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sǽ-láf

(n.)

what is left by the sea,

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what is left by the sea, applied to the spoils of the Egyptians drowned in the Red Sea Ongunnon sǽláfe dǽlan, ealde mádmas, reáf and randas, Cd. Th. 215, 16; Exod. 584

sǽ-méðe

(adj.)
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sǽ-méðe, adj.

Weary with being on the sea

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Weary with being on the sea Sǽméðe (Beowulf and his companions on their arrival at Hrothgar's palace], Beo. Th. 655; B. 325

sǽ-ríric

(n.)

a reed-bed in the sea (?), an ait

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a reed-bed in the sea (?), an ait; — Swylce wórie bí ófre sondbeorgum ymbseald sǽrýrica mǽst, swá ðæt wénaþ wǽglíþende ðæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten (the reference is to the whale, which mariners mistake for an island), Exon. Th. 360, 24; Wal. 10

sǽ-síð

(n.)

a sea-journey, voyage

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a sea-journey, voyage, Beo. Th. 2302 ; B. 1149

sǽ-waroþ

(n.)

the sea-shore

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the sea-shore Be sǽwaroþe and be æáófrum, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 17 : Met. 19, 21

Linked entries: waroþ sǽ-faroþ

sǽ-wár

(n.)

sea-weed

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sea-weed Sǽwaar alga, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 35. Cf. Similar entries waar alga, ii.99, 29. See E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names. s. Similar entries v. waur

Linked entry: wár

sǽ-upwearp

(n.)

jetsum

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what is thrown up on land by the sea, jetsum Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod . . . ða sǽupwearp on eallen þingen æt Bramcæstre, Chart. Th. 421, 33

sǽ-weg

(n.)

a sea-way,

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a sea-way, a path through the sea Sǽfiscas ða faraþ geond ða sǽwegas pisces maris qui perambulant semitas maris. Ps. Th. 8, 8

sám-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-boren, adj.

Born out of due time

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Born out of due time Sámboren abortus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 6. Similar entries Cf. ful-boren

sám-bryce

(n.)

a violation only partially effected

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a violation only partially effected Tó hádbðte, ðársámbryce wurðe, béte man georne be ðam ðe seó dǽd sý, L. E. B. 9; Th. ii. 242, 9

Linked entry: sám-wyrcan

sál-wang

Similar entry: sǽl-wang

sám-lǽred

(adj.)
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sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Imperfectly taught Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gelǽred preóst ne scænde ðone sámlǽredan, ac gebéte hine gif hé bet cunne, L. Edg. C. 12; Th. ii. 246, 19. Hieronimus ádwæscte ða dwollícan gesetnysse ðe sámlǽrede men sǽdon be hire forþsíðe. Homl. Th. ii. 438, 6.

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Agreed, come to an agreement Gif hý ðonne ǽlces þinges sammǽle beón if they then be agreed in everything, L. Edm. B. 6 ; Th. i. 254, 19. Ðæt dóm stande ðár þegenas sammǽle beón, L. Eth. iii. 13 ; Th. i. 298, 3. Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc

Linked entry: sam-

sám-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-gréne, adj.

Half-green, backward

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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41

sam-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-heort, adj.

concors

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Of one heart, of the same disposition; concors Singaþ samheorte sangas Dryhtne, Ps. Th. 149, 1

sám-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-soden, adj.

Half-cooked

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Half-cooked Gif man áwiht blódiges þicge on healfsodenum (sámsodenum, MSS. X. Y.) mete si quis cruentum quid comederit in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2

sár-wís

(adj.)

dull

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(?) dull Ða sárwísan (Cott. MS. sámwísan), Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7

wærc-sár

(n.)
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wærc-sár, es; n.

Pain

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Pain Fruma wercsáre initium dolorum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 8

Wendel-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Wendel-sǽ, (generally masc.)

the Mediterranean.In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it

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the Mediterranean. In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it Andlang Wendelsǽs (mare Nostrum, quod Magnum generaliter dicimus) Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 12. Wendelsǽ mare Nostrum 12, 14:

ge-sam-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sam-híwan, gen. -híwena, pl. m.

Married personsconjugati, conjugia

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Married persons; conjugati, conjugia Unriht gewuna is arisen betwih gesamhíwum prava in conjugatorum moribus consuetudo surrexit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 34, note: Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 14, note