gár-secg
a spear-man ⬩ the ocean ⬩ hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus ⬩ oceănus ⬩ a sea ⬩ măre
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a spear-man, the ocean; hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus, oceănus. The myth of an armed man, - a spear-man is employed by the Anglo-Saxons as a term to denote the Ocean, and has some analogy to the personification of Neptune holding his trident. Spears were placed
Linked entry: secg
eág-sealf
Eye-salve ⬩ colliria
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Eye-salve; colliria, Ælfc. Gl. 12 ; Som. 57, 82
lám-seáðe
A clay- [or mud-] pit
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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14
lungen-sealf
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A salve for the lungs Ðás wyrte sculon tó lungensealfe, Lchdm. iii. 16, 6
mete-seax
A meat-knife ⬩ knife used in cutting food ⬩ dagger
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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18
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milte-seóc
Splenetic
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Splenetic Milteseóc lienosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 41. Wið milteseócum men, him mon sceal sellan eced, L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm ii. 248, 9: 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 5
mód-sefa
The inner man
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[apoetical word with much the same meaning as mod, e.g. Swá bióþ ánra gehwæs monna módsefan áwegede of hiora stede, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 47; Met. 7, 24 = swá ðæt mennisce mód biþ áweged of his stede, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17: and Gif heora módsefa meahte weorþan
mónaþ-seóc
lunatic ⬩ epileptic ⬩ suffering from mónaþádl
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lunatic, epileptic Mónaþseóc lunaticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 65. Comitiales i. garritores ylfie vel mónaþseóce, ii. 132, 26 (v. ilfig). Mónaþseóce lunaticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24: Herb. 10, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 18. suffering from mónaþádl Bearneácnigende wíf and
Linked entry: món-seóc
mór-secg
Sedge
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Sedge Bedde hys bed myd mórsecge, Lchdm. iii. 140, 25
plúm-seáw
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Plum-juice Nim plúmséwes ánes scyllinges gewyht, Lchdm. iii. 114, 21
scyr-seax
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sealf-box
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? n.? A box for ointment Án wíf hæfde hyre sealfbox deórwyrþes nardes, and tóbrocenum sealfboxe ofer his heáfod ágét, Mk. Skt. 14, 3: Lk. Skt. 7, 37
sealf-cynn
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An ointment Sealfcyn (seals-, Wrt.) amaracium (cf. Span, unguento amaracino a sort of ointment made of marjoram ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 74
sealf-lǽcnung
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Farmacida in Latinum medicamina sonat, id est sealflǽcnung, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 19. v. next word
sealh-hangra
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a meadow where sallows grow On sealhangran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 234, 18
Linked entry: wír-hangra
sealh-hyrst
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a sallow-copse Tó sealhyrstæ foreweardræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 256, 1
sealm-fæt
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n sealmfatum translates in vasis psalmorum, Ps. Th. 70, 20
sealm-getæl
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19