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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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