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ymb-seón

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wæl-seax

(n.)
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wæl-seax, es; n.

A war-knifea sword or dagger used in fight

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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703

hamer-secg

(n.)
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hamer-secg, humor-, es; m.

Hammer-sedge

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Hammer-sedge, L. M. i. 56, 2; Lchdm. ii. 126, 19

ofer-seám

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-seám, es; m.

A bag

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A bag Oferseárnas sacculos. Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 33

Linked entry: seám

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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to observe, survey, see Ðú ðe ealle gesceafta ofersihst thou that dost survey all creatures, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

ǽder-seax

(n.)
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ǽder-seax, ǽdre-seax, es; n.

A vein-knifea lancetlancetta

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A vein-knife, a lancet; lancetta, Cot. 92

Linked entries: ǽdre-seax blód-seax

ǽdre-seax

(n.)

a vein-knifelancet

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a vein-knife, lancet

ambeht-secg

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-secg, es; m.

An official mana messenger

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An official man, a messenger

firhþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
firhþ-sefa, an; m.

The mindmens

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The mind; mens On firhþsefan in his mind, Elen. Kmbl. 425; El. 213

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

hup-seax

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mete-seax

(n.)
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mete-seax, es; n.

A meat-knifeknife used in cutting fooddagger

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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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met-seax

Similar entry: mete-seax

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

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

mór-secg

(n.)
Grammar
mór-secg, es; m. n.

Sedge

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Sedge Bedde hys bed myd mórsecge, Lchdm. iii. 140, 25

plúm-seáw

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-seáw, es ; n.
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Plum-juice Nim plúmséwes ánes scyllinges gewyht, Lchdm. iii. 114, 21

scyr-seax

Similar entry: scear-seax

segn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
segn-bora, an ; m.
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A standard-bearer Hé ( John ) wæs segnbora ðæs ufancundan Kyninges, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22. Segnbora draconarius (draconarius vexillifer, qui fert vexillum ubi est draco depictus), i. vexillarius, signifer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 5. Segnboran, tácnboran

segn-cyning

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Grammar
segn-cyning, es ; m.
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A king before whom a banner is borne Him ðǽr segncyning (Grein would read sigecyning ; but cf. (?) the passages from Bede under segn) wið ðone segn foran rád, Cd. Th. 188, 22 ; Exod. 172

seám-penig

(n.)
Grammar
seám-penig, -pending, es; m.
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A toll of a penny on a load (of salt) Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cyninges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 20. Cf. statio sive inoneratio plaustrorum mentioned in connection with salis coctiones, 125