hand-seax
A short sword, dagger ⬩ a short sword, dirk
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A short sword, dagger Hæfde hé twigecgede handseax habebat sicam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 15. Hæfdon handseax on heora handa habentes in manibus vomeres, 5, 13; S. 633, 16. Godes engel stód mid handsexe God's angel stood with a dagger, Homl. Th.
heáh-seld
A throne
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A throne Ðonne wé tó héhselde hnígan þencaþ when we intend to bend to the throne, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 21; Sat. 208:221; Th. 287, 25; Sat. 372. Ymb ðæt hálge heáhseld godes around the holy throne of God, Exon. 64 b; Th. 239, 11; Ph. 619. Héhselda wyn the
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of-seón
to see, observe
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to see, observe Ðá ofseah hig Godes engel cum invenisset eam angelus Domini Gen. 16, 7. Ðá ofseah hé ǽnne geongne man, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 545. Se hálga wer oferseah ealne middaneard, and ofseah lǽdan ánes biscopes sáwle tó heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 184,
on-seón
to regard, look on
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to regard, look on Wliteseón wrætlíc weras onsáwon, Beo. Th. 3305; B. 1650. Freónd onsigon (feónd onségon?) láðum eágan landmanna cyme, Cd. Th. 189, 2; Exod. 178
smeoru-sealf
A grease-salve
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A grease-salve Gif ðú wǽtan dést tó oððe smerusealfe, ne meaht ðú hit gelácnian Lchdm. ii. 148, 23
tóþ-sealf
A tooth-salve
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A tooth-salve Wyrc ðus tóþsealfe: ofersǽwisc rind and hunig and pipor, meng tósomne, lege on, Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Tóþ-sealfa, 4, 5
á-seón
to look at
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to look at Nelle ic mýnes Dryhtnes andwlitan áseón, Hml. A. 190, 255
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á-seón
to strain.
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to strain. Ásíh healfne bollan, Lch. iii. 20, 8, 5. Genim bollan fulne wínes, gemenge wið ꝥ and áseóhhe, ii. 288, 5. Ásíende excolantes, Mt. R. 23, 24. Ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié, Lch. ii. 124, 14. Huniges ásiwenes, 184, 19. Áseownes, 26, II. Áseowones
bæþ-sealf
A salve to be used when taking a bath
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A salve to be used when taking a bath Lǽcedómas wiþ áslápenum líce and bæþsealf, Lch. ii. 12, 17: 302, 23
sæl
A hall
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A hall Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan under hrófsales Exon. Th. 435, 3; Rä. 53, 2. Gæst yrre cwom, ðǽr wé sæl weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeþ, 4520; B. 2264. Hý sæl timbred (æltimbred, MS., the alliteration requires
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sófte
Softly, gently ⬩ softly, quietly, without disturbance ⬩ calmly, at ease, without trouble ⬩ gently, not harshly ⬩ without discord ⬩ easily, without opposition ⬩ facile
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Softly, gently Sófte suaviter Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 228, 6: gradatim Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 37: pedetemtim 81, 39: sensim 120, 41. Ðone sófte langan morosam 32, 6. of sleep, rest, etc., softly, quietly, without disturbance Hé sófte swæf Cd. Th. 12, 2; Gen.
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ge-sém
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sægen
a saying, statement, assertion ⬩ tradition, report, story ⬩ a narration, relation
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Gyf hé ðé segþ ðæt hé hwethwugu gesáwe . . . hweðer ðé áwuht æt his segene tweóge, Shrn. 196, 17. Ðú ne tweódast ymbe Honorius segene, hwí tweóst ðú ymbe hera þegena sæcgena, 197, 21-23.
sǽl
time, occasion ⬩ a fit time, season, opportunity, ⬩ circumstance, condition ⬩ happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity
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time, occasion Ðá becom se apostol æt sumum sǽle (on one occasion ) tó ðære byrig Pergamum, Homl. Th. i. 62, 24: 70, 23. On sumne sǽl quandoque, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 66. Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13. Ðás wyrte man mæg
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cyne-stól
A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital ⬩ thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis
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A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital;thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis On his cynestóle on his kingly throne, Exon. 25b; Th. 75, 6; Cri. 1217: Elen. Kmbl. 659; El. 330. Of cynestólum from royal seats, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 22; Pa. 49. Constantinopolis