mec
Americannoun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Immola Deo sacrificium laudis et redde Altissimo vota tua gece mec in dege geswinces thines thæt ic genere thec ond thu miclas mec 15.
From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John
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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