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nærende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
nærende, ?, Sal. 337.

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, p. sác.

to sike ⬩ sigh ⬩ groan ⬩ to sigh for ⬩ long for

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to sike (still in dial. e. g. Lancashire), sigh, groan On mínum bedde ic síce and wépe, Ps. Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne nú ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 35

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant

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Ne sáw ðú ðínne æcyr mid gemengedum sǽde agrum tuum non seres diverso semine, Lev. 19, 19.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

big-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
big-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit by or near ⬩ adsidere

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To sit by or near; adsidere Se bisceop ðæt geseah ðe him bigsæt the bishop who sat by him saw it; quo viso pontifex qui adsidebat, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 22

ge-sǽlig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig-líce, -sǽli-líce, -sǽl-líce; adv.

Happily ⬩ fēlīcĭter

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Happily; fēlīcĭter Gesǽliglíce fēlīcĭter, Scint. 1. Manige habbaþ genóg gesǽlilíce [gesǽllíce, MS. Cot.] gewífod many have married happily enough, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5. Gesǽlilíce fēlīcĭter, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 27

Linked entry: gesǽli-líce

saluwig-pád

(adj.)
Grammar
saluwig-pád, adj.

Dark-coated, having dark plumage

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Dark-coated, having dark plumage Hrefn sal-wigpád, Exon. Th. 329, 20; Vy. 37. Earn salowigpáda, Judth. 24, 28; Jud. 211. Létan hrǽ bryttian saluwigpádan ðone sweartan hræfn, Chr. 937; Erl. 115,10

Linked entry: salu-pád

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.

A hall ⬩ house ⬩ dwelling

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Th. 285, 4; Sat. 332. Ongunnon heora burh rǽran and sele settan, salo niwian, 113, 2; Gen. 1881

Linked entry: burn-sele

síde

(n.)
Grammar
síde, an ; f.

a side ⬩ flank ⬩ side of a house, ship ⬩ marking direction on this or thatside ⬩ side

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Wið ðære swíðran sídan sáre and ðære winestran, Lchdm. ii. 6, 3. On sídan lama pleuriticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 31. Hé Hǽlend genom be sídan, Cd. Th. 299, 5; Sat. 545.

for-sǽwennes

(n.)
Grammar
for-sǽwennes, (-sæw- ?).

Similar entry: for-sewennes

seáw

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
seáw, es; n.

Juice ⬩ moisture ⬩ humour

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Ys sǽd ðæt se earn wylle mid ðam seáwe (of wood lettuce) his eágan hreppan and wǽtan, i. 128, 12. Seáw ius, 80, 13: 128, 18. Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere súpan, ii. 120, 19. Gemeng wið huniges seáw mix with pure honey, 30, 7.

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad ⬩ expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gesprǽcon, 92, 19; Cri. 1511. expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter Hé ðá wépende wéregum teárum his sigedryhten sárgan reorde grétte, Andr. Kmbl. 120 ; An. 60. Ðonne hé wrece sárigne sang, Beo.

Seax-

(prefix)
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Saxulf (Sæx-), Chr. 656; Erl. 30, 2, 10

butsa-carlas

(n.)
Grammar
butsa-carlas, [bátes carlas, i. e. bát-sǽ carlas]

Seamen, sailors ⬩ nautæ

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Seamen, sailors; nautæ, Chr. 1066; Ing. 259, 4

here-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
here-geatu, gen. -geatwe; f.

military equipment ⬩ heriot

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A: heregeatowe, B. wægeþ it bears arms, Salm. Kmbl. 106; Sal. 52. Ða beóþ mid gyldenum hyltsweordum and mid manigfealdum heregeatwum gehyrste septos tristibus armis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6: Bt. Met.

ge-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.

to sit ⬩ sit down ⬩ settle ⬩ lean ⬩ recline ⬩ sĕdēre ⬩ consīdĕre ⬩ discumbĕre ⬩ to occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ inhabit ⬩ possĭdēre ⬩ hăbĭtāre

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Gesǽton searuþancle sundor to rúne the wise of thought sat apart in council, Andr. Kmbl. 2323; An. 1163: Elen. Kmbl. 1732; El. 868. Twegen iunge men gesǽton æt me two young men sat by me, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 35.

Linked entry: ge-setenness

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, (from síhan); p. sáh, pl. sigon; pp. sigen (cf. león), seowen (v. á-seowen, Lchdm. ii. 26, 11), siwen (v. á-siwen, Lchdm. ii. 124, 14), seón (v. bi-seón. Exon. Th. 67, 13; Cri. 1088).

To strain ⬩ filer ⬩ To run as a sore ⬩ ooze ⬩ trickle

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Ðæt se lǽce sceolde ásceótan ðæt geswell; ðá dyde hé swá, and ðǽr sáh út wyrms, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 64. Wið seóndre exe, Lchdm. iii. 70, 20. Wið seóndum geallan, Lchdm. ii. 314, 7, 10. Wið seóndum ómum, 102, 9.

be-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [be, secgan to answer]

To defend ⬩ defendere

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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel; also sélor; adv. (cpve.)

Better ⬩ excellence ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ with (more) success ⬩ (more) effectually ⬩ to (more) purpose

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Lind. 16, 18. of moral or spiritual well-being Ne mæg ic gehycgan, hwý him on hige þorfte á ðý sǣl wesan Met. 15, 10. of knowledge Gé sind searowum beswicene oððe sél nyton, móde gemyrde, Andr. Kmbl. 1490; An. 746.

Linked entry: sél

galg-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
galg-mód, adj. [galg = gealh sad; mód mind]

Sad in mind ⬩ gloomy ⬩ tristis anĭmo

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Sad in mind, gloomy; tristis anĭmo His módor, gífre and galg-mód, gegán wolde sorhfulnesíþ his mother, greedy and gloomy, would go a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2558; B. 1277

spón

(n.)
Grammar
spón, es; m. : e; f. (? v. sæp-spón)

A chip, shaving

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A chip, shaving Spón astula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 63 gingria, 109, 71. Fomes spoon; idem astula39, 70. Geswǽled spoon vel tynder fomes i. 39, 21. Monige of ðam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ multi de ipso ligno sacrosanctae crucis

Linked entries: spén spoon