seld-
strange ⬩ extraordinary ⬩ wonderful ⬩ having unusual good qualities ⬩ excellent ⬩ admirable
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strange, extraordinary, wonderful Ðis godspel þincþ dysegum mannum sellíc, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 9. Nú þincþ eów ðis syllíc tó gehýrenne, L. Ælfc. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, 16: Wulfst. 269, 26. Is ðæt sellíc þincg, ðæt hí ne wundriaþ hú . . ., Met. 28, 53. Næfde
be-sengan
To singe, scorch, burn ⬩ ustulare, urere, æstuare
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To singe, scorch, burn; ustulare, urere, æstuare Beren ear beseng singe a barley ear, L. M. 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 18. Óðra wéron forberned oððe besenged [MS. besenced] alia æstuaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 6. Hí besáwon on ða besengdan burh and on ða
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ge-sete
A seat, habitation, house ⬩ sedes, domicilium, habitatio ⬩ habitatio, sedes, domicilium
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A seat, habitation, house; sedes, domicilium, habitatio Ofer eall beorht gesetu over all bright habitations, Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 7; Dóm. 117: 121 b; Th. 466, 3; Hö. 115. Sun-beorht gesetu dwellings bright with the sun, 59 b; Th. 217, 10;Ph. 278: 62
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bræc-seóc
sick, diseased ⬩ Troubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunatic ⬩ epilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus
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Troubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunatic; epilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus Sum bræcseóc man becom ðyder phreneticus devenit ibi, Bd. 4, 3;Whelc. 267, 45, MSS. B. C
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sigel
The sun
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Heáfdes segl the sun of the head, the eye (cf. Icel. enni-máni, -tungl = the eye ), 100; An. 50
eorþ-sele
An earth-hall, cave ⬩ subterrānea aula, antrum
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An earth-hall, cave; subterrānea aula, antrum Eald is ðes eorþsele this earth-hall is old, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 12; Kl. 29. Mec se mánsceáða of eorþsele út geséceþ the atrocious spotter will seek me out fram his earth-hall, Beo. Th. 5023; B. 2515. He
ǽder-seax
A vein-knife ⬩ a lancet ⬩ lancetta
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A vein-knife, a lancet; lancetta, Cot. 92
blód-seax
A blood-knife, a lancet ⬩ phlebotomus
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A blood-knife, a lancet; phlebotomus = φλεβoτόμoν, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 91; Wrt. Voc. 22, 9
setl-gang
Setting of the heavenly bodies ⬩ the west
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Setting of the heavenly bodies, generally of the sun, marking time Ðá bád se sacerd sunnan setlgonges, forðon sunnan trió ágefeþ ondsware æt ðæm upgonge & eft æt setlgonge, Nar. 27, 15-18. Sunne, setlgonges fús, Exon. Th. 174. 34; Gú. 1187. Æfter
cwyld-seten
A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ⬩ conticinium
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A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ; conticinium Cwylseten conticinium, Mone B. 3747. Cwylsetene conticinio, 3748. Cwyldsetene galli cantu, 4677
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án-seld
A solitary dwelling ⬩ an hermitage ⬩ habitatio solitaria
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A solitary dwelling, an hermitage; habitatio solitaria Ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan 7 began to dwell in this hermitage, Exon. 50b; Th. 176, 23; Gú. 1214
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græf-seax
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A graving knife Græfsex scalprum vel scalpellum vel cælum, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7
ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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to seek, inquire, ask for; quærere, requirere, inquirere Ne mæg ic aldornere míne gesécan I cannot seek my life's safety, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 30; Gen. 2514. Gif he gesécean dear wíg if he dare seek war, Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684. Heó mynster gesóhte monasterium
wæter-seóc
Dropsical
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Dropsical Ðá wæs sum wæterseóc man homo quidam hydropicus erat, Lk. Skt. 14, 2 : Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Wæter-seóc lymphaticus, Hpt. Gl. 514, 30. Ydropicus byð se wæterseóca, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 3. Wæterseóces mannes þurst gecélan, Lchdm, i. 146,
ge-séðan
To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm ⬩ effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre
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To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm; effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre Nis ǽnig ðæs horsc, ðe ðín fromcyn mǽge fira bearnum sweotule geséðan none is so wise who may manifestly declare thy origin to the children of men, Exon
sægen
a saying, statement, assertion ⬩ tradition, report, story ⬩ a narration, relation
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Ðá cwæð se ealdorbiscop: 'Hwæt þincþ eów be ðissere segene, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 22: 320, 31: 484, 1. Gyf hé ðé segþ ðæt hé hwethwugu gesáwe . . . hweðer ðé áwuht æt his segene tweóge, Shrn. 196, 17.
bisceop-setl
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Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenurn bisc̃setle, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 4. Se apostol gesæt biscepsetl in Antiochia, 35; P. 6, 15. Þæt biscepsetl on Hrofesceastre, 633; P. 24, 21. Add
ge-sete
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and add: the word seems to occur only in the plural Hwǽr cwóm máððumgyfa? hwǽr cwóm symbla gesetu ? hwǽr sindon seledreámas ? what has become of the giver of treasure ? What has become of the houses of feasting ? Where are the joys of the banqueting-hall