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send

(n.)
Grammar
send, e; f.
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A present Ne sí munece álýfed þæt hé ǽnig gewrit oþþe sende oðþe lác from hyra mágum oþþe from ǽnigum óþrum men underfón nullatenus liceat monacho neque a parentibus suis neque quoquam hominum litteras, eulogias, vel quelibet munuscula accipere, R. Ben

seóc

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Add: v. ádl- (E. S. xxxix. 322), lenden-, wéden(d)-, wód-seóc

seód

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Purs ł seód fiscus, An. Ox. 18b, 36. Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ hé dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, to see.
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Add: 2 a. with an infinitive that has no subject Ic seah rǽpingas in ræced fergan, Rä. 53, 1. add: the imperative used exclamatorily Seh þé ecce (Lanc. sithee ), Ps. Vos. 7, 15

án-seld

(n.)
Grammar
án-seld, es; m. [án only, seld dwelling]

A solitary dwellingan hermitagehabitatio solitaria

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A solitary dwelling, an hermitage; habitatio solitaria Ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan 7 began to dwell in this hermitage, Exon. 50b; Th. 176, 23; Gú. 1214

deáþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-sele, es; m. [deáþ death; sele a dwelling, hall]

A death-hallmortis aula

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A death-hall; mortis aula In ðam deáþsele in the death-hall, Exon. 48 b; Th. 166, 25; Gú. 1048. On wítehús, deáþsele deófoles into the house of torment, the death-hall of the devil, 30 b; Th. 94, 8; Cri. 1537: 97 a; Th. 362, 1; Wal. 30

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

burn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burn-sele, es; m. [burn a spring, brook; sele a dwelling, mansion]
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A bath-house; balneum, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 10; Ruin. 22

dreór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
dreór-sele, eses; m.

A dreary, desolate-looking hall domus mœstĭtiæ

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A dreary, desolate-looking hall ; domus mœstĭtiæ On dreórsele in the dreary hall, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 20; Kl. 50

biór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
biór-sele, es; m.

A beer-hall, feasting-hall

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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, Beo. Th. 5263; B. 2635

horn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sele, es; m.

A building having pinnacles,

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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821

máðum-sele

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sele, es; m.

A hall in which a prince gives costly giftsa hall containing costly things

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A hall in which a prince gives costly gifts, or a hall containing costly things (cf. gold-sele) Méda máððumselas, Salm. Kmbl. 379; Sal. 189

wín-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sele, es; m.

A wine-halla hall where there is feasting

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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Nis hér (in Hell) wloncra wínsele, ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 21; Sat. 94. Se wínsele (Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 1547; B. 771. In ðæm wínsele, 1394; B. 695. Beóre druncne... hí in wínsele sáwle forlétan

Linked entry: wín-sæl

wil-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wil-sele, es; m.

A pleasant hall

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A pleasant hall Weorðeþ his hús (the nest of the Phenix) onhǽted, willsele stýmeþ, Exo n. Th. 212, 21; Ph. 213

gyst-sele

(n.)
Grammar
gyst-sele, es; m.

A guest-hallhospĭtālis aula

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A guest-hall; hospĭtālis aula Éðelleáse ðysne gystsele gihþum healdaþ [MS. healdeþ] the homeless hold this guest-hall in memory, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 4; Exod. 534

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

burh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sele, es; m.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling

cear-seld

(n.)
Grammar
cear-seld, es; n.

habitaculum mæroris,

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A place of sorrow; habitaculum mæroris, Exon; 81b; Th. 306, 10; Seef. 5

driht-sele

(n.)

a princely hall

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a princely hall, Beo, Th. 974; B. 485

dolg-sealf

(n.)

a wound salve, poultice for a wound

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a wound salve, poultice for a wound, L. M. cont. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 8, 26, 29