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god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

bí-sæc

(n.)

a bag

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a bag, Mt. Rush. Stv. 10, 10

Linked entries: -sæc un-besacen

ge-sǽd

(v.; part.)

said, told, proved

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said, told, proved, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33, 34; pp. of ge-secgan

stór-sæp

(n.)
Grammar
stór-sæp, es ; n.
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Resin Stórsæpes resinae, Hpt. Gl. 501, 1

Linked entry: sæp

un-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sæd, adj.

Unsatisfied ⬩ insatiable

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Unsatisfied, insatiable Unsædre heortan insatiabili corde, Ps. Th. l00, 5

wiþer-sæc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-sæc, adj.

Adverse ⬩ unfavourable

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Adverse, unfavourable Hlinunge and hligiunge wiþersæc, Lchdm. ii. 258, 20

an-sæc

Similar entry: and-sacu

and-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
and-sæc, n.
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Berst se teám swá wel swá hé sylf andsæc worhte . . . á bið andsæc swíðere þonne onsagu, Ll. Th. i. 290, 15-17. Ne beó hé nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14. 'Ne mæg ic wunian

bí-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-sæc, (bi-sæc ?)
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Bisæc peram, Mt. R. 10, 10

Linked entry: sacc

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

sǽr-níd

(n.)
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dire need Drígiþ . . . sǽrnéd (særden is the original form) sorgæ, Beiblatt 16, 231. (?)

sæc-dóm

Similar entry: sceacdóm

sǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-líc, adj.

Seminal

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Seminal Séd sǽdlíc semen seminalem, Rtl. 146, 17

sæm-tinges

Similar entry: sam-tinges

sæp-spón

(n.)

a chip or shaving with sap in it

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a chip or shaving with sap in it Genim geongre ácrinde hand fulle . . . sceafe ðæt gréne, wylle ða sæpspóne on cúmeolce, Lchdm. ii. 292,27

wín-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
wín-sæd, adj.

Wine-sated ⬩ having had one's fill of wine

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Wine-sated, having had one's fill of wine Yrrum ealowósan, were wínsadum, Exon. Th. 330, 12; Vy. 50. Weras wínsade (cf. hé oferdrencte his duguðe ealle, 21, 22; Jud. 31; and the Latin c. 13, 2 : Erant omnes fatigati a vino). Judth. Thw. 22, 21; Jud.

on-sæc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sæc, adj.

freed from a charge, excused ⬩ denying

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freed from a charge, excused (cf. Icel. sekr) Hæfe mec onsæcne habe me excusatum, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 18. denying Mec ðú bist onsæcc (-sæcen, Rush.) me es negaturus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 30. Mec ðú bist onsæc me negabis, 14, 72

Linked entry: sæc

Cwén-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-sǽ, gen. s; m.

The White Sea ⬩ hyperboreus oceanus

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The White Sea ; hyperboreus oceanus Fram ðære eá Danais, west óþ Rín ða eá . . . and eft súþ óþ Donua ða eá. . . and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwénsǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, Germania from the river Don, westward to

eást-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
eást-sǽ, es ; f.

The east sea, sea on the east side of a country ⬩ orientāle măre

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The east sea, sea on the east side of a country; orientāle măre, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 8: 1, 15; S. 483, 40

Linked entry: sǽ

norþ-sǽ

(n.)

a northern sea

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a northern sea Norþsǽ mare arctoum, Wrt. Woc. i. 41, 66. Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 38. Án geweorc on Defnascíre be ðære norþsǽ, Chr, 894; Erl. 91, 8

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