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Anglo-Saxon

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sol

(n.)
Grammar
sol, a miry place.
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Sola uolutabra, An. Ox. 2, 314. Add

Linked entry: solu

sol

(adj.)
Grammar
sol, (?); adj.
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Dirty Soles rugosae (Constantinus . . . matronae rugosae figuram vidit in extasi deformem fronte vetusta, Ald. 152, 22), An. Ox. 15, 3

Linked entry: solian

sóm

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sod

Similar entry: ge-sod

som

Similar entry: sam

som-

(prefix)

Similar entry: sam-

sot

Similar entry: sott

fyrd-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-sócn, e; f. [sócn the seeking]

The seeking of the armymilitary servicemīlĭtia

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The seeking of the army, military service; mīlĭtia Ðæt hit sý gefreód ealra þeówdóma, búton fyrdsócne, and burhgeweorce and bryggeweorce that it shall be freed from all services, except military service, castle-building, and bridge-work, Th. Diplm. A.D

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning. Bede

Linked entries: Februarius sol

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522, 25

sorh-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful songa lay of grief

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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460.

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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Hit is ǽlces módes wíse ðæt sóna swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16: Met. 6, 2: 8, 3. a proverb Ðás sóðcwide (-cuido,

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.

Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peacethe crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own housean inroad or attack on one's homeattack on one's house

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The following passage will illustrate the character of the offence Hamsocna, 'quod domus invasionem Latine sonat, fit pluribus modis, extrinsecus vel et intrinsecus accidenciis.

Linked entry: sócn

a-sóht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sóht, pp. of a-sécan.

sought outsearched

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sought out, searched,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 496, 8 ;

friþ-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-sócn, e; f.

A peace-refugean asylumasȳlum

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A peace-refuge, an asylum; asȳlum Ðæt he friþsócne geséce that he may seek a refuge of peace, L. Eth. ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 25

full-sóþ

(adv.)

full soothmost truly

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full sooth, most truly, L. Ælf. C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29

inwit-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-sorh, gen. -sorge ; f.
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Sorrow brought about by malice or guile, Beo. Th, 1666 ; B. 831 : 3477; B. 1736

scip-sócn

(n.)

be-sorh

(adj.)

anxious, dear, beloved

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anxious, dear, beloved R. Ben. 72

un-sorh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sorh, adj.

Without carewithout anxietysecure

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Without care, without anxiety, secure Ðá ongeat hé þæt ðǽr wæs godcundlíc mægen ondweard, and hé ðære mildheortnesse unsorh ábád, Blickl. Homl. 217, 29