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séðan

(v.)
Grammar
séðan, p. de

To declare true ⬩ affirm ⬩ attest ⬩ prove

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To declare true, affirm, attest, prove Ic séðe testificor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 146, 3. Ealle hálige gewritu sóðlíce séðaþ, ðæt se is Hǽlend Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 9. Hé árás on ðam þriddan dæge, swá swá gewritu séðaþ, 598, 4. Sum óðer séðde and cwæþ

ceáp-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-setl, cép-setl, es; n. [setl = a seat]

A toll-booth, custom-house ⬩ telonium τελώνιον

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A toll-booth, custom-house; telonium τελώνιον He geseah Leuin sittende æt hys cépsetle vidit Levi sedentem ad telonium, Mk. Bos. 2, 14

Linked entry: cép-setl

segl-gird

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gird, es; m. e; f.

a sail-yard ⬩ yard of a ship ⬩ the cross rod from which a banner hangs

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v. segel, III.) Segelgyrd labara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 24

Linked entry: segl-ród

ge-segen

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Þ in þám hálgan stǽre mid gerýnelicre gesægene (-segne, v.l.) is áwriten and þus gecweden quod in sacra historia figurata narratione describitur, quae ait, Gr. D. 245, 15. Ic geleornode æt gesægene (relatione) árwyrðra witena ꝥ ꝥ ic secge, 9, 20.

cyne-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-setl, es; n. [selt a seat]

A royal seat, throne ⬩ imperii sedes, solium

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A royal seat, throne; imperii sedes, solium Constantinopolis is nú ðæt heáhste cynesetl ealles eástríces Constantinople is now the chief royal seat of all the eastern empire, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 11. Ðe sit on his cynesetle qui sedet in solio ejus, Ex

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, p. -sáh

to strain upon ⬩ sprinkle

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to strain upon, sprinkle Ród blode bestémed, biseón mid swáte, Cri. 1088

Linked entry: be-siftan

segl-gird

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In l. 7 after 'antemnas' insert Wrt. Voc. ii. and add Segelgyrdum antemnis. An. Ox. 38, 1

ymb-seón

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ofer-segl

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-segl, es; m.

A top-sail

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A top-sail Oversegl artemon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 76

Linked entry: segl

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, see ⬩ respicere, superspicere ⬩ to overlook, neglect, despise

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to observe, survey, see Ðú ðe ealle gesceafta ofersihst thou that dost survey all creatures, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L. O. 8; Th.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

segl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
segl-rád, e; f.

The sail-road ⬩ the sea

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The sail-road, the sea Síð on seglráde, Beo. Th. 2863; B. 1429

segl-ród

(n.)
Grammar
segl-ród, e ; f.

A sail-yard

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A sail-yard,Cd. Th. 182, 29; Exod. 83

segl-gerǽde

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gerǽde, es ; n.

Sail-furniture ⬩ tackle

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Sail-furniture, tackle Hé becwæð his láford his beste scip and ða segelgerǽda ðártó domino suo meliorem suarum navium unam cum sibi pertinentibus armamentis contulit, Chart. Th. 549, 18

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

ge-seón

Grammar
ge-seón, <b>; X.</b>
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Ðá hwíle ðe God gesegen hæbbe ( may have seen to it ) ðæt fulwiht æt ðeosse stówe beón móte, Txts. 175, 13. Add

ge-sege

(v.)

say, tell,

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say, tell, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1; impert. of ge-secgan

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see through ⬩ see into ⬩ penetrate with the sight

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to see through, see into, penetrate with the sight (lit. or fig.) God geseóþ and þurhseóþ ealle his gesceafta, Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 11. Þurhsyhþ. Met. 30, 16. Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde

þurh-seón

(v.)

to strain through ⬩ penetrate

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to strain through, penetrate Ealle ða fúllnessa ðæs fúllan ofnes and ðæs þeóstran ðe mec ǽr ðurhseáh omnem foetorem tenebrosae fornacis, qui me pervaserat, Bd. 5, 12; M. 430, 6

ymb-seón

(v.)
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to behold, look Ic hine wolde biddan, ðæt hé sweotole ymbsáwe súð, eást and west (cf. behealde hé on feówer healfe his, Bt. 19 ; Fox 68, 21), hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 5

Linked entry: ymb-sewen

ymb-seón

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beholding

bi-seón

(v.)

to see

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to see. l. to strain upon