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seám

(n.)
Grammar
seám, es; m.
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a seam, a load, burden [a seam of corn is a quarter, eight bushels; a seam of wood is a horse-load; a seam of dung 3 cwts. (Devon), v. E. D. S. Pub. Reprinted Glossaries, and Farming Words 1, 3, 7..] Seám vel berþen sarcina, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 27: Ælfc

seár

(adj.)
Grammar
seár, and siére; adj.
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Sear, dry, withered, barrenCod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 70, 32. Hit stent on ðam siéran bóchagan; andlang ðes siéran bóchagan, Seáre sleriles, Germ. 402, 69

Linked entries: siére weornian soru

seád

Similar entry: seód

seám

(n.)
Grammar
seám, a seam.
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In l. 3 dele seám panicenū, 116, 8. v. Corp. Gl. H. 87, 15

seár

Grammar
seár, siére.
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Eall hé weornige swá sýre (syer, MS.) wudu, Lch. i. 384, 14. See next word. Add

nægel-seax

(n.)
Grammar
nægel-seax, es; n.

A knife for cutting the nails

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A knife for cutting the nails Næglsex novaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 22 : novacula, 86, 22

writ-seax

(n.)
Grammar
writ-seax, es; n.

A pen

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A pen Mið pinn ł writtseax calamo, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17

scear-seax

(n.)
Grammar
scear-seax, es; n.

A razor

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A razor Scearsex rasorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 21. Scersaex novacula, Ps. Surt. 51, 4. Scirseax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 17. Scyrseax, culter, 60, 44: 15, 58. Scyrseax scearp machera acuta, Blickl. Gl. Ða sacerdas ne sceoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran mid scearseaxum

Linked entries: scir-seax scyr-seax

Eást-Seaxe

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Eást-Sexena landes is syofon þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 30. Add

Ald-Seaxe

(n.)

the Old-Saxons

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the Old-Saxons, Chr. 780; Th. 92, 29, col. 1: 885; Th. 154, 20, col. 1

Eald-Seaxe

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Þára cynna monig hé wiste on Germanie wesan, þanon Engle and Seaxan cumene wǽron þe nú on Breotone eardiað. Wǽron Frysan, Dene, Ealdseaxan (Ald-, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 9. Add

ǽdre-seax

(n.)

a vein-knifelancet

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a vein-knife, lancet

hup-seax

Similar entry: hype-seax

met-seax

Similar entry: mete-seax

scyr-seax

Similar entry: scear-seax

seax-ben

Grammar
seax-ben, seax-benn,

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scir-seax

Similar entry: scear-seax

blód-seax

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Blódsaex flebotoma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 77. Blódseax flebotomum, Graece namque fleps, vena, tomum vero incisio nominatur, 39, 22: fletoma, 33, 73. Blódsex flebotomum, 149, 42, Sé án blódseax (lǽceíren, v. l.) ásette on míne tungan, Gr. D. 32, 24. Se ealda

ceorf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
ceorf-seax, es; n.
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A surgeon's knife, scalpel Ðeáh ðe se woruldlǽce þone gewundodan mid bærnette oððe mid ceorfsexe gelácnige, Hml. Th. i. 472, 14

hand-seax

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seax, es; n.

A short sword, daggera 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.