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self-willes

(adv.)
Grammar
self-willes, adv.
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Voluntarily, of one's own accord Selfwilles ultro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 74. Sylfwilles sponte, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 234, 19: ultro, Zup. 237, 2. of persons Drihten ðe on róde Selfwilles þrowode, H. R. 17, 21. Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles

Linked entry: self-will

sealt-wille

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-wille, -welle, an; f.
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A salt spring or well; hence Saltwell In saltwyllan ; of saltwyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 70, 24. Ða saltwælla ł of sæltwælla a saliua (translator seems to have read salina), Mt. Kmbl. P.1. 5

secg-gescére

(n.)
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sedge-shears (?), a name of the grasshopper Secg-gescére vel háman cicad[ae ], Txts. 51, 464. (?)

Linked entries: ge-scére sceár

secg-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
secg-hwæt, adj.
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Vigorous or bold in using the sword Se secghwata, Beo. Th. 6048 ; B. 3028

secg-leác

(n.)
Grammar
secg-leác, es ; n.
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Chive garlic, rush garlic, rush leek (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) ; allium schoenoprasum, Lchdm. ii. 128, 11 : iii. 28, 11

secg-sceára

(n.)
Grammar
secg-sceára, -scára (-scara ?), an ; m.
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A corn-crake or a quail Secg-scára ortigometra (cf. erschen ortigomera, ii. 63, 53 : edischen, 115, 67), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 21. v. E. D. S. Pub. Names of Birds, p. 177, where bean crake, grass s

Linked entry: sceára

segl-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
segl-bósm, es ; m.
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The swelling out of a sail, sail swelled out by the wind Seglbósm carbasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 57 : 103, 28 : carbasus, tumor veli, 128, 53. Seglbósmas carbasa, vela navium, 54 : carbasa, 88, 24

Linked entry: bósum

segl-gird

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gird, es ; m.
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: e ; f. a sail-yard, yard of a ship Segl*-*gærd antemna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 30. Segelgyrd antenna, i. 48, 17 : antenna vel temo, 56, 39. Mæst sceal on ceóle, segelgyrd ( Grein takes this == sail-girt, and as applying to the mast ) seomian, Menol. Fox

Linked entry: segl

segn-berend

(n.)
Grammar
segn-berend, es ; m.
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One bearing a standard (or crest ?), a warrior Ne mæg mec oferswíðan segnberendra ǽnig ofer eorþan, nymþe se ána God, Exon. Th. 423, 13 ; Rä. 41, 20. v. next word

seoh-tor

(n.)
Grammar
seoh-tor, (?), seoh-torr, es; m.
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A look-out place (?) Ofer ðone cnol tó ðæn seohtore (-torre?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 14

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

ge-seón

Grammar
ge-seón, <b>; X.</b>
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Ðá hwíle ðe God gesegen hæbbe ( may have seen to it ) ðæt fulwiht æt ðeosse stówe beón móte, Txts. 175, 13. Add

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

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy; compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre Ðæt he hý geséman wolde that he would make peace with them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 33. Ðæt hí scioldon Wynflǽde and Leófwine geséman that they should

Linked entry: séman

ge-segn

(n.)

a saying, telling, conversation

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a saying, telling, conversation, Bd. pref; S. 472, note 20

ge-séne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-séne, adj.

Similar entry: ge-sýne

ge-séne

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-séne, adv.

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 14

ge-sege

(v.)

say, tell,

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say, tell, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1; impert. of ge-secgan

setl-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
setl-gangende, adj. (ptcp. )
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Setting Setlgangendre sunnan occi-denti, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 27