mec
Americannoun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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There a friend offers his good sword Hrunting for the combat, and Beowulf accepts the weapon, saying: ic me mid Hruntinge Dom gewyrce, oththe mec death nimeth.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph
Secgas mec segon. symbel ne alegon. feorh-gife gefegon. frætwed wægon. wic ofer wongum. wennan gongum. lisse mid longum. leoma getongum.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
Et le mec, dis, n’est-ce pas qu’il est maigre comme tout?
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
Ic thæt un-softe ealdre gedigde Wigge under wætere, weore genethde Earfothlice; æt rihte wæs Guth getwæfed nymthe mec god scylde.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
They may be genitives or possessives, which were originally datives or accusatives; in which case they are deduced from the Anglo-Saxon mec and �ec. b.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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