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a-seáþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-seáþ, p. of a-seóðan.

seethed

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seethed;

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 affirmconfirmaffirmareconfirmare

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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

a-séðan

(v.)

to boil

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to boil

beadu-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus

Linked entry: beado-searo

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 dwellingthe bodyossium aulacorpus

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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

burg-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burg-sele, es; m.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling; arcis aula, urbana domus Burgsele beofode the castle-hall trembled, Exon. 94b; Th. 353, 49; Reim. 30

Linked entry: burh-sele

ele-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
ele-sealf, e; f. Oil-salve, sweet balm; nardus = νάρδος, ambrŏsia = ἀμβροσία, Cot. 3: 146.

firhþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
firhþ-sefa, an; m.

The mindmens

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

fylle-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
fylle-seóc, adj.

Falling sickepilepticlunaticĕpĭleptĭcusἐπιληπτικόςlunātĭcus

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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-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eág-sealf, e; f.

Eye-salvecolliria

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Eye-salve; colliria, Ælfc. Gl. 12 ; Som. 57, 82

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

lungen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-sealf, e, f.
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A salve for the lungs Ðás wyrte sculon tó lungensealfe, Lchdm. iii. 16, 6

lyge-searu

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-searu, wes; n.

artificewilesnare

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A false trick, artifice, wile, snare, lying art Hý ligesearwum áhófun hearmstafas with lying arts they stirred up mischiefs, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 34; Gú. 199: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Lygesearwum, Exon.19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776

máðum-sele

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sele, es; m.

A hall in which a prince gives costly giftsa 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

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.

lunaticepilepticsuffering 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

nearu-searu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-searu, we; f.

A wile that causes restraint or confinement

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A wile that causes restraint or confinement (?) Hýdde wǽron þurh nearusearwe næglas on eorþan ( of the nails in the cross that had been buried ), Elen. Kembl. 2215; El. 1109