(a) Much, a great deal (of sth.), a large amount or quantity (of sth.); ~ to harm, a great deal of harm; ~ to god, a large amount of goods, a great deal of good; (b) connen ~, to be wise; connen (knouen) ~ of, know much about (sth.), have experience or expertise in (sth.); connen ~ of lore, be scholarly; don so ~, do so much (as to accomplish sth.); maken so ~, take such pains (as to effect sth.); mouen ~, be versatile, be (a person) of many accomplishments; setten ~ bi, attach great value to (sth.), take (sth.) seriously; witen ~ of, know (sb.) well, know much about (sb.).

Many people; a large number (of a group of people); also, many things; mani and ~; ~ of mankin(d, ~ of mi peple, etc.; sen ~, to anticipate or foresee many things.

Dimension or size (of sb. or sth.); of god ~, having a good physique, well built; of eyes: pleasing in their size, well proportioned; ben wel proporciouned of ~, of a people: to have good bodily dimensions, be physically well shaped; the miriest in his ~, of a man: having the finest physique (anywhere), being the best built (of men).

In phrases with reference to amount or quantity: as ~, also ~, so ~, even ~, as much, so much, that amount, the same amount; as ~ as, so ~ as (so), also ~ as (so), as much as; hou ~, what amount (of sth.), how much; iliche ~, an equal amount; never so ~, no matter how much; to ~, an excessive amount, too much.

In phrases with reference to degree or extent: (a) bi hou ~, to what degree or extent; of so ~, unto so ~, to such an extent; so ~ so, so much as; so ~ so..so ~, to such an extent..to that extent; with as ~ as he mighte, to the extent that he was able, as skillfully as he could; (b) for as (so) ~ as, insomuch as, insofar as; because, since [cp. for as much, for so much]; (c) in as (also) ~ as, to the degree or extent that, insofar as; in so ~, to such an extent, to that extent; [cp. in as muche as & in so muche].

In phrases with reference to a person's rank or importance: (a) fro litel unto ~, from the lowliest people to the loftiest, one and all; litel and ~, ~ and litel, the lowly and the great, everyone; the ~, the spiritually great ones, the faithful; the ~ and the litel [see litel n. 2. (b)]; (b) holden (leten) ~ of, to think much of (oneself), aggrandize (oneself), consider (oneself) great; maken ~ of, lavish attentions on (sb.); make much of (sb.), consider (sb.) important.

In phrases with reference to the meaning of a term or statement: as ~ as, as ~ to menen, of an allegorical term: meaning, representing; ben as ~ as, ben as ~ at seien, ben as ~ to bimenen, seien as ~ as, of a proper noun: to mean (sth.), be translatable as meaning (sth.); ben thus ~..for to seien, of a commandment: imply (sth.), mean (sth.) in other words.

In proverbs.