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sǽ-weard

(n.)

sea-ward,

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sea-ward, keeping watch and ward on the sea-coast; it was a duty that might be required in some cases of the thane and of the 'cotsetla' Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . sǽweard ( the section refers to the

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá hí besáwon hí, nánne hí mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8.

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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Se ríca man ðe sitt on his heáhsetle hraðe geswícþ hé his gebeórscipes gif ða þeówan geswícaþ ðæra teolunga the great man that sits on his high seat will soon discontinue his feast if the servants discontinue the attendance, Homl. Th. i. 272, 35.

Linked entry: heáh-seld

sám-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Gr. 50, 22 ; Som. 51, 52

deófol-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-seóc, def. se deófol-seóca; adj. [seóc sick]

Devil-sick, possessed with a devil dæmŏnium hăbens, dæmoniăcus

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Gl. 78; Som. 72, 34; Wrt. Voc. 45, 66. Hí ða ofsettan deófolseócan forléton they forsook the possessed demoniacs, Homl. Th. i. 64, 26

Linked entry: feónd-seóc

a-scóp

gave

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gave, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 16

a-seów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seów, -siów

sowed

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sowed,Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 26;

áncer-setl

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-setl, -settl, es; n.

An anchoret's cellhermitageanachoretæ sedes

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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10

an-scód

(adj.; part.)

unshoddiscalceatus

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unshod; discalceatus

a-sáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sáh, p. of a-sígan.

setsank

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set, sank,Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 30, col. 1; 269, 28, col. 1; 26, col. 2;

beór-setl

(n.)
Grammar
beór-setl, es; n.

A BEER-SETTLEbenchscamnum cerevisiam bibentium

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A BEER-SETTLE or bench; scamnum cerevisiam bibentium Ofer beórsetle [MS. -sele] on the beer-bench Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 28; Jul. 687

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;

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

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éðel-setl

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-setl, es; n.

A native seat, a settlement patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, a settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Him ðá eard geceás and éðelsetl chose him then a dwelling and a settlement, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 30; Gen. 1927

fóre-seón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-seón, to -seónne; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; pp. -sewen

To see beforeFORESEEprovideprævĭdēreprovĭdēre

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To see before, FORESEE, provide; prævĭdēre, provĭdēre Swylce eác be heora andlyfene is to þenceanne and to fóreseónne de eōrum quŏque stĭpendio cŏgĭtandum atque provĭdendum est, Bd. 1. 27; S. 489, 21. Ðú ealle míne wegas wel fóresáwe omnes vias meas

for-sæt

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

delayeddeferredobstructed

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

fylle-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
fylle-seóc, adj.

Falling sickepilepticlunaticĕpĭleptĭcusἐπιληπτικόςlunātĭcus

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Falling sick, epileptic, lunatic; ĕpĭleptĭcus = ἐπιληπτικός, lunātĭcus Ðý-læs cild sý fylleseóc lest the child be epileptic, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 12; Lchdm. i. 350, 12. He ys fylleseóc lunātĭcus est, Mt. Bos. 17, 15. Wið fylleseócum men for an epileptic

eala-scóp

(n.)
Grammar
eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet, L. N. P. L. 41; Th. ii. 296, 12

leoþu-sár

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-sár, es; n.
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A pain ofthe limbs or joints Leoþusár vel geþind condolomata articula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 67

Linked entry: leoþu-geþynd

líc-sár

(n.)
Grammar
líc-sár, es; n.
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A body-wound, a mortal wound[?], Beo. Th. 1635; B. 815: Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 25; Cri. 1430

Linked entry: sár