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séman

  • verb [ weak ]
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séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
with acc. of person,
to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute
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  • Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . . Ðá wé hié sémdan

    then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement. Then was I one of the men who were nominated for the purpose . . . When we had brought them to an agreement.

      Chart. Th. 170, 6-35.
to satisfy a person in a matter of doubt or difficulty
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  • Séme ic ðé recene ymb ða wrætlícan wiht,

      Salm. Kmbl. 504; Sal. 252.
with acc. of thing,
to settle a dispute
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  • Hí sace sémaþ, sibbe gelǽraþ,

      Exon. Th. 334, 22 ; Gn. Ex. 20.
used intransitively,
to arbitrate, bring about agreement
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  • Nán

    sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran,
      L. Edg. C. 7 ; Th. ii. 246, 6.
  • Gif hé healt weorð, ðǽr mótan freónd séman,

      L. Ethb. 65 ; Th. i. 18, 14.
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v. geséman; sóm.
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