map. micle; adverbial: much, far, ngs. micles; nis. micle; comp. greater, more,mara; nns. mare; fgs., nds., mas., fas. maran; nas. mare; supl. greatest, most, mæst fas. mæste; nas. mæst; nis. mæste.

mid, I. prep., with, together with, along with, among; II. adv., among, with.

middangeard, m., middle-earth, the world; as. middengeard; gs. middangeardes; ds. middangearde.

midde, wk. f., middle; ds. middan.

middelniht, f., middle of the night; dp. middelnihtum.

miht, mihte, mihton, see magan.

miht, f., might, power, strength; as. miht; dp. mihtum.

mihtig, adj., mighty; mns. and nas. mihtig; wk. mds. mihtigan.

milde, adj., mild; mdp. mildum; supl. mildust.

milgemearc, n., mile-mark, measure by miles; gs. milgemearces.

milts, f., good-will, kindness.

min, 175v21:2087, 186r14:2534, gs. of pers. pron., see ic.

min, poss. adj., my, mine; mas. minne; fas. mine; nas. min; ngs. mines; mds. minum; fds. minre; mvs. min; nis. mine; mnp. and map. mine; mgp. minra; mdp. minum.

missan, wk. 1, to miss; pret. 3s. miste.

missere, n., half-year; gp. missera.

misthliþ, n., misty slope; dp. misthleoþum.

mistig, adj., misty, dark; map. mistige.

mod, n., mind, spirit, heart; pride; ns. and as. mod; gs. modes; ds. mode.

modcearu, f., misery, soul-sorrow, care; as. modceare.

modgehygd, f., mind-thought; dp. modgehygdum.

modgeþonc, m. or n., thought(s), mind; as. modgeþonc.

modgiomor, adj., sad at heart, sad of mind.

modig, adj., proud, brash, high-spirited, brave; wk. mns. modega; mgs. modges, modiges; wk. ngs. modgan; wk. mds. modigan; mnp. modge, modige; mgp. modigra.

modiglic, adj., brave, gallant; comp. map. modiglicran.

modlufu, wk. f., mind's love, heart's love, affection; gs. modlufan.

modor, f., mother; ns. and as. modor.

modsefa, wk. m., mind, spirit, heart, character, inner mood; as. and ds. modsefan.

modþracu, f., impetuous courage, pride, daring; ds. modþræce.

mon(n), man(n) m., man; ns. mon, man; as. man, mannan, mannon; gs. monnes, mannes ds. men, menn; np. and ap. men; gp. monna, manna.

gemon, see gemunan.

mona, wk. m., moon; as. monan.

moncynn, n., mankind; gs. moncynnes, mancynnes; ds. mancynne.

mondream, m., human pleasure; as. mandream; dp. mondreamum.

mondryhten, m., lord of men; ns. mondryhten, mandryhten, mondrihten; as. mondryhten, mandryhten; gs. mondryhtnes, mandrihtnes; ds. mandryhtne, mandrihtne.

gemong, n., a mingling together, throng, troop; ds. gemonge.

monig, adj., many; also used as substantive: the many; mns. monig, manig; fns. and nns. monig; nas. manig; mds. monegum, manegum; fds. manigre; mnp. monige, manige; map. monige, manige; fap. monige; mgp. and fgp. manigra; mdp. monegum, manegum; fdp. monegum, manigum.

monðwære, adj., gentle, kind, loyal; supl. monðwærust.

mor, m., moor, marsh, wasteland; as. more; ds. more; ap. moras.

morgen, m., morning; ns. morgen, mergen; as. morgen; ds. morgne, mergenne; gp. morna.

morgenceald, adj., morning cold.

morgenleoht, n., morning light.

morgenlong, adj., all morning, the entire morning; mas. morgenlongne.

morgensweg, m., morning cry, noise.

morgentid, f., morning time; as. morgentid.

morhop, n., moor-retreat; ap. morhopu.

morna, see morgen.

morðbealu, n., murder-bale; as. morðbeala.

morðor, n., murder; gs. morðres; ds. morðre, morþre.

morþorbealo, n., baleful murder, killing; as. morþorbealo.

morþorbed, n., murder-bed.

morþorhete, m., murderous hate; gs. morþorhetes.

motan, pret-pres., may, to have opportunity, be allowed; must; pres. 2s. most; pres. 3s. mot; pres. 1 pl. and 2p. moton; pres. subj. 1s., 2s., and 3s. mote; pres. subj. 3p. moton; pret. 1s. and 3s. moste; pret. 3p. moston, mostan; pret. subj. 2s. and 3s. moste; pret. subj. 3p. moston.

gemunan, pret-pres., to think about, remember, be mindful of, consider; pres. 1s. geman, gemon; pres. 3s. geman, gemon; imp. s. gemyne; pret. 3s. gemunde; pret. 3p. gemundon; pret. subj. 3s. gemunde.

mund, f., hand; dp. mundum.

mundbora, wk. m., protector, guardian.

mundgripe, m., hand-grip; as. and ds. mundgripe.

murnan, st. 3, to mourn, sorrow; pres. subj. 3s. murne; pres. ptc. nns. murnende; to be anxious, fearful about, pret. 3s. mearn.

muþa, wk. m., mouth; as. muþan.

muðbona, wk. m., mouth-slayer, devourer; ds. muðbonan.

gemynd, f., remembrance, memorial; dp. gemyndum.

myndgian, wk. 2, to remember; to remind; to incite; pres. 3s. myndgað; pres. ptc. myndgiend.

gemyndig, adj., mindful (of), intent (on).

gemyndgian, wk. 2, to call to mind; pp. gemyndgad.

myne, m., desire; ns. and as. myne.

gemyne, see gemunan.

myntan, wk. 1, to mean, think, intend; pret. 3s. mynte.

myrce, adj., dark, murky; wk. mas. myrcan.

myrðu, f., disturbance, harm, trouble, affliction; gp. myrðe.