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sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de

To happen, betide, fortune

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Hú ðé sǽle how it may happen to thee, what your success may be, Andr. Kmbl. 2710; An. 1357

ge-sǽlig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig-líc, -sǽl-líc; adj.

Happy, fortunatefēlix, fortūnātus

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Happy, fortunate; fēlix, fortūnātus Ðam ðe líf forgeaf gesǽliglíc to him who gave him a happy life, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 14: Gen. 2844: Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 29; Cri. 1079

eft-sittan

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

To sit again, reside re-sĭdēre

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To sit again, reside; re-sĭdēre Ic eftsitte oððe ic uppsitte resĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 6

wine-wincla

(n.)
Grammar
wine-wincla, (-e; f.?), an; m. (?)

A periwinkle

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-winewinclan gebærnde and gegnidene, 240, 4

Linked entry: -wincla

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

emb-sittan

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

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege; circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre Porsenna and Tarcuinius embsǽton Róme burh Porsenna and Tarquin surrounded Rome, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 11. He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

ge-sittan

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

to sitsit downsettleleanreclinesĕdēreconsīdĕrediscumbĕreto occupypossessinhabitpossĭdērehăbĭtāre

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to sit, sit down, settle, lean, recline; sĕdēre, consīdĕre, discumbĕre Ic gesitte I sit, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 6; Jul. 495. Hí gesittaþ him on gesundum þingum they sit in sound condition, 89 b; Th. 337, 1; Gn. Ex. 58. He wið earm gesæt he leaned on his

Linked entry: ge-setenness

Wiht-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-sǽtan, -sǽte; pl. m.

The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight

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The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight Geata fruman syndon Wihtsǽtan ( Victuarii ), ðæt is seó ðeód ðe Wiht ðæt eálond oneardaþ, Bd. l, 15 ; S. 483, 22. v. next word

big-sittan

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

To sit by or nearadsidere

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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-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sáwan, pp. -sáwen

To sowseminare

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To sow; seminare, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 3

sweorsaga

Grammar
sweorsaga, (sweord, saga?)
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glosses allec, An. Ox. 30, 2

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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to sit round, surround, beset, besiege; circumdare, cingere, obsidere Ða Læcedemonian besǽton ða burh Mæsiane tyn winter the Lacedæmonians surrounded the city of Messene for ten years, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 15. Se cyng lét [hí] besittan ðone castel the

Linked entry: be-seten

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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to sit or be round, to sit at table, meat, etc. Ðæt hié mé þégon, symbel ymbsǽton, Beo. Th. 1132 ; B. 564. Hý twégen sceolon tæfle ymbsittan, Exon. Th. 345, 2; Gn. Ex. 182. Ða ymbsittendan circumsedentes, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 31: convivae, 5, 5 ; S. 618

Linked entry: emb-sittan

Wocen-

(prefix)
Grammar
Wocen-, (Wrocen- ?
Similar entries
v. Wreocen-sǽte
) sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.

The name

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The name of the occupants of some district in England Wocensǽtna land is syfan þúsend hída, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 16

Linked entry: Wreocen-sǽte

sǽtan

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽtan, -sǽte; ,-sǽte; adj. ,sæten, Sæter-dæg.

Similar entry: sǽtian

for-sǽwestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-sǽwestre, (-sæw- ?), an; f.
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A woman who despises Forsǽwestre contemtrix, An. Ox. 4430

ge-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-secgan, -sæcgan, -secgean; to -secganne, -secgenne; p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; impert. -sege; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To say, tell, relate, declare, provedicere, narrare, indicere

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To say, tell, relate, declare, prove; dicere, narrare, indicere Mec Dryhten héht gesecgan the Lord commanded me to say, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 10; Gú. 676: 102 b; Th. 387, 29; Rä. 5, 12. Nelle ic ðé gesecgan I will not tell thee, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 11

butsa-carlas

(n.)
Grammar
butsa-carlas, [bátes carlas, i. e. bát-sǽ carlas]
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Seamen, sailors; nautæ, Chr. 1066; Ing. 259, 4

a-sittan

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

To dwell togetherconsidere

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To dwell together; considere Secgas, mid sigecwén, aseten hæfdon, on Créca land the men had a dwelling together with the victorious queen, in the land of the Greeks, Elen. Kmbl. 1993; El. 998

here-geatu

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

military equipment heriot

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military equipment Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan ǽttrynne ord and ealde sword ða heregeatu ðe eów æt hilde ne deáh they will give you as tribute spears, the poisoned point and the swords they inherit, equipment for war that will not profit you