[mâra] (comp. of micel), adj., greater, stronger, mightier: nom. sg. m. mâra, [1354], [2556]; neut. mâre, [1561]; acc. sg. m. mâran, [2017]; mund-gripe mâran (a mightier hand-grip), [754]; with following gen. pl. mâran ... eorla (a more powerful earl), [247]; fem. mâran, [533], [1012]; neut. mâre, [518]; with gen. pl. morð-beala mâre (more, greater, deeds of murder), [136]; gen. sg. f. mâran, [1824].

mæst (superl. of micel, mâra), greatest, strongest: nom. sg. neut. (with partitive gen.), mæst, [78], [193]; fem. mæst, [2329]; acc. sg. fem. fæhðe mæste, [459]; mæste ... worolde wynne (the highest earthly pleasure), [1080]; neut. n. (with partitive gen.) mæst mærða, [2646]; hond-wundra mæst, [2769]; bæl-fýra mæst, [3144]; instr. sg. m. mæste cräfte, [2182].

[mäcg]. See [mecg].

[mägð], st. f., wife, maid, woman: nom. sg., [3017]; gen. pl. mägða hôse (accompanied by her maids of honor), [925]; mägða, [944], [1284].

[mägen], st. n.: 1) might, bodily strength, heroic power: acc. sg. mägen, [518], [1707]; instr. sg. mägene, 780(?), [2668]; gen. sg. mägenes, [418], [1271], [1535], [1717], etc.; mägnes, [671], [1762]; mägenes strang, strengest (great in strength), [1845], [196]; mägenes rôf (id.), [2085].—2) prime, flower (of a nation), forces available in war: acc. sg. swâ he oft (i.e. etan) dyde mägen Hrêðmanna (the best of the Hreðmen), [445]; gen. sg. wið manna hwone mägenes Deniga (from(?) any of the men of the Danes), [155].—Comp. ofer-mägen.

[mägen-âgend], pres. part., having great strength, valiant: gen. pl. -âgendra, [2838].

[mägen-byrðen], st. f., huge burthen: acc. sg. mägen-byrðenne, [3092]; dat. (instr.) sg., [1626].

[mägen-cräft], st. m., great, hero-like, strength: acc. sg., [380].

[mägen-ellen], st. n. (the same), acc. sg., [660].

[mägen-fultum], st. m., material aid: gen. pl. näs þät þonne mætost mägen-fultuma (that was not the least of strong helps, i.e. the sword Hrunting), [1456].