[mæl-cearu], st. f., long-continued sorrow, grief: acc. sg. mæl-ceare, [189].

[mæl-gesceaft], st. f., fate, appointed time: acc. pl. ie on earde bâd mæl-gesceafta (awaited the time allotted for me by fate), [2738].

[mænan], w. v., with acc. in the sense of (1) to remember, mention, proclaim: inf. mænan, [1068]; pret. part. þær wäs Beówulfes mærðo mæned, [858].—2) to mention sorrowfully, mourn: inf. [3173]; pret. sg. giohðo mænde (mourned sorrowfully), [2268]; pret. pl. mændon, [1150], [3150].

ge-[mænan] (see [mân]), w. v. with acc., to injure maliciously, break: subj. pret. pl. ge-mænden, [1102].

ge-[mæne], adj., common, in common: nom. sg. gemæne, [2474]; þær unc hwîle wäs hand gemæne (i.e. in battle), [2138]; sceal ûrum þät sweord and helm bâm gemæne (i.e. wesan), [2661]; nom. pl. gemæne, [1861]; dat. pl. þät þâm folcum sceal ... sib gemænum (attraction for gemæne, i.e. wesan), [1858]; gen. pl. unc sceal (i.e. wesan) fela mâðma gemænra (we two shall share many treasures together), [1785].

[mærðu], st. f.: 1) glory, a heroes fame: nom. sg. [858]; acc. sg. mærðo, [660], [688]; acc. pl. mærða, [2997]; instr. pl. mærðum (gloriously), [2515]: gen. pl. mærða, [504], [1531].—2) deed of glory, heroism: acc. sg. mærðo, [2135]; gen. pl. mærða, [408], [2646].—Comp. ellen-mærðu.

[mære], adj., memorable; celebrated, noble; well known, notorious: nom. sg. m. mære, [103], [129], [1716], [1762]; se mæra, [763], [2012], [2588]; also as vocative m. se mæra, [1475]; nom. fem. mæru, [2017]; mære, [1953]; neut. mære, [2406]; acc. sg. m. mærne, [36], [201], [353], [1599], [2385], [2722], [2789], [3099]; neut. mære, [1024]; dat. sg. mærum, [345], [1302], [1993], [2080], [2573]; tô þäm mæran, [270]; gen. sg. mæres, [798]; mæran, [1730]; nom. pl. mære, [3071]; superl. mærost, [899],—Comp.: fore-, heaðo-mære.

[mæst]. See [mâra].

[mæte], adj., moderate, small: superl. nom. sg. mætost, [1456].

[mecg, mäcg], st. m., son, youth, man. in comp. hilde-, oret-mecg, wräc-mäcg.