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sǽtere

  • noun [ masculine ]
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sǽtere, es; m.
One that lies in wait, one that waylays.
a robber; latro
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  • Þeáf and séttere

    fur et latro,

      Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 1.

  • Þeáfas and sétteras

    fures et latrones,

      10, 8.
fig.
one who acts insidiously; insidiator, seductor
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  • Se sǽtere

    (insidiator),

    ðæt is se dióful, hé hine spænþ on wóh,
      Past. 53, 7; Swt. 417, 23.

  • Ðonne cymþ se lytega sǽtere

    (seductor)

    tó ðæm sláwan móde, and áteleþ him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde,
      65, 2; Swt. 463, 12.

  • Hí sendon séteras

    (insidiatores)

    ðætte genómo hine on word,
      Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 20.
Similar entries
v. sǽt, sǽtian.
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v.  sétere.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “sǽtere.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/26268.

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