[meowle], w. f., maiden: comp. geó-meowle.
[micel], adj., great, huge, long (of time): nom. sg. m., [129], [502]; fem., [67], [146], [170]; neut., [772]; acc. sg. m. micelne, [3099]; fem, micle, [1779], [3092]; neut. micel, [270], [1168]. The comp. mâre must be supplied before þone in: medo-ärn micel ... (mâre) þone yldo beam æfre ge-frunon, [69]; instr. sg. ge-trume micle, [923]; micle (by much, much); micle leófre (far dearer), [2652]; efne swâ micle (lässa), ([less] even by so much), [1284]; oftor micle (much oftener), [1580]; dat. sg, weak form miclan, [2850]; gen. sg. miclan, [979]. The gen. sg. micles is an adv. = much, very: micles wyrðne gedôn (deem worthy of much, i.e. honor very highly), [2186]; tô fela micles (far too much, many), [695]; acc. pl. micle, [1349]. Compar., see [mâra].
[mid], I. prep. w. dat., instr., and acc., signifying preëminently union, community, with, hence: 1) w. dat.: a) with, in company, community, with; mid Finne, [1129]; mid Hrôðgâre, [1593]; mid scip-herge, [243]; mid gesîðum (with his comrades), [1314]; so, [1318], [1964], [2950], etc.; mid his freó-drihtne, [2628]; mid þæm lâcum (with the gifts), [1869]; so, [2789], [125]; mid hæle (with good luck!), [1218]; mid bæle fôr (sped off amid fire), [2309]. The prep. postponed: him mid (with him, in his company), [41]; with him, [1626]; ne wäs him Fitela mid (was not with him), [890]. b) with, among: mid Geátum (among the Geátas), [195], [2193], [2624]; mid Scyldingum, [274]; mid Eotenum, [903]; mid yldum (eldum), [77], [2612]; mid him (with, among, one another), [2949]. In temporal sense: mid ær-däge (at dawn), [126].—2) with, with the help of, through, w. dat.: mid âr-stafum (through his grace), [317]; so, [2379]; mid grâpe (with the fist), [438]; so, [1462], [2721]; mid his hete-þoncum (through his hatred), [475]; mid sweorde, [574]; so, [1660], [2877]; mid gemete (through, by, his power), [780]; so, [1220], [2536], [2918]; mid gôde (with benefits), [1185]; mid hearme (with harm, insult), [1893]; mid þære sorge (with [through?] this sorrow), [2469]; mid rihte (by rights), [2057]. With instr.: mid þý wîfe (through [marriage with] the woman), [2029].—3) w. acc., with, in community, company, with: mid his eorla gedriht, [357]; so, [634], [663], [1673]; mid hine, [880]; mid mînne gold-gyfan, [2653].
II. adv., mid, thereamong, in the company, [1643]; at the same time, likewise, [1650].
[middan-geard], st. m., globe, earth: acc. sg., [75], [1772]; dat. sg. on middan-gearde, [2997]; gen. sg. middan-geardes, [504], [752].
[midde], w. f., middle = medius: dat. sg. on middan (through the middle, in two), [2706]; gen. sg. (adv.) tô-middes (in the midst), [3142].
[middel-niht], st. f., midnight: dat. pl. middel-nihtum, [2783], [2834].
[miht], st. f., might, power, authority: acc. sg. þurh drihtnes miht (through the Lord's help, power), [941]; instr. pl. selfes mihtum, [701].
[mihtig], adj.: 1) physically strong, powerful: acc. sg. mihtig mere-deór, [558]; mere-wîf mihtig, [1520].—2) possessing authority, mighty: nom. sg. mihtig god, [702], [1717], [1726]; dat. sg. mihtigan drihtne, [1399].—Comp.: äl-, fore-mihtig.
[milde], adj., kind, gracious, generous: nom. sg. môdes milde (kind-hearted), [1230]; instr. pl. mildum wordum (graciously), [1173]. Superl. nom. sg. worold-cyning mannum mildust (a king most liberal to men), [3183].