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sǽ-steorra

(n.)
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sǽ-steorra, an; m.
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A star which guides mariners at sea; stella maris, a title given to the Virgin Mary, from the erroneous belief that it expressed the etymological meaning of the Hebrew name Miriam, Mary Nú is hyre nama gereht . . . sǽsteorra . . . Sǽsteorra heó is gecweden

sǽ-troh

Similar entry: trog

salt-haga

Similar entry: sæltna

sám-cwic

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Hé Smaragdum forðférendne geseah, and Pafnuntium sámcwicne on eorðan licgan, Hml. S. 33, 302. Mid flánum ofscotene, mid wǽpnum ofsette, hí heora burh sámcuce (cf. healfcwice, Bl. H. 203, 19) gesóhton, Hml. Th. i. 506, 2. Add

sám-geong

(adj.)
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sám-geong, adj.
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Adolescent, not grown up Sámgunge oððe cildru adolescentes uel puerulos, Angl. xiii. 374, 123

sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
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sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

sám-weaxen

(adj.)
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sám-weaxen, adj.
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Half-grown up Ǽlc man hæfð swáþeáh his ágene lenge on þǽre mycelnesse þe hé man wæs ǽr, oððe hé beón sceolde, gif hé full weóxe, sé ðe on cildháde oððe sámweaxen gewát, Nap. 55

sám-wís

(adj.)
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In l. 4 for 201 l. 202

sam-wist

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Gyftlice samwistu nuptiales copulas, An. Ox. 1662. Cf. samod-wist. Add

sár-lic

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Add Him þúhte sárlic, gif hé ne gehulpe þám ástýptan wífe (him ofhreów ꝥ ástépede wíf, gif hé ne gehulpe hire sárlican dreórinysse, v. l.) dolor ne orbatae mulieri non subveniret, Gr. D. 18, 13. Him hreów his ꝥ sárlice anginn, and hine þá ná lengc áhwǽnedne

sár-ness

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Add Áwende seó sárnyss ealra his lima tó ðǽre heortan (cf. gehwearf þára leoma sár tó his innoþum membrorum dolor ad vitalia rediit, Gr. D. 282, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 96, 33

sár-spell

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Add: a dolorous tale Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sárspell, swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becÝóm, ne náht oft siððan, Shrn. 49, 10

scóh-wyrhta

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Hé gewunode ꝥ hé ongan sceós wyrcan. Be þám scóhwyrhtan geseah sum óðer man . . . hé ongan ácsian be ðám lífe þæs sceóhwyrhtan (scóh-, v. l. ), Gr. D. 322, 1-5. Add

scop-leóþ

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Mé wæs swilce swíðlic lust þǽra sceandlicra sceopleóða mé gedréfde (-on, MS.), þonne hí mé on móde gebróhton þá deóflican leóþ tó singanne þe ic ǽr on worulde geleornode, Hml. S. 23 b, 539. Add

Scot-land

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Add Igbernia, ꝥ wé Scotland hátað Hibernia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 16

sef-full

Similar entry: un-seffull

segl-gird

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In l. 7 after 'antemnas' insert Wrt. Voc. ii. and add Segelgyrdum antemnis. An. Ox. 38, 1

seld-lic

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Linked entry: syl-líc

self-lic

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Sylflicre lu[fe] ultroneo affectu, An. Ox. 56, 110. Add

self-wille

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Sylfwille wurðmynt Gode spontanea honor Deo, Hml. S. 8, 204. Sylfwilles þeówdómes voluntarie seruitutis, An. Ox. 236: 1509. Mid sylfwillum lufum ultroneis affectibus, 1233. Add