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1. mā̆dnes(se n.

Additional spellings: madnesse
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(a) Insanity, dementia; (b) excessive passion, rash or irrational conduct; wickedness; (c) foolishness. …

2. mā̆dful adj.

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Full of grief, passionate. …

3. mā̆dlī adv.

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Wildly, violently; irrationally, foolishly. …

4. mā̆dhēde n.

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Folly, lack of wisdom, madness; don madhede, to act unwisely. …

5. mā̆d-ram n.

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?In a local custom: a ram let loose to be caught by the haymakers as a bonus. …

6. mā̆dshipe n.

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(a) Insanity; irrational conduct, absurdity in thought; foolishness; (b) audacity, rashness; fury. …

7. neue-mād(e ppl.

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(a) Freshly or recently made; newly constructed; of knights: newly dubbed; (b) reconstructed, rebuilt; formulated or composed again in a different fashion. …

8. mā̆dden v.

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(a) To be out of one's mind, be mad; of the mind: go wrong, suffer madness; (b) to be beside oneself with fear, anger, etc.; behave erratically, act wildly or furiously, rage; (c) to act or speak……

9. madmes n. plural

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Treasures, valuables. …

10. horn-wọ̄d adj.

Additional spellings: hornwod
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Mad with rage or sorrow; ?completely mad. …

11. rāven v.(1)

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(a) To be or become mad; be in a frenzy, behave foolishly or irrationally, rave; speak in a deranged or senseless manner; also, become distraught because of love; ?be amorous or passionate [quot.: Wis……

12. ravī̆nes(se n.

Additional spellings: ravinesse
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Robbery, plundering; ?also, anger. …

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