mâðum, mâððum, st. m., _gift, jewel, object of value_: acc. sg. mâððum, 169, 1053, 2056, 3017; dat. instr. sg. mâðme, 1529, 1903; nom. pl. mâðmas, 1861; acc. pl. mâdmas, 385, 472, 1028, 1483, 1757, 1868, etc.; dat. instr. pl. mâðmum, mâdmum, 1049, 1899, 2104, 2789; gen. pl. mâðma, 1785, 2144, 2167, etc.; mâdma, 36, 41.--Comp.: dryht-, gold-, hord-, ofer-, sinc-, wundor-mâðum. mâðm-æht, st. f., _treasure in jewels, costly objects_: gen. pl. mâðm-æhta, 1614, 2834. mâððum-fät, st. n., _treasure-casket_ or _cup, costly vessel_: nom. sg., 2406. mâðm-gestreón, st. n., _precious jewel_: gen. pl. mâðm-gestreóna, 1932. mâðum-gifu, st. f., _gift of valuable objects, largess of treasure_: dat. sg. äfter mâððum-gife, 1302. mâðum-sigl, st. n., _costly, sun-shaped ornament, valuable decoration_: gen. pl. mâððum-sigla, 2758. mâðum-sweord, st. n., _costly sword_ (inlaid with gold and jewels): acc. sg., 1024. mâðum-wela, w. m., _wealth of jewels, valuables_:: dat. sg. äfter-mâððum-welan (_after the sight of the wealth of jewels_), 2751. mâgas. See mæg. mâge, w. f., _female relative_: gen. sg. Grendles mâgan (_mother_), 1392. mân, st. n., _crime, misdeed_: instr. sg. mâne, 110, 979; adv., _criminally_, 1056. mân-for-dædla, w. m., _evil-doer, criminal_: nom. pl. mân-for-dædlan, 563. mân-scaða, w. m., _mischievous, hurtful foe, hostis nefastus_: nom. sg. 713, 738, 1340; mân-sceaða, 2515. 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.
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