seón
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Dele: v. ge-seón, and add: p. seáh (v. þurh-seón)
segen
a sign
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a sign
seten
a set ⬩ shoot ⬩ branch ⬩ a nursery ⬩ plantation ⬩ what is planted or set ⬩ a cultivated place ⬩ planting ⬩ cultivation ⬩ a setting ⬩ putting ⬩ a stopping
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a set, shoot, branch Setene propagines, Ps. Surt. 79, 12. Similar entries v. ymb-seten. a nursery, plantation Setin pla[n]taria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 49. Plantunga seten plantaria, 65, 76. Ǽghwilc wæstma seten ða ðe ne sette fæder mín omnis plantatio
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secga
One who says or tells ⬩ an informant
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One who says or tells, an informant Ne ic nán sóðre wát, búte swá mín secga mé sǽde, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 12
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séma
An arbitrator ⬩ umpire
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An arbitrator, umpire Séma (sýma, síma) sequester, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 43, 16
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secge
Speaking ⬩ speech
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Speaking, speech Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge neither speech nor silence will avail me, Exon. Th. 12, 23; Cri. 190
secg
A sword ⬩ sedge
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A sword Wit sculon secge ofersettan, gif hé gesécean dear wíg ofer wǽpen, Beo. Th. 1372; B. 684. Secgum ofslegene, Cd. Th. 120, 27; Gen. 2001. Cf. secg sedge, and sagu;
seax
a knife ⬩ an instrument for cutting ⬩ a short sword ⬩ dagger
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a knife, an instrument for cutting Seax cultellus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 3. Seax oððe scyrseax culter, ii. 15, 58. Saex, 105, 69. Ðæt stǽnene sex ðe ðæt cild ymbsnáþ, Homl. Th. i. 98, 10. Seaxes ord, Exon. Th. 472, 6; Rä. 61, 12. Seaxes ecg, 70, 20; Cri.
séman
to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute ⬩ to satisfy a person in a matter of doubt or difficulty ⬩ to settle a dispute ⬩ to arbitrate ⬩ bring about agreement
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . . Ðá wé hié sémdan then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement
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seáw
Juice ⬩ moisture ⬩ humour
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Juice, moisture, humour Genim túncersan . . . dó in ða nosu dæt se stenc mǽge on ðæt heáfod and ðæt seáw, Lchdm. ii. 22, 14. Genim cileþoniam seáwes cucler fulne, 28, 2. Ys sǽd ðæt se earn wylle mid ðam seáwe (of wood lettuce) his eágan hreppan and wǽtan
secg
A man
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A man (used only in poetry) Secg oððe meówle man or maid, Exon. Th. 387, 15; Rä. 5, 5. Nis ǽnig eorl under lyfte, secg searoþoncol, 14, 16; Cri. 220. Se beorn, séfteádig secg, 309, 12; Seef. 56. Secg, lagucræftig mon, Beo. Th. 422; B. 208. Swylc sceolde
secgan
To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to
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To say (of written or spoken words). to say certain words, the words used being given Hé segþ: Gé ne mágon cuman ðyder ic fare, Jn. Skt. 8, 22. Gif hwá segþ, corban, Mk. Skt. 7, 11. Sege folce: Ðis sind ða dagas, Lev. 23, 2.
Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian
seó
The pupil ⬩ apple of the eye
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The pupil, apple of the eye Seó pupilla vel pupula, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 1: 64, 40: papilla, papula, 282, 53, 54. Seó sceal in eágan, Exon. Th. 341, 8; Gn. Ex. 123. Ðæs (ðære?) seó hringc circulus Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 72. Hé heóld hig swá his eágan seón (quasi
sele
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Winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde óþ ðæt óðer com geár in geardas swá nú gyt déþ ða ðe sele (= sǽle ?) bewitiaþ wuldortorhtan weder winter shut up the waves with bonds of ice, until another year came to men's dwellings; so still the new year comes, and brilliant
seglan
To sail
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Hé hys segl up áhóf, and swýðe forð seglode, St. And. 38, 33. Út on sǽ tó seglanne, Prov. Kmbl. 64