A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 139 : +Maynful+, _adj._ powerful, SD; +meinfule+, S.+Mayre+, _sb._ mayor, PP; +maire+, PP; +

+Maynful+, _adj._ powerful, SD; +meinfule+, S.

+Mayre+, _sb._ mayor, PP; +maire+, PP; +meyr+, Prompt.; +maires+, _pl._, P; +meires+, S2, PP; +meyris+, chief justices, W.--AF. _meyre_, _metre_, _meir_, _maire_; Lat. _maiorem_, greater.

+Mayster+, _sb._ master, S, C, S2; +maystyr+, Prompt.; +maister+, S, C, C2, S2; +maistre+, P; +meister+, S; +mistres+, _pl._, S2, G, P; +maistris+, W2.--OF. _maistre_; Lat. _magistrum_.

+Mayster+, _adj._ chief; +maister+, C, C2; +leister+, S.--OF. _maistre_.

+Maysterful+, _adj._ powerful; +maistirful+, W.

+Maystresse+, _sb._ mistress, Prompt.; +maistresse+, S2, C2.--OF.

_maistresse_ (Cotg.).

+Maystrye+, _sb._ mastery, Prompt., PP, S2; +maistri(e)+, S2, W2; +maistry+, S3; +Maistre+, C; meystry, S2; +mastry+, B.--OF. _maistrie_.

+Me+, _conj._ but, S, SD.--Cp. OLG. _men_.

+Me+, _p.r.o.n. indef._ a man, one, people, PP, G, S2, S3, W; see +Men+.

+Mearren+, _v._ to mar, S; see +Merren+.

+Mebles+, _sb. pl._ moveable property, PP; see +Mobyle+.

+Mede+, _sb._ mead (the drink), C2, Prompt.; +methe+, SkD; +meth+, CM.--AS. _meodu_ (see Sievers, 106); cp. ???.

+Mede+, _sb._ mead, meadow, S, C, PP; +medewe+, Prompt. _Comb._: +medwe-grene+, green as a meadow, S2.--AS. _maed_ (pl. _maedwa_); see Sievers, 259.

+Mede+, _sb._ reward, bribery, S, S2, S3, W2, P; +meede+, S2, G; +meed+, S3; +meede+, C, W. _Comb._: med-?ierne, yearning for reward, S; +medyorne+, S.--AS. _med_: OMerc. _meord_ (OET): Goth. _mizdo_; see Sievers, 181.

+Meden+, _v._ to reward, PP, Prompt.

+Medlee+, _adj._ mixed in colour, C; +medle+, Prompt.--OF. _medle_, _mesle_. Cf. +Melle+.

+Medlen+, _v._ to mix, Prompt., C3, W2, W; +mell+, S3; +melland+, _pr. p._, B; +melles+, _pr. s._, H; +mellede+, _pt. s._, S2; +mellid+, PP; +mellit+, _pp._, S3; +y-melled+, S2; +y-medled+, S3.--OF. _medler_, _mesler_; Late Lat. _misculare_, from _miscere_.

+Medlynge+, _sb._ mixture, joining; +meddlynge+, W, W2; +mellyng+, mingling, fighting, S2.

+Medwe-grene+, _adj._ green as a meadow, S2; see +Mede+.

+Meel+, _sb._ a stated time, meal, C, C3; +mel+, S; +mele+, _pl._, meal-times, S; +meeles+, S2, PP; +meles+, PP.--AS. _m?l_: Goth. _mel_; see Sievers, 17.

+Meiden+, _sb._ maiden, S; see +Mayden+.

+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.

+Mei-had+, _sb._ virginity; +meihades+, _gen._, S.--AS. _maegha_, from _maeg_, virgin, woman: Goth. _magaths_; see Sievers, 49.

+Meke+, _adj._ meek, C, C2, Prompt.; +meoc+, S.--Icel. _mjukr_, soft.

+Mekely+, _adv._ meekly, Prompt.; +mekly+, S2; +meocli?+, S.

+Meken+, _v._ to render meek, to humble, S2, S3, W, W2, P, Prompt.

+Mekenesse+, _sb._ softness, clemency, Prompt.; +meknes+, S2; +meocnesse+ S.

+Mekil+, _adj._ much, S3; see +Mochel+. [[headword spelled +Muchel+]]

+Mel+, _sb._ a meal, S; see +Meel+.

+Melden+, _v._ to show, SD; +meld+, to accuse, S2.--AS. _meldian_ (Voc.); cp. OHG. _meldon_ (Otfrid).

+Mele+, _sb._ meal, ground corn, S, PP.--AS. _meolu_ (Sievers, 249); cp.

OHG. _melo_ (Tatian).

+Melen+, _v._ to speak, to converse, PP, S2, WA; +melleth+, _pr. s._, P; +mellud+, _pt. s._, P.--AS. _(ge)m?lan_.

+Mell+, _v._ to mix, mingle, meddle, fight with, B, S3, H, WA; see +Medlen+.

+Melle+, _sb._ an affray, contest, medley, B.--OF. _mellee_, _meslee_.

Cf. +Medlee+.

+Mellere+, _sb._ miller, C; see +Mylnere+.

+Mel-stan+, _sb._ mill-stone, S; see +Mylle+.

+Melten+, _v._ to melt, PP; +molte+, _pt. s._, S3.--AS. _meltan_, pt. s.

_mealt_ (_malt_), pl. _multon_, pp. _molten_.

+Membre+, _sb._ member, limb, PP.--AF. _membre_; Lat. _membrum_.

+Men+, _p.r.o.n. indef._ a man, one, people, PP, S2; +me+, S. See +Man+.

+Mene+, _adj._ common, poor, mean, PP, S3; +meane+, S.--AS. _(ge)m?ne_, common.

+Mene+, _adj._ mean, middle, S2, C3; +meyne+, Cath. _Comb._: +menewhile+, meanwhile, S2; +menewhiles+, S2.--AF. _mene_; OF. _meiain_ (F. _moyen_); Lat. _medianum_.

+Mene+, _sb._ a mean, mediator, PP, HD; +meane+, S3; +menes+, _pl._, means, S2, C3, P. See above.