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neáh-sibb

Grammar
neáh-sibb, near relationship.
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Neáhsibbe propinquę necessitudinis, An. Ox. 2810. Add

neáh-sibb

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-sibb, adj.
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Wulfst. 271, II. [Iosæþ wass nehsibb wiþþ Sannte Marȝe, Orm. 13537. Add: nearly related

níd-sibb

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Niédsybba necessitudinum (Osburgae mihi contribulibus necessitudinum nexibus conglutinatae, Ald. 1. 12), An. Ox. 9, 5. Add

niþer-sige

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Ǽr nyðersige ante solis occasum, R. Ben. I. 22, 9. Add

sige-fæst

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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154

sinc-brytta

(n.)
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See preceding word

þurh-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-síne, adj.
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Transparent, limpid Þurhsýne lymphida, An. Ox. 23. 35

un-sidu

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Add: indecorum Mid unsidu ( inhoneste ) on cyrcan gán, Chrd. 32, 33. See preceding word

scearp-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-síne, -siéne,-sýne; adj.

Sharp-sighted

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Sharp-sighted Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne (-siéne, Cott. MS.) . . . swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte stánas þurhseón . . . gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpsiéne, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 19-23

heáfod-sién

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sién, -sýn, e; f.

The eye

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The eye Ðǽr him hrefn nimeþ heáfodsýne there [on the gallows] shall the raven take from him his eye, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 19; Vy. 36. Heáfodsiéna, Cd. 114; Th. 150, 11; Gen. 2490

Linked entry: heáfod-sýn

windwig-sife

(n.)
Grammar
windwig-sife, es; n.

A winnowing-sieve

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A winnowing-sieve Windwigsyfe ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 44

ge-sída

Linked entry: ge-sidu

ge-siehþ

(n.)

sight,

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sight, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 18

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Peaceable, near, related, familiar; pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris Ne bearh nú for oft gesibb gesibbum ðý má ðe fremdum too often now has a kinsman no more protected a kinsman than a stranger, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 75. Sylle swá gesibre handa

Linked entry: ge-syb

sin-rǽden

Grammar
sin-rǽden, sin-rǽdenn.
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Ðá þe bióð gebundne mid sinrǽdenne, Past. 18, 18. Add

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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A sight, show, spectacle Wæfersýn spectaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 44. Ðæt ic him wæfersýn wǽre factus sum illis in parabolam, Ps. Th. 68, 11. Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in

Linked entry: wlite-seón

bróðor-sib

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-sib, -sibb, -syb, -sybb, e; f.

brotherhood, the relationship between brotherscognatio fraternalis, germanitasbrotherly lovefraternus amor

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brotherhood, the relationship between brothers; cognatio fraternalis, germanitas Syndon him on æðelum óðere twegen beornas, geborene bróðorsybbum [Kmbl. 1380, -sibbum] to him in his family are other twain men, born in brotherly-relationship, An. 690:

ge-sib

Grammar
ge-sib, <b>; I.</b>
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Ne talien gé eówre mágas ( parentes) eów gesibbran (propinquiores ) þonne þá þe mid eów wuniað on Godes húse, Chrd. 89, 20. Add

sib-æðeling

(n.)
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sib-æðeling, es; m.
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A prince and kinsman Sibæðelingas (Beowulf and Wiglaf; a few lines before the former is spoken of as the mǽg of the latter). Beo. Th. 5409; B. 2708

sib-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sib-cwide, es ; m.
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A speech professing peace and friendliness, fair words Ða leásan men, ða ðe mid fungan treówa gehátaþ fægerum wordum . . . hafaþ on gehátum hunigsmæccas, sméðne sybcwide, Fragm. Kmbl. 54; Leás. 29