A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ 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.

[ Meið-had], sb. virginity; meiðhades, gen., S.—AS. mægðháð, from mægð, virgin, woman: Goth. magaths; see Sievers, 49.

[ Meke], adj. meek, C, C2, Prompt.; meoc, S.—Icel. mjúkr, soft.

[ Mekely], adv. meekly, Prompt.; mekly, S2; meocliȝ, S.