sǽ-fise
A sea-fish,
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A sea-fish, fish that lives in the sea Fleógende fuglas and sǽfiscas volucres coeli et pisces maris, Ps. Th. 8, 8. Swelaþ sǽfiscas, wǽgdeóra gehwylc swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987. Óðre sǽfisca cynn, 363, 19; Wal. 56. Ifulled mid gode sæfisce, Laym
sǽ-flota
A ship
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A ship Næs him cúð hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 761; An. 381. [Cf. He makede muchul sæflot, Laym. 4530.]
sǽ-fór
A journey by sea, a voyage
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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42
sǽ-genga
a sea-goer, a mariner ⬩ a vessel, ship
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a sea-goer, a mariner Ða gleáwe sǽgenga (gleáwan sǽgengan ?) wel hig understandaþ ðæt eorþlíce líchamlíce beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan ðonne on wanigendum the skilful mariners well understand that earthly, corporeal things are fuller with a waxing
Linked entry: sǽ-líðend
sǽ-geset
A maritime district
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A maritime district Saegesetu (-seotu) promaritima, Txts. 82, 728. Sǽgesetu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 33
sǽ-gemǽre
A sea-border, coast
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A sea-border, coast Sǽgemǽro maritima, Lk. Skt. 6, 17. On ðám sǽgemǽrum, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 13
sǽ-líðend
A seaman, sailor, seafarer ⬩ ship
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A seaman, sailor, seafarer; also a ship, Secgaþ sǽlíðend. Beo. Th. 826; B. 411: 3640; B. 1818: 5604; B. 2806. Sægdon sǽlíðende, 760; B. 377. Se ðe bisenceþ sǽlíðende, eorlas and ýðmearas. Exon. 363, 4; Wal. 48. Similar entries cf. sǽ-genga
sǽ-næss
a cape
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A ness or promontory stretching into the sea, a cape Sǽnesse promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 7. Ða líðende land gesáwon brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe, síde sǽnæssas, Beo. Th. 451; 6. 223. Sǽnæssas geseón, windige weallas, 1146; B. 571
Linked entry: næss
sǽ-þeóf
A sea-thief, a pirate
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A sea-thief, a pirate Heáh sǽþeóf archipiratta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 28
sǽ-rima
The sea-shore, coast
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The sea-shore, coast Hí mycel yfel gedydon ǽgðer ge on Defenum ge wel hwǽr be ðæm sǽriman, [Bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande in littore marino alicubi in Anglia,Chart. Th. 422, 2.] Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 20: 994; Erl. 133, 19. [Bi þisse særirne, Laym. 6216
sǽ-rinc
A sea-man,
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A sea-man, one who journeys by sea (used of the Scandinavians, cf. sǽ-mann) Hine ymb monig snellícsǽrinc (of Beowulf and his companions), Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690. Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 46; By
sǽ-snægl
A sea-snail
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A sea-snail Sǽsnǽl chelio, testudo vel marina gagalia, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 32. Sǽsnæglas conchae vel cochleae, 7: ii. 136, 14
Linked entry: snegel
sǽ-streám
Sea-stream,
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Sea-stream, water of the sea Ðonne sǽstreámas flówaþ elationes maris. Ps. Th. 92, 5. Sǽstreámas sealte, 79, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 391; An. 196: 1497; An. 750. Swearte sǽstreámas. Cd. Th. 80,9; Gen. 1326. Sǽstreámum neáh, 193, 22; Exod. 250. Ic his swíðran
sǽ-wiht
A sea-animal
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A sea-animal Ðeós eorþe is Berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta this land is productive of divers fowls and sea-animals (the Latin has insula ... avium ferax terra marique diversi generis), Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 15
sǽ-weall
a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea
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a sea-wall, a cliff by the sea Higelác wunode sǽwealle neáh, Beo. Th. 3853 ; B. 1924 : Exon. Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd. Th. 197,
sǽ-wang
The plain by the sea, the shore
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The plain by the sea, the shore Gewát se hearda æfter sande sǽwong tredan, wíde waroþas, Beo. Th. 3933 ; B. 1964
sǽ-líðende
Seafaring
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Seafaring Se mǽra wæs háten sǽlíðende weal*-*lende Wulf, Salm. Kmbl. 422; Sal. 211. [Sæ-liðende men, Laym. 7821.]
sǽ-wérig
Weary with being on the sea
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Weary with being on the sea Sǽwérige slǽp ofer*-*eode, Andr. Kmbl. 1651; An. 817: 1723; An. 864. [We beoþ sæ-werie men. Laym. 4619.]
sǽ-flód
an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,
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an incoming tide, flood (as opposed to ebb) Grécas hátaþ malina sǽflód ðonne hyt wixst, and ledon ðonne hyt wanaþ (cf. ledona népflód vel ebba, malina heáhflód,Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 11-12), Anglia viii. 327, 29. Wæs án burg sió wæs néh ðæm sǽ óþ án sǽflód
big-sittan
To sit by or near ⬩ adsidere
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To sit by or near; adsidere Se bisceop ðæt geseah ðe him bigsæt the bishop who sat by him saw it; quo viso pontifex qui adsidebat, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 22