A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 141

+Mersche+, _sb._ marsh, SkD; +mershe+, _dat._, S.--AS. _mersc_.

+Mershe+, _sb._ March, S2; see +Marche+.

+Mersuine+, _sb. pl._ porpoises, S2; see +Mere+, _sb._ (3).

+Merthe+, _sb._ mirth, PP; see +Murthe+.

+Merueile+, _sb._ marvel, wonder, PP; +merueyle+, S2; +meruaille+, C2; +mervaylle+, C.--OF. _merveille_; Lat. _mirabilia_ (n. pl.).

+Merueillous(e)+, _adj._ marvellous, C2, PP.--OF. _merveillos_.

+Mery+, _adj._ merry, cheerful, pleasant, PP; +merie+, S, C, C2; +merye+, W2; +miri+, S; +mirye+, CM; +myry+, Prompt.; +myrie+, W2; +muri(e)+, S, C; +merie+, _adv._, S2, C2; +muryer+, _comp._, P; +myriest+, _superl._, S2, _Comb._: +merimake+, merrymaking, S3; +merie men+, followers, C2; +myry tottyr+, a merry totter, swing, Prompt.; +myry weder+, pleasant weather, Prompt.; +mery weder+, Prompt. (_n_), Bardsley (p. 473).--AS. _merg_ (Grein).

+Mes-+, _prefix_; +mis-+; +mys-+.--OF. _mes-_; Lat. _minus_, see Constans.

+Mesauentur+, _sb._ misadventure, S; +mesaunture+, S2; +misauenture+, C2, C3.

+Meschaunce+, _sb._ mischance, S2, C, C2, P; +myschaunce+, S2.

+Mescheuen+, _v._ to come to mischief, SD; +mischeefe+, _destruere_, Manip.

+Meschief+, _sb._ ill-fortune, C; +myschief+, S2, P; +mischiefe+, _flagitium_, Manip.

+Meseise+, _sb._ discomfort, PP, S2; +miseise+, PP; +myseise+, PP, S2, W; +myseese+, W; +myseyse+, _adj._, uneasy, P; +mesaise+, _sb._, S.

+Meseiste+, _sb._ poverty; +myseiste+, W2.

+Mesel+, _sb._ leper, CM, PP, W.--AF. _mesel_; Late Lat. _misellus_, leper (Ducange), dimin. of Lat. _miser_, wretched.

+Meselrye+, _sb._ leprosy, Cath. (_n_); +mesylery+, Voc.--OF.

_mesellerie_, leprosy (Ducange). See above.

+Meson-deu+, _sb._ hospital, PP; +maisondewe+, Cath. (_n_), HD; +masyndewe+, Cath.; +mesondieux+, _pl._, P.--OF. _maison Dieu_, hospital (Cotg.).

+Message+, _sb._ mission, message, messenger, S2, C3; +ma.s.sage+, S3.--AF. _message_; Late Lat. _missatic.u.m_ (Brachet).

+Messager+, _sb._ +messenger+, S2, C, C2, C3, G, PP; +masager+, PP; +messanger+, PP.--AF. _messager_.

+Messe+, _sb._ ma.s.s, S, P; +mess+, S3; +ma.s.se+, P; +messes+, _pl._, P.

_Comb._: +messe-bok+, ma.s.s-book, S; +messe-cos+, ma.s.s-kiss, S; +maesse-daei+, ma.s.s-day, S; +messe-gere+, ma.s.s-gear, S; +ma.s.se-peny+, ma.s.s-fee, S3; +ma.s.sepans+, _pl._, P.--AS. _maesse_; Church Lat. _missa_.

+Meste+, _adj. superl._ greatest, chief, S, S2; +meste+, C2; see +Most+.

+Mester+, _sb._ art, trade, occupation, PP, C, CM; +mestier+, PP, HD; +meister+, S; +meoster+, S; +myster+, PP, B; +mister+, B; +misteir+, B.

_Phr._: +mester men+, sort of men, C.--OF. and AF. _mester_, _mestier_, occupation, business, need; Lat. _ministerium_, see Brachet (s.v.

_metier_).

+Mester+, _sb._ need, want; +mister+, S2, B, HD, Cath.; +myster+, C, B; +mysteir+, S2; +mystur+, HD; +mystir+, B; +mystere+, HD, H. The same word as above, see NQ (6. 4. 161).

+Mestling+, _sb._ a kind of mixed metal, Cath. (_p._ 230, _n._ 3); +masalyne+, Cath.--AS. _maestling_ (_maestlinc_, 'auricalcos,' Voc.). Cf.

+Maselin+.

+Mestling+, _sb._ mixed corn, Cath. (_p._ 230, _n._ 3); +mastlyn+, HD; +ma.s.slin+, Cotg. (s.v. _metail_); +maslin+, HD; +meslin+, Prompt.

(_p._ 335 _n_) Cotg. (s.v. _tramois_); +messling+, Cotg. Cf.

+Mastil?on+.

+Mesurable+, _adj._ moderate, C, C2, C3, P; +mesurabul+, S2.

+Mesure+, _sb._ measure, moderation, S2, C2, PP; +mesur+, S2, B; +meosure+, S.--AF. _mesure_; Lat. _mensura_.

+Met+, _sb._ measure, moderation, S; +mete+, _dat._, S; +meete+, S2.--AS. _(ge)met_. Cf. +Meten+.

+Mete+, _adj._ meet, fitting, close-fitting, S2, S3, Prompt.--AS.

_m?te_, tight-fitting; cp. _(ge)met_, meet, fit, see SkD.

+Mete+, _sb._ food, a meal, feast, S, S2, C, W2, PP; +meten+, _pl._, S; +meetis+, W2. _Comb._: +mete-graces+, graces at meat, S; +mete-niinges+, meat-n.i.g.g.ards, S.--AS. _mete_ (OET): Goth. _mats_, from _matjan_, to eat; see Sievers, 263.

+Metels+, _sb._ dream, vision, PP; +meteles+, PP. See below.

+Meten+, _v._ to dream, CM, PP, S; +meeten+, S2, PP; +mette+, _pt. s._, C2, P; +met+, _pp._, C.--AS. _m?tan_.

+Meten+, _v._ to paint, design, SD; +metedd+, _pp._, S.

+Meten+, _v._ to meet, PP; +mette+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _metan_: OS.

_motian_. From AS. _mot_. See +Moot+.

+Meten+, _v._ to mete, measure, S2; +meete+, W2; +mete+, P; +met+, S2; +meten+, _pr. pl._, W; +mat+, _pt. s._, W.--AS. _(ge)metan_; cp. Goth.

_mitan_, see Sievers, 19.

+Mete-wand+, _sb._ a measuring stick, WW.

+Mete-yarde+, _sb._ measuring-rod, S3, WW.

+Meth+, _adj._ mild, courteous, HD; +methe+, HD.

+Meth+, _sb._ moderation, mildness, S, S2, WA; +mea+, S; +mee+, S2.--AS. _m?_, measure.

+Methes-chele+, _sb._ marten's skin, S.--AS. _mear_ (Voc.).

+Me-ful+, _adj._ moderate, S.

+Me-les+, _adj._ immoderate; +meelez+, S2.

+Metrete+, _sb._ measure, W.--Lat. _metreta_ (Vulg.).

+Metyng(e)+, _sb._ dreaming, PP; +metinge+, S.--AS. _m?ting_ (Grein).

+Metynge+, _sb._ measuring, measure; +metinge+, S2.