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sǽd-lic

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Add: of seed Swá hwæt swá sǽdlic quicquid seminarium, Scint. 106, 10

wád-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wád-sǽd, es; n.

Woad-seed

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Woad-seed Línséd sáwan, wádsǽd eác swá, Anglia ix. 262, 11

hilde-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-sæd, adj.

Wearied with battle

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Wearied with battle, Beo. Th. 5439; B. 2723

Linked entry: sæd

wín-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sæl, es; n.

A wine-hall ⬩ a hall where there is feasting

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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Wóriaþ ða wínsalo, Exon. Th. 291, 6; Wand. 78

Linked entry: sæl

sǽtan

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

Similar entry: sǽtian

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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a seaman, one who journeys by sea Sǽmen æfter fóron flódwege, Cd. Th. 184, 11; Exod. 105, Sǽmanna síð, 208, 4; Exod. 478. Gáras, sǽmanna searo, Beo. Th. 663; B. 329. Hé sǽmannum onsacan mihte, 5900; B. 2954. Sigel sǽinannun. symble byþ on hihte, Runic

bí-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-sæc, (bi-sæc ?)
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Bisæc peram, Mt. R. 10, 10

Linked entry: sacc

eoful-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
eoful-sæc, es; n? [eoful = yfel evil, sacan to accuse]

Evil accusation, blasphemy ⬩ blasphēmia

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Evil accusation, blasphemy; blasphēmia Ðæt ðú eofulsæc ǽfre ne fremme wið Gódes bearne that ihou never make blasphemy against God's son, Elen. Kmbl. 1045; El. 524

wiþer-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-sæc, es; n.

striving ⬩ opposition ⬩ contradiction ⬩ denial ⬩ apostasy ⬩ recusancy

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striving, opposition, contradiction Æt ðæs wiðersæces wæterum ad aquas contradictionis, Deut. 32, 51: Ps. Spl. 105, 31. Fram wiðersace tungana a contradictione linguarum, 30, 16. Genera mé of wiðersacum (contradictionibus) folces, 17, 45. denial Hé

bere-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bere-sǽd, es; n.

Barley-seed ⬩ barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36

finol-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
finol-sǽd, es; n.

Fennel seed ⬩ fēnĭcŭli sēmen

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Fennel seed; fēnĭcŭli sēmen Finolsǽd gníd to duste reduce fennel seed to dust, Lchdm. iii. 28, 3

god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

ge-sǽd

(v.; part.)

said, told, proved

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said, told, proved, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33, 34; pp. of ge-secgan

un-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sæd, adj.

Unsatisfied ⬩ insatiable

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Unsatisfied, insatiable Unsædre heortan insatiabili corde, Ps. Th. l00, 5

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

sǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-líc, adj.

Seminal

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Seminal Séd sǽdlíc semen seminalem, Rtl. 146, 17

wín-sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
wín-sæd, adj.

Wine-sated ⬩ having had one's fill of wine

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Wine-sated, having had one's fill of wine Yrrum ealowósan, were wínsadum, Exon. Th. 330, 12; Vy. 50. Weras wínsade (cf. hé oferdrencte his duguðe ealle, 21, 22; Jud. 31; and the Latin c. 13, 2 : Erant omnes fatigati a vino). Judth. Thw. 22, 21; Jud.

sǽl-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽl-lic, sǽl-líce.

sǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽgan, de

To cause to sink

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To cause to sink Óþ ðæt seó sunne on súþrodor sǽged weorðeþ (cf. Só giségid wurð sedle náhor hédra sunna,Hel. 5715), Exon. 207, 15; Ph. 142

sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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a course or way on the sea Wé on sǽláde (in our course ) brecaþ ofer bæðweg, Andr. Kmbl. 1022; An. 511. Hie on sǽláde wíf tó Denum feredon they on the watery way took the woman to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2319; B. 1157. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó

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