heáfod-segn
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An ensign having a head (not a flag ?) Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4. These are the ' feówer maðmas' (l. 1027), given to Beowulf by Hrothgar, of which the first is elsewhere (1021-2) described as 'segen
lám-seáðe
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Substitute: <b>lám-seáþ</b>, es; m. Cf. lám*-*pytt for use of the plural
liþ-seáw
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Add: — Wiþ liþseáwe and gif liþseáw sió, Lch. ii. 12, 14
milte-seóc
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Add: milt-seóc Wið miltan sáre, genim þás wyrte. . . heó þone miltseócan gehǽleþ, Lch. i. 276, 16
neb-sealf
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A face-salve Nebsealfe stibio, An. Ox. 4, 25. Of nebsealue, 8, 269
sealm-leoþ
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Sealmleóð psalterium, Ps. Rdr. 56, 9. Add
sealm-sangere
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A psalmist, Chrd. 112, 22
sealm-wyrhta
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Swá swá se sealmwyrhta cwæð, 'Hé hit gecwæð, and þá gesceafta wǽron geworhte,' Hml. Th. i. 122, 13. Add
sealt-hús
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Add: [v. N. E. D. salt-house.] Cf. sealt-ærn
seám-penig
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Add: v. Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 70 sqq
secg-róf
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Add: cf. stæf-róf
séft-lic
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Easy, luxurious Ungemetlíce ríclic and séftlic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 3
seóc-mód
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Not strong-minded Hræce hé and snýte bæftan him, and þæt fortrede, þe lǽs hit seócmódum (infirmis mentibus) bróþrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan, Cnid. 23, 9
wédend-seóc
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ádl-seóc
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in bad health Ádlseóce menn beóð (cf. ualitudo hominum, 14), Archiv cxx. 297, 48
scear-seax
A razor
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A razor Scearsex rasorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 21. Scersaex novacula, Ps. Surt. 51, 4. Scirseax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 17. Scyrseax, culter, 60, 44: 15, 58. Scyrseax scearp machera acuta, Blickl. Gl. Ða sacerdas ne sceoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran mid scearseaxum
fylle-seóc
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wíngeard-seax
A pruning-knife
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A pruning-knife Wíngeardseax falx, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 76
gár-secg
ocean, sea ⬩ a particular part of the general body of water, an ocean
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Add: ocean, sea as opposed to land or air Sǽ mare vel aequor, gársecg oceanus Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 64. Folde . . . gársecg, Gen. 117. Ealne middangeard yrnbféran swá gársecg (oceanus) beligeð, Nar. 20, 15. Swá swá lyft and lagu land ymbclyppað, gársecg embegyrt
hand-seax
A short sword, dagger ⬩ a short sword, dirk
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A short sword, dagger Hæfde hé twigecgede handseax habebat sicam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 15. Hæfdon handseax on heora handa habentes in manibus vomeres, 5, 13; S. 633, 16. Godes engel stód mid handsexe God's angel stood with a dagger, Homl. Th.