sméðian
to become smooth ⬩ to make smooth
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R. 4, 23.]
smeortan
To smart ⬩ dolere
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R. 238, 29. Smertyn̄ uro Prompt. Parv. 460.]
smiðian
To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge ⬩ fabricare, cudere
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R. 52, 8. A smith that in his forge smithed plowharneis Chauc. C. T. 3760. To smythye wepne into sikul or to sithe Piers P. 3, 305.]
smirels
An unguent, ointment, unction, salve ⬩ grease
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R. 372, 18. þat swote smirles þat is icleopet basme H. M. 13, 21. Kepen ðe lich wiðuten smerles Gen. and Ex. 2454. þe Magdalene smerede Cristes uet mid þe precious smerieles Ayenb. 187, 32.]
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smocian
To smoke, emit smoke ⬩ To smoke
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R.) mid hǽþe 354, 23. [ Þa iseȝen heo a fur smokien Laym. 25734. Smekyn̄ or smokyn̄ fumo, fumigo Prompt. Parv. 460.]
snǽsan
To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon ⬩ to spit
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R. 212, 22.]
snǽding
A (slight?) meal ⬩ a meal ⬩ to take food
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Cf. the translation of the passage, R. Ben. 63, 1. Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben. Interl. 70, 4
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snáw-ceald
Cold as snow
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Cold as snow Ðæt sió fýrene (ne) mót sunne gesécan snáwcealdes weg monna (but read (?) mónan. Cf. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 28) gemǽro Met. 29, 8
sol
Mire or a miry place ⬩ filthy ⬩ volutabrum
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R. 324, 1. His (the priest's) alter cloð great and sole, and hire (the priest's concubine's) chemise smal and hwit; and te albe sol, and hire smoc hwit Rel. Ant. i. 129. Solwy dirty Wrt. Voc. i. 171, 41.]
sóþ
Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just
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Sooth, very, true. the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real Ðæt hí oncnáwon ðæt ðú eart án sóþ God ut cognoscant te solum Deum verum, Jn. Skt. 17, 3.
spelian
To act as the representative of another ⬩ to represent ⬩ to take, or stand in, the place of another
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Se abbod, for ðig ðe hé Godes gespelia is (quia uices Christi in monasterio creditur agere), sig hláford geháten ... for ðæs lufe ðe hé spelaþ for the love of him whom he represents, R. Ben. 114, 24. Næs Isaac ofslegen ac se ramm hine spelode, Homl.
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speling
The taking the place of another ⬩ the acting as the representative of another
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The taking the place of another, the acting as the representative of another Cristes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt Christi uices agere in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, 12
sperran
To strike ⬩ spar ⬩ to struggle ⬩ to struggle, resist
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To strike, spar Ðǽr eác cwóman hreáþemýs . . . and ða on úre ondwlitan sperdon and ús pulledon et uespertilionum uis ingens . . . in ora uultusque nostros ferebantur (the translator has read feriebant?), Nar. 15, 6.
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spere-healf
The male side or line
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R. A. 470) Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe, Chart. Th. 491, 20
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spinnan
to spin ⬩ to writhe ⬩ twist
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Ða of his leáfum and of his flýse ðæs treówes spunnon and swá eác tó godewebbe wǽfon and worhtan foliis arborum ex siluestri uellere uestes detexunt, Nar. 6, 18. of the action of the tide on the sand Sand sǽcir span (Grein would read spán) the ebb hath
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ge-síclian
To be taken sick or ill ⬩ to be infirm ⬩ ægrōtāre ⬩ infirmāri
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Rdr. 100, 169
Linked entries: síclian ge-seócled ge-séclod ge-sýclian
ge-sinlíce
Curiously ⬩ strictly ⬩ curiose,
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Curiously, strictly; curiose, R. Ben. 58
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ge-spreca
One who talks with another ⬩ a counsellor
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Ðú dé ánne genim to gesprecan symle spella and lára rǽd-hycgende always take as thy counsellor one sagacious in discourses and doctrines, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 26; Fä. 25
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ge-sund-ful
Full or quite sound ⬩ prosperous ⬩ successful ⬩ prospĕrus
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Rdr. 98, 85
ge-swígian
to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence
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Rdr. 111, 202.
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