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sife

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
sife, es ; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §393; §419;
A sieve
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  • Sibi

    crebrum,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 41.
  • Sife crebrum, cribellum, 136, 62 : cribrum, i. 34, 41 : cribra vel

    cribellum,

      83, 20.
  • Lytel sife

    cribellum,

      34, 42.
  • Ásift smale þurh smæl sife

    sift fine through a fine sieve,

      Lchdm. ii. 94, 2 : 72, 28.
  • Man sceal habban . . . syfa . . . hérsyfe, Anglia ix. 264, 13.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. sib ; n. cribrum, cribellum.]
Similar entries
v. hǽr-, windwig-sife.
Linked entries
v.  sibaed sibi syfe.
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