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sæc

  • noun [ feminine ]
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sæc, sæcc, e; f.
Strife, contest, conflict
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  • Á wæs sæc,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2512; El. 1257.

  • Ðǽr biþ ceóle wén slíðre sæcce

    there (at the rocky shore) the vessel may expect fierce conflict,

      Exon. Th. 384, 17; Rä. 4, 29.

  • Hé sæcce ne wéneþ tó Gár-Denum,

      Beo. Th. 1205; B. 600.

  • Se æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra,

      3241; B. 1618 : 1910; B. 953.

  • Ðam æt sæcce wearð Weohstán bana méces ecgum

    Weohstan felled him in fight with the edge of the falchion,

      5218; B. 2612.

  • Nægling geswác æt sæcce (

    in fight with the fire-drake

    ),
      5355; B. 2681.

  • Tír geslógon æt sæcce

    gained glory in battle,

      Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 4 : Erl. 114, 8.

  • Æt sæcce forweorþan

    to perish in battle,

      Judth. Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 289.

  • Æt wígge spéd, sigor æt sæcce,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2363; El. 1183.

  • Hé feorg gesealde æt sæcce,

      Apstls. Kmbl. 117; Ap. 59.

  • Ic ofslóh æt ðære sæcce (

    the battle with Grendel's mother

    ) húses hyrdas,
      Beo. Th. 3334; B. 1665.

  • Hé tó sæcce bær wǽpen wundrum heard

    he to battle bore a weapon wondrous hard,

      5366; B. 2686.

  • Se ðe sæcce genæs

    he who came safe from conflict (Beowulf),

      3959; 1977.

  • Sæcce sécean,

      3982; B. 1989.

  • Nó hé him ðam sæcce ondréd, ne him ðæs wyrmes wíg for wiht dyde,

      4684; B. 2347.

  • Sæcce fremman

    to fight,

      4991; B. 2499 : Exon. Th. 496, 28; Rä. 85, 21.

  • Hí hæfdon sæcce gesóhte, sceolde sweordes ecg feorh ácsigan,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2265; An. 1134.

  • Hé wælfǽhþa dǽl sæcca gesette

    he composed many a deadly feud and quarrel,

      Beo. Th. 4062; B. 2029.
  • Cf. sacu.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “sæc.” 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/26150.

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