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gewit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
gewit-seóc, adj.

Mind-sick ⬩ lunatic ⬩ demoniac ⬩ energumenus

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Mind-sick, lunatic, demoniac; energumenus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 35; Wrt. Voc. 45, 67: 75, 52

Linked entry: wit-seóc

þeóh-seax

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-seax, es; n.

A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh

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A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh Þeóhsaex semispatium ( = -spathium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 26. Sweord macheram, þeóhseax senspatium, 96, 29

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

winter-setl

(n.)
Grammar
winter-setl, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winter ⬩ winter-quarters

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A place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters Se consul wénde ðæt hé búton sorge mehte on ðæm wintersetle gewunian ðe hé ðá on wæs, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 5. Hié ðǽr sceoldon wintersetl habban, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 11. Hié wintersetl (-setle,v. l.) námon

burh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sele, es; m.

A castle-hall, city-dwelling

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A castle-hall, city-dwelling

burn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burn-sele, es; m.

A bath-house ⬩ balneum ⬩ a spring, brook ⬩ a dwelling, mansion

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A bath-house; balneum [ Similar entries burn a spring, brook; Similar entries sele a dwelling, mansion], Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 10; Ruin. 22

ǽdre-seax

(n.)

a vein-knife ⬩ lancet

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a vein-knife, lancet

ambeht-secg

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

An official man ⬩ a messenger

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An official man, a messenger

a-seów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seów, -siów

sowed

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sowed,Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 26;

a-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séðan, p. -séððe; pp. -séðed

To affirm ⬩ confirm ⬩ affirmare ⬩ confirmare

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To affirm, confirm; affirmare, confirmare Sume [adverbia] syndon ad vel confirmativa, mid ðám we aséðaþ úre spræce some adverbs are affirmative or confirmative, with which we affirm our speech, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 16

Linked entry: séðan

a-séðan

(v.)

to boil

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to boil

áncer-setl

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-setl, -settl, es; n.

An anchoret's cell ⬩ hermitage ⬩ anachoretæ sedes

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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10

ancor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setl, es; n.

An anchor-seat ⬩ the fore-castle of a ship ⬩ the prow ⬩ prora

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An anchor-seat, the fore-castle of a ship, the prow; prora, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11

an-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
an-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To charge against ⬩ affirm

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To charge against, affirm, L. Edg. ii. 4; Wilk. 78, 12

beáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sele, es; m.

Idem

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Idem, Beo. Th. 2358; B. 1177

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium aula ⬩ corpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102

Linked entry: sele

beór-setl

(n.)
Grammar
beór-setl, es; n.

A BEER-SETTLE ⬩ bench ⬩ scamnum cerevisiam bibentium

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A BEER-SETTLE or bench; scamnum cerevisiam bibentium Ofer beórsetle [MS. -sele] on the beer-bench Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 28; Jul. 687

éðel-seld

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-seld, es; n.

A native seat, settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Sceoldon ða rincas sécan ellor éðelseld the chieftains must seek a settlement elsewhere, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 32; Gen. 1896

Linked entry: éðel-setl

éðel-setl

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-setl, es; n.

A native seat, a settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, a settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Him ðá eard geceás and éðelsetl chose him then a dwelling and a settlement, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 30; Gen. 1927

firhþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
firhþ-sefa, an; m.

The mind ⬩ mens

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