The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

. (Masydons),
;
"408 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AXD INDEX OF NAMES.
Merke, «. mark, 4631 ; note, 2113 ;
boundary, 1108; (Merke), 684.
Merke, 8. mirknese, darkness, 374.
Merke, v. reach, attain, 5404 ; Merki6,
pt.pl. marked, i.e. cut down
deeply, penetrated, 3674 ; Merkid,
pp. marked, 318, 3923;
(Markyd), 2636 ;
(Merkyd), made,
1130.
]\lerote, s. merit, desert, 5226,
Merris,^7. boundaries, 211. Put for
Meris, which see.
Merryd, pp. marred, harmed, 325.
Meruaiied ^am (Amervale j^aime),
pt. pi. were astonished, 1615 ;
Merualid f^am (Mervalett), 897;
Mervalled (Mervaylled), pp. astonished,
3218.
Meruaill, s. a marvel, 549 ;
(Mervell),
1245 ;
Meruale, 1061 ; Mervaile,
318; (Mervell), 1164;
(Mervayle), 771*; Mervale, 565,
1814 ;
Mervall, 5292.
Mervailous (Mervalous), adj. marvellous,
2864.
Mery, adj. merry, 2740; pleasing,
bright, 2864.
Meryly, adv. merrily, 3862.
Mesopotane (Mesopothany), Mesopotamia,
2528 ;
Messopotane, 2596 ;
Mesopotayme, 5664 ; Mesepotayme,
88.
Messadone, Macedon, 455,481,2012
(Massidon), 913; Messadon, 143
Messedone, 215 ;
(Massydon), 985
(MasidoD), 1989, 2002, 2126 ;
(Masydon),
762, 1625, 1785, 2033;
Messedoyne, 211, 905, 1972;
Messidoyne, 228.
Messadones (Mesidons), pi. Macedonians,
934, 1341 ;
Messedones
1253, 1265, 1279,
1434; Massedons, 2040; Messedoyns
(Massidons), 1179.
INIessage, s. message, 1257, 3419.
Messagere (Messynger)^ s. messenger,
1690; Messagere, error
for Messagers, plural (see the
Dublin MS.), messengers, 2403.
Messangere (Messenger), s. messenger,
2911 ;
(Messyngere),
2235; (Messynger), 1951 ;
Messangirs
(Messy ngers), pZ. messengers,
897, 905, 1814.
Messelyne, s. meslin, a kind of
brass, 4583. A.S. mcesiling.
Mestire (Mister), need, 1774. See
mister in Cath. Anglicum.
Mesure, s. measure, 25, 1374 ; Out
of mesure, beyond measure,
3056.
Mete, ger. to meet (i. e. to meet and
pass each other), 1324 ;
to meet,
774, 1512 ; Mete, v. meet, 325
Metis, pr. s. meets, 455, 770,
1061 ;
(Metes), 926, 1210 ; Metis
on, meets with, 4631 ; Metis
(Metyn), 1 pr. pi. 1943 ; Metis,
pr. pi. 796, 3538 ; Mett, pt. s.
met, 1429 ; 1 pt.pl. 3510
;
pt. pi.
found (for him), 5469; Mete,
2pr. s. sulj. 1981.
Mete, ger. to measure, 1350 ; Metis,
pr. s. measures (his way), goes,
proceeds, 143, 455, 4803 ; Meten,
pp. measured out, completed,
3853 ; fulfilled, come, 564, 5058 ;
(Metyn), measured, 1108; gone,
1209.
Mete, 8. meat, 4435 ; much food,
464 (see the note); food, 748*;
Metis, ^/. food, 4607.
Meteles (Metelesse), adj. as a. want
of provisions, 1164. Better read
metelest, sb. = A.S. meteleast.
Meth, 8. moderation, 816, 1981;
hence, Methe, pity, 147 ; mercy,
4324. A.S. mdi. See Meche.
Metire, s. metre, 3464.
Metis, pr. s. refl. dreams, 422. A.S.
mdtan.
Mett, 8. dimension, 25.
(Metyn), pr. pi. meet, 770, 796.
Metyn, jjp. measured, fulfilled, fully
come, 374. See Mete, v.
Meve, V. move, 1989 ;
Mevie (Mefis),
pr. s. moves, comes, 1951 ;
Mevis
him (Mefez), moves, 2033 ; Meue,
pr. pi. 2 p. move, 2382 ; Meued
(Mefed), pt. s. 1 p. moved, 2331 ;
Meuyd (Mevyd), pt. s. 3200;
Menand, pres. pt. moving, 2865,
3893.
Mew (Mefe), imper. 8. 2 p. move,
remove, 1785. See above.
Meyhe, error for Meynhe or Meyne,
8. troop, host, army, 3604, 3619,
6495. See Meneyhe.