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fóre-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-secgan, p. -saegde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To FORE-SAY ⬩ foretell ⬩ predict ⬩ announce ⬩ præfāri ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ prædĭcāre ⬩ pronuntiāre ⬩ annuntiāre

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To FORE-SAY, foretell, predict, announce; præfāri, prædīcĕre, prædĭcāre, pronuntiāre, annuntiāre Ic fóresecge oððe bodige prædīco, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 40. Ðæt se bisceop Aidan ðám scypfarendum ðone storm towardne fóresægde ut episcŏpus Aidan nautis

fóre-seónd

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-seónd, es; m.

One who foresees ⬩ a provider ⬩ provīsor

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One who foresees, a provider; provīsor Lícode ðam árfæstan fóreseónde úre hǽlo plăcuit pio provīsōri sălūtis nostræ, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 13

fylle-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
fylle-seóc, adj.

Falling sick ⬩ epileptic ⬩ lunatic ⬩ ĕpĭleptĭcus ⬩ ἐπιληπτικός ⬩ lunātĭcus

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Falling sick, epileptic, lunatic; ĕpĭleptĭcus = ἐπιληπτικός, lunātĭcus Ðý-læs cild sý fylleseóc lest the child be epileptic, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 12; Lchdm. i. 350, 12. He ys fylleseóc lunātĭcus est, Mt. Bos. 17, 15. Wið fylleseócum men for an epileptic

eág-séung

(n.)
Grammar
eág-séung, e; f.

Eye-seeing, eye-sight ⬩ ocŭlōrum acies

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Eye-seeing, eye-sight; ocŭlōrum acies, Som. Ben. Lye

hup-seax

Linked entry: þeóh-seax

máðum-sele

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sele, es; m.

A hall in which a prince gives costly gifts ⬩ a hall containing costly things

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A hall in which a prince gives costly gifts, or a hall containing costly things (cf. gold-sele) Méda máððumselas, Salm. Kmbl. 379; Sal. 189

medu-setl

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

A mead-seat ⬩ a seat in a banqueting-hall

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A mead-seat, a seat in a banqueting-hall, Beo. Th. 10; B. 5

mete-seax

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

A meat-knife ⬩ knife used in cutting food ⬩ dagger

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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18

Linked entry: met-seax

met-seax

Similar entry: mete-seax

milte-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
milte-seóc, adj.

Splenetic

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Splenetic Milteseóc lienosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 41. Wið milteseócum men, him mon sceal sellan eced, L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm ii. 248, 9: 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 5

mónaþ-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
mónaþ-seóc, adj.

lunatic ⬩ epileptic ⬩ suffering from mónaþádl

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lunatic, epileptic Mónaþseóc lunaticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 65. Comitiales i. garritores ylfie vel mónaþseóce, ii. 132, 26 (v. ilfig). Mónaþseóce lunaticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24: Herb. 10, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 18. suffering from mónaþádl Bearneácnigende wíf and

Linked entry: món-seóc

mór-secg

(n.)
Grammar
mór-secg, es; m. n.

Sedge

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

páp-seld

(n.)
Grammar
páp-seld, es; n.
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The papal see Hé hié lǽrede ðæt hié raðost tó Róme sendon tó ðæm pápan, and ðone pápan and ðæt pápseld ðæt hié beáhsodan hwæt him ðæs tó rǽde þúhte, Blickl. Homl. 205, 20

plúm-seáw

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

ge-sécan

Grammar
ge-sécan, <b>; II c.</b>
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add: (c α) where the subject is a thing Bið him leófre ꝥ hine geséce ǽlc þǽra yfela þe ǽfre on helle sý, and hine ǽlc ýð geséce ... and hine ǽlc tor geséce ... Verc. Först. 94, 3-13

be-seten

(v.; part.)

beset ⬩ circumdatus

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beset; circumdatus, Ps. Th. arg. 19; Similar entries pp. of be-sittan

be-seah

(v.; part.)

looked about

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looked about, Gen. 24, 63; Similar entries p.of be-seón

biscep-setl

(n.)

an episcopal see

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an episcopal see, Chr. 45; Erl. 6, 19

biscop-setl

(n.)

a bishop's residence,

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a bishop's residence, Chr. 604; Th. 38, 1

bi-seah

(v.; part.)

looked about

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looked about, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 8; Gú. 1276, = be-seah; p. of be-seón