mec
Americannoun
abbreviation
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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)
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
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
Beati estis cum maledixerunt uobis et cum oehtas iuih and cuoethas eghwelc yfel with iuih persecuti uos fuerint et dixerint omne malum aduersum uos gesuicas vel wæges fore mec gefeath and wynnsumiath forthon mentientes propter me.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
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
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