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sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.
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Heó on eallum limum egeslice wunda hæfde . . . Heó wæs gehǽled, ꝥ on hire líce næs gesýne áht þǽra sárra wunda, Hml. S. 7, 278. Add

Linked entry: sárian

-sum

(suffix)
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su-

(prefix)
Grammar
su-, For words beginning with su- followed by a vowel see
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sw-

Similar entry: sugu

iáces súre

(n.)
Grammar
iáces súre,
  • Wrt. Voc. 286, 21
  • .

Similar entry: GEÁC

sib-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-sum, adj.
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Peaceable, pacific, friendly Sibsum pacificus, Rtl. 39, 9. Eálá ðú sóða and ðú sibsuma, Crist ælmihtig. Exon. Th. 14, 5; Cri. 214. Ða Gotan lustlíce sibbsummes friðes æt eów biddende sindon the Goths willingly ask for a friendly peace at your hands;

frem-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
frem-sum, fræm-sum; adj.

Kindbenigncourteousbenignus

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Kind, benign, courteous; benignus He þearfum and ellreordigum symble eáþmód and fremsum and rúmmód wæs paupĕrĭbus et pĕrĕgrīnis semper hŭmĭlis, benignus et largus fuit, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 11: Ps. Spl. 68, 20: Ps. Th. 134, 3. Syleþ us fremsum gód Drihten

Linked entry: fræm-sum

ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

anc-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
anc-sum, anc-sum-líc

troublesome

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troublesome

seó

(n.)
Grammar
seó, gen. seón, seó; acc. seón, seó ; f. m. (?)
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Hé heóld hig swá his eágan seón ( quasi pupillam oculi sui ), Deut. 32, 10 : Ps. Spl. 16, 9. Seán, Ps. Surt. 16, 8. Sión, Kent. Gl. 177. Swylce hé hreppe ða seó mínes eágan, Homl. Th. i. 390, 15 : 516, 23. Seón pupillae , Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 8.

sól

(n.)
Grammar
sól, e; f. (?)

The sun

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The sun Ne ðé sunne on dæge sól ne gebærne per diem sol non uret te Ps. Th. 120, 6

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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</b> add :-- Scírre clarior (limpida sum Titanis clarior orbe, Ald. 272, 18), An. Ox. 23, 36

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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A seat. of the sun, the place where the sun sets Miððý tó sete eode sunne cum occidisset sol, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 32. Gewát sunne tó sete glídan, Andr. Kmbl. 2498 ; An. 1250 : 2610 ; An. 1306. Tó sete sígeþ, Menol. Fox 221; Men. 112.

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

sub-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
sub-diácon, es; m.
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A sub-deacon Hit is beboden subdiáconum and munecum, Blickl. Homl. 109, 25

sáre

(adv.)
Grammar
sáre, adv.

Sorely, grievously, bitterly

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Sum sáre angeald ǽfenreste one paid a heavy price for his night's rest, Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251. Hé cenþ unriht and hit cymþ him sáre it shall trouble him sorely, Ps. Th. 7, 14. Hí sáre sprecaþ they speak bitterly, 63, 4. Wé sittaþ andsáre wépaþ (cf.

six

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
six, siex, syx six.
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Hé sǽde ðæt hé syxa sum ofslóge syxtig, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 18, 7. Ymbsealde sint mid sixum. Elen. Kmbl. 1481; El. 472. [Goth. saihs: O. Sax. sehs: O. Frs. sex: O. H. Ger. sehs: Icel. sex.]

Linked entries: siex syx

sam

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Sam þe fram þám foresǽdon fæder, sam þe fram æfterfyligendum hys tam a predicto patre, quam a sequacibus suis, Angl. xiii. 375, 140: 377, 176. (2 a) sam þe . . . sam :-- Sam þe him sylfum, sam æftergencgum hyra tam sibi, quam successoribus suis, Angl.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Surt. 70, 15. a. where the term refers to an English official Se ðe þeóf geféhþ . . . and hé hine ðonne álǽcte . . . gif hé ealdormon sié, þolie his scíre, L.

Linked entry: scýr

set

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D. i. 315, 31. v. hring-, sunn-, winter-set

sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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Hý gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer fætels biþ oferfroren sam hit sý sumor, sam winter, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 21, 17. Sam hý fæsten sam hý ne fæsten omni tempore siue jejunii siue prandii, R. Ben. 66, 14.

Linked entries: ge-sam som