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sǽ-strand

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-strand, es; m.

Sea-shore

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Sea-shore Sǽstrand litus, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 59. Swá mænigfealde swá swá sandceosol on sǽstrande, Jos. 11, 4: Wulfst. 198, 22. Beraþ ða stánas tó sǽstrande, Homl. Th. i. 68, 29. Heo stepen up a sæstrond, Laym. 9235

Linked entry: strand

sǽ-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-sceaþa, an;m,

A sea-robber, pirate

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A sea-robber, pirate Sǽsceaban piratici, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 12

sǽ-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wæter, es; n.

Sea-water

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Sea-water Genim celeþonian seáw and sǽwæter. Lchdm. ii. 28, 12

sǽ-wícing

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wícing, es; m.

A viking

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A viking Randas bǽron sǽwícingas (the tribe of Reuben ) ofer sealtne mersc, Cd. Th. 199, 3; Exod. 333

sǽ-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wilm, es; m.

A billow

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A billow Gé him syndon ofer sǽwylmas hider wilcuman, Beo. Th. 792; B. 393

bere-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bere-sǽd, es; n.

Barley-seed ⬩ barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36

burg-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
burg-sæl, es; nom. acc. pl, -salu, -salo; n.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling; arcis aula, urbana domus Ofer burgsalu over the city-dwellings, Exon. 51b; Th. 179, 7; Gú. 1258: 52a; Th. 182, 4; Gú. 1305: 96a, Th. 358, 23; Pa. 50

Linked entry: burh-sæl

burh-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sæl, es; n.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling

finol-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
finol-sǽd, es; n.

Fennel seed ⬩ fēnĭcŭli sēmen

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Fennel seed; fēnĭcŭli sēmen Finolsǽd gníd to duste reduce fennel seed to dust, Lchdm. iii. 28, 3

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

ár-sápe

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Dele sápe . . . stillare

Linked entry: sápe

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

heáh-sǽl

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Nú is hire helpe heáhsǽl cumen venit tempus miserendi ejus, Ps. Th. 101, 11. Add

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

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