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mene

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
mene, myne, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§386; §419;
A necklace, an ornament
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  • Maenoe

    crepundia,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 44.
  • Mene

    lunules,

    • 71, 1.
  • Myne

    crepundium i. monile gutturis,

    • 136, 68.
  • Myne vel sweorbéh

    monile vel serpentinum,

    • i. 40, 50: 74, 58.
  • Ðes myne

    hoc monile,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2
    • ;
    • Som. 8, 28.
  • Brósinga mene,

    • Beo. Th. 2403
    • ;
    • B. 1199.
    • (v.
    • Grmm. D. M. 283.
    • )
  • Menas

    monilia,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 60:

    crepundia, ornamenta, monilia,

    • Hpt. Gl. 419, 30: 517, 29.
  • Mynas,

    • 481, 43:

    lunulas,

    • 458, 30.
  • Menum

    monilibus,

    • 434, 71.
  • Mynum

    lunulis,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 71.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. hals-meni
:
Icel. men; n. a necklace
:
O. H. Ger. menni; pl. monilia.
]
Similar entries
v. heals-mene.
Linked entries
v.  maenoe myne.
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