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GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES. 407
Mene, ger. to mean, signif}*, 437,
3389; to signify, to say, 4944;
Mene, pr. s. 1 p. mean, 2740
Megire (Meger), adj. as s. meagreness,
famine, 1164.
Meke, adj. meek, humble, 1747.
]\Ieke, ger. to humble (himself), Me[ne], 315.
1746 ; Meke (Mekyn), imp. s. Mene, adj. mean, poor; Al be ]>&
humble, render meek, 2838.
metire bot mene = although the
Mekely, adv. meekly, 816, 1947, metre be but mean, 3464.
2098.
Mene qwile (Meyne qwyle), mean
Mekely {for Mekilly), adv. largely, while, 905; (Meynne tyme), 1163.
3691. (Or an error for metely, Mene, s. mean, moderate state, the
meetly).
Mekill, adj. great, 396, 927, 3313
golden mean, 4591.
Menere (Meyner), adj. comp. meaner,
great, 437 ; Mekil, great, 69 lesser, 1267.
(Mykle), great, 1947 ; Mekil quat, Menes (Meane), pr. pi. refl. bemoan
many things of various kinds,
themselves, lament, 2154 ;
130 (see the note), 5468.
Menyd, pt. pi. refl. complained,
Mekill, s. mu'-h (see the note), 4397. bemoaned themselves, 3489. A.S.
Mekill, adv. much, 268, 464, 513, m(Bnan.
659 ;
(Mykyll), 897.
Menest, adj. superl. meanest, 3332.
Mekills, error for Mekill, adj. much, (This sense is inappropriate ;
4310.
prob. an error for metest ^ attest ;
Mekly (Mekely), adv. meekly, 1686. or for mainest = chiefest.)
Meknes (Mekenes), s. meekness, Meneyhe (Meymey), 8. household,
3286.
3120; (Meynje), multitude, 1586;
Mele, ger. to speak, tell, 147, 5120 ;
Menere (Meyn3e), followers, army,
Melis (Melles), pr. s. 2 p. speakest, 2629; company, 1597. O.F.maisnee.
291 1 ; Melis (Mellys), pr. s. speaks,
2078, 2953 ; Melid, pp. spoken, (Meng), 1 pr. s. call to mind, 2505.
told, 5113. S..^. mailan.
See P.
Meliager, 1195, 1201, 1217, 1237, &c.
Mell (Melle), ger. to meddle, 735 ;
to contend, fight with, 1743
(Mell), intermeddle, 1989 ;
Mellis,
pr. s. cohabits, 5430. O.F. mesler.
Mellis, pr. s. tells, speaks, 4310;
(Mellys), 2 pr. s. tellest, 729.
(Badly spelt; read melis, melys ;
but see further examples e. v.
Mele).
Mellis, pi. mallets, 4100.
(Meltyn), v. melt, 3082; Meltis,
pr. s. 2899.
Me[m]bree, s. member (of the body,
limb, 4493 ; Membris, pi. 4328,
4495.
Memory, s. remembrance, 1118.
Men, pi. men, people, 49, 88, 90,
147, &c.
Menbris {for Membris), pi. limbs,
members, 3806, 4513, 4544;
(Membrys), 2552 : (Menbres),
771*
Mendid, pp. mended, improved, Meris (Mers), |)/. marches, frontiers,
made more fat, 464.
boundaries, 1209. See Meere.
Plowman.
Menske, s. honour, respect, 1237,
1746, 4492 (see the note), 5226 ;
miswritten Menseke, 1746.
Menske, v. honour, 5342 ; Menskid,
pp. 4591.
^lenskefull, adj. honourable, 2953.
(MenskfuUy), adv. honourably, 737*.
Meny, s. company, 5420; (Menje),
2219; train, 823*. See Meneyhe.
Menys, pr. s. means, 253 ;
(Menys),
pr. pi. tell, relate, 1615 ; Menyd,
pt. s. meant, 2292.
Merche, s. marches, borders, 4324.
See Marchis.
Mercure, Mercury, 4535.
Mercy, mercy, 816.
Mere,. 8. mere, lake, 3853.
Merely, adv. merrily, pleasantly,
4769.
Meri, adj. merry, 1179; (Mery),
2235.
Meriest, adj. superl. merriest, joyfullest,
2438.