seám-sticca
Some part of a weaver's apparatus
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Some part of a weaver's apparatus Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . seámsticcan, scearra, nǽdle, Anglia ix. 263, 14
Seax-land
England
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England Com Gúðrum on eástdǽle Sexlandes, Shrn. 16, 4
secg-plega
Sword-play ⬩ battle
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Sword-play, battle Æt ðam secgplegan, Andr. Kmbl. 2705; An. 1355
secg-róf
a host of men
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a host of men (?) Cwóman wóldagas swylt eall fornom secgróf wera death carried off the host of men, Exon. Th. 477, 20; Ruin. 27
Linked entry: -róf
séft-eádig
In easy circumstances ⬩ free from hardships
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In easy circumstances, free from hardships Se beorn ne wát, eft eádig (séfteádig, Grein) secg, hwæt ða sume dreógaþ, ðe ða wræclástas wídost lecgaþ, Exon. Th. 309, 12; Seef. 56
seld-cyme
A rare visit
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A rare visit Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, ðíne seldcymas, Exon. Th. 380, 27; Rä. 1, 14
sele-gescot
A tabernacle
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A tabernacle In selegescote ðínum in tabernaculo tuo, Ps. Surt. 14, 1. Selegesceote, Ps. Th. 60, 3. Ðeáh ðe ic on mínes húses hyld gegange oððe selegesceot si introiero in tabernaculum domus meae, 131, 3, 5, 7. Ðæt selegescot, hús tó wynne (the body)
Linked entry: sele-scot
sele-gist
A guest in a hall
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst (Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 3094; B. 1545
seld-guma
A hall-man ⬩ one who has a place in a lord's hall ⬩ a retainer
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A hall-man, one who has a place in a lord's hall, a retainer Nǽfre ic máran geseah eorl ofer eorþan ðonne is eówer sum . . . nis ðæt seldguma (he is no mere retainer.) (Grein translates 'vir qui semper in domo manet.' Heyne says 'seldguma ist hier offenbar
sele-rǽdend
One who takes part in the councils held in a hall ⬩ a counsellor of a prince
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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317; An. 659. Men ne cunnon secgan tó sóðe, selerǽdende (-rǽdenne, MS.), hæleþ under heofenum
sele-scot
A tabernacle ⬩ dwelling
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A tabernacle, dwelling Gewyrce wé þreó selescotu (tabernacula), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 4. Fuglas heofunas habbaþ selescota (nidos), 8, 20
Linked entries: scot sele-gescot
sele-þegn
A hall-thane ⬩ chamberlain
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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him (Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed), Beo. Th. 3592; B. 1794
self-líce
Self-satisfied ⬩ self-complacent ⬩ conceited ⬩ arrogant
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Self-satisfied, self-complacent, conceited, arrogant Oft se welega and se wædla habbaþ suá gehweorfed hira þeáwum ðæt se welega biþ eáðmód and sorgfull and se wædla biþ upáhæfen and selflíce plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum, ut sit
sele-weard
A hall-warder ⬩ guard of a hall
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A hall-warder, guard of a hall Hæfde hé Grendle tógeanes seleweard áseted, Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667
seód-cist
A coffer
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A coffer Seódcist (seód, cist ?) loculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 46. Seódcyst, 52, 23
seonu-wealt
That may be always rolled ⬩ round ⬩ round ⬩ circular ⬩ cylindrical ⬩ round ⬩ spherical ⬩ globular ⬩ of a building ⬩ having a concave roof or dome
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That may be always rolled, round Sinewealt gesceap volubile scema, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 18. Sionuualt torosa (teres ?), ii. 122, 54. Sionewaltum conteriti (cum teritif), 21, 56. round, circular, cylindrical Sinewealt cleofa absida, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 34.
Linked entries: syne-wealt sine-wealt sino-walt sin-wealt
seonu-bend
A bond made of sinews
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A bond made of sinews (?) Siððan hine Níðhád on néde legde swoncre seonobende (Grein would read -benne, which is more in accordance with the story in the Edda, that Völund had the sinews of the knees cut: v. Thorpe's note on this passage, and his Northern
seonu-dolh
A wound of a sinew
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A wound of a sinew Benna weallaþ, seonodolg swátige. Andr. Kmbl. 2811; An. 1408
seonu-wind
an artery
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an artery Sinewind arteriae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 29. [Cf. (?) O. H. Ger. sen-ádra arteria, nervus.]
Linked entry: sine-wind
setl-hrægl
A covering for a seat
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A covering for a seat vii. setlhrægel, Chart. Th. 429, 28
Linked entry: set-hrægl