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an-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
an-sæc, es; m ?

Contention ⬩ resistance ⬩ contentio ⬩ repugnantia

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Contention, resistance; contentio, repugnantia Bútan ansæce without resistance, Chr. 796; Ing. 83, 5

ár-sápe

(n.)
Grammar
ár-sápe, an; f. [ár ore, brass; sápe = sáp, p. of sípan stillare]

Verdigris ⬩ ærugo

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Verdigris; ærugo Nim ársápan take verdigris, Lchdm. iii. 14, 31

be-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sæt, be-sǽton p. of be-sittan.

besieged

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besieged, Ors. 1, 14 ; Bos. 37, 15;

be-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
be-sáwe, pl. -sáwen p. subj. of be-seón.

looked

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looked, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9;

eolh-sand

(n.)

amber ⬩ electrum

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amber; electrum. Cot. 75

Linked entry: sand

folc-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sæl, es; pl. nom. acc. -salo; n.

A folk-building ⬩ pŏpŭlāris ædes

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A folk-building; pŏpŭlāris ædes Ie folcsalo bærne I burn public structures, Exon. 101a; Th. 381, 3; Rä. 2, 5

fóre-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sáwe, 2nd sing. p. of fóre-seón.

foresawest ⬩ prævĭdisti

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foresawest; prævĭdisti, Ps. Th. 138, 2;

for-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sæt, pl. -sǽton

delayed ⬩ deferred ⬩ obstructed

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delayed, deferred, obstructed, Od. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859: 114; Th. 150, 10; Gen. 2489;

pill-sápe

(n.)
Grammar
pill-sápe, an; f.
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Silotrum (?), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 32

flǽsc-sand

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Add: ministratio de carne. For Nap. 23 read Chrd. 14, 36-8

ge-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sæt, pl. -sǽton

sat, sat down,

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sat, sat down, Beo. Th. 5427; B. 2717: Elen. Kmbl. 1732; El. 868; p. of ge-sittan

un-sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽl, es; m.

Unhappiness

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Unhappiness Ða deóflu wǽron on miclum unsǽlum (v. sǽl, IV, ¶), and ða englas wǽron on swíðe micelre blisse, Wulfst. 236, 26

Linked entry: sǽl

cwece-sand

(n.)
Grammar
cwece-sand, es; m.
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A quick-sand Cwecesond aurippus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 48

Linked entry: sand

efen-sáre

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
efen-sáre, adv.
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Equally bitterly Hié ne magon ealneg ealle on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan, ac hwílum án, hwílum óðru cymð sárlíce tó gemynde neque uno eodemque tempore aeque mens de omnibus dolet; sed nunc hujus, nunc illius culpae memoria acrius tangitur, Past. 413, 29

eoful-sæc

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Add:

eolh-sand

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Eolhsandes electri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 25: 31, 4. Eolcsandes, An. Ox. 1071. For Cot. 75 substitute

on-sæc

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Add: denied, refused Onsæcca ðǽm geféro milsia negata conservo miseratione, Mt. p. 18, 8

sand-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sand-full, adj.
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Sandy Uppstige sandfull ascensus arenosus, Scint. 223, 13

sand-hrycg

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Betwyx sandhriccan (cf. stánhricgum, 5465) inter scyllam, An. Ox. 634. Add

sand-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
sand-pytt, es; m.
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A sand-pit Hé hét lǽdan þá hálgan tó ánum <b>sandpytte,</b> and setton hí þǽron, and bewurpan mid eorþan and mid weorcstánum, Hml. S. 35, 325

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