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sicerian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
sicerian, p. ode
To ooze, of a fluid, to make way through a small opening
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  • Swíðe lytlum siceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýð, ðéþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr út áweorpe

    by very small quantities and with very great secrecy does the water make its way into the leaky ship, and yet it has the same intention as the loud wave in the rough sea, unless it be cast out beforehand;

    hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella saeviens,
      Past. 57, 1 ; Swt. 437. 14.
Etymology
[Ger. sickern to ooze, trickle.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “sicerian.” 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/27604.

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