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seófian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
seófian, séfian, sýfian ; p. ode.
trans.
To lament, complain of
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  • His sylfes earfoþu hé seófaþ tó Drihtne,

      Ps. Th. 3, arg.
    Gilleþ geómorlíce and his gyrn séfaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 536 ; Sal. 267.
  • Hé seófode his ungelimp tó Drihtne, Ps. Th. 7, arg.: 3, arg. Hleahtor álegdon sorge seófedon

    laughter they laid aside, woes they bewailed.

      Exon. Th. 116, 2 ; Gú. 201.
  • Ne forlǽt hé nó ða seófunga ðæt hé ne seófige his eormþa

    humanum miseras haud ideo genus cesset flere querelas

    ,
      Bt. 7, 4 ; Bt. 22, 29.
  • Sege mé hwæðer ðú mid rihte mǽge seófian (siófian, Cott. MS.) ðína unsǽlþa

    poterisne de infortunio jure caussari ?

    10 ; Fox
      28, 8.
  • Ðonne hí sceoldan hiora sár siófian, ðonne grymetodan hí,

      38, 1 ; Fox 194, 35 : Met. 26, 82.
  • Ongan síðfæt seófian, sár cwánian,

      Exon. Th. 274, 22 ; Jul. 537.
  • Synna bemǽnan and sárlíce sýfian (síf-, seóf-),

      Wulfst. 133, 14.
  • Hú Boetius his sár seófiende wæs, Bt. tit. 2 ; Fox x, 4. ¶ with cognate accusative :-- Seó seófung ðe ðú siófodost

    the complaint you made,

      41, 3 ; Fox 246, 26.
intrans.
To lament, complain of (be, ymbe)
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  • Hwæt (why) seófast ðú wið mé

    quid igitur ingemiscis ?

      Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 14.
  • Hí seófiaþ be heora feóndum, Ps. Th. 10, arg. Be Iudan Scarioth hé seófode tó Drihtne, 3, arg. Seófade, seáfade ł (ge)mǽnde

    ingemescens

    ,
      Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 8, 12.
  • Ceare seófedun ymb heortan,

      Exon. Th. 306, 20; Seef. 10.
  • Ðá ongunnon ða híwan seófian be ðære untrumnysse

    cum familiares de infirmitate quererentur

    ,
      Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 6.
  • Ne sceal hé sýfian (seófian, MS. T.) ne mǽnan ymb woruldspéda

    ne causetur de minore substantia

    ,
      R. Ben. 14, 13.
  • Seófende wæs

    maerens erat

    ,
      Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 22.
  • Be ðæm Dryhten siófigende cwæð

    unde Dominus queritur dicens

    ,
      Past. 48, 3 ; Swt. 369, 4.
  • Sceal ic siófigende wópe gewǽged wreccea giómor singan sárcwidas

    flebilis moestos cogor inire modos

    ,
      Met. 2, 2,
uncertain
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  • Sýfaþ

    causatur, i. querelatur, causam dicit,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 10.
  • Seófade causavit, 130, 11, Sýfiende cupide, i.

    avare

    ,
      137, 36, 64.
  • Seóbgendum

    querulis

    ,
      106, 9.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. súftón gemere, ingemiscere, suspirare: Ger. seufzen.]
Linked entries
v.  seáfian séfian seóbgende sýfian.
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