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sám-wyrcan

(v.)

to do a thing incompletely

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to do a thing incompletely Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce . . . Gif hé sámwyrce . . . L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Fæsten wæs sámworht the fort was not finished, Chr. 892; Erl. 88, 34. Stántorr ( the tower of Babel ) sámworht stód, Cd. Th. 102,

Linked entries: sám-bryce sám-worht

sam-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-rád, adj.

Harmonious, united

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Harmonious, united Se cræftga geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ ðæt hí hiora freóndscipe forþ on symbel untweófealde treówa gehealdaþ sibbe samráde the mighty one unites societies firmly, so that for ever they continue to maintain their friendship, faith sincere

sám-swǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-swǽled, adj.

Half-burnt

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Half-burnt Sámswǽlede semiustos, sámswǽled semiustus, Hpt. Gl. 508, 55-57

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Kmbl. 748 ; El. 374. of the operation of the senses Hé biþ suá micle sél gehiéred, suá hé ufor gestent, Past. 14, 1 ; Swt. 81, 17. denoting excellence in act or in conduct Nó ðý sél dyde, ac ðam æðelinge oferhygd gesceód, Cd.

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Hi drayeþ myd such sol, Misc. 51, 162

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

sol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sol, eses; n.: solu, we, e; f.

Mire or a miry place filthy volutabrum

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Sió sugu hí wile sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áþwægen biþ Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27. Gif swín eft filþ on ðæt sol Swt. 421, 3. Þonon ðæt cume in ða reádan sole Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 8. In reádan solo Txts. 431, 6.

síc

Similar entry: át-síc

scúa

Similar entry: scúwa

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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a shower, storm of rain, snow, hail, etc. Scúr nimbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 60 : 76, 42. Scyúr (scúr, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 54. Ðes scúr hic imber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 43, 7. Swylce scúr ofer gærs quasi imber super herbam, Cant. M. ad fil. 2. Rénes

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

seim

(n.)
Grammar
seim, [from earlier segem (?)]
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fat, lard Seime ł fetnesse adipe, Ps. Spl. T. 62, 6. [Ge ne schulen eten ulesche ne seim, A. R. 412, 26. See Halliw. Dict. saim, seam, and cf. Fr. sain : Ital. saime. From late Lat. sagimen.] ]

sel

(n.)
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a hall

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Good. of health Sóna seó blǽdder tó séiran ( to a healthier condition ) gehwyrfeþ, Lchdm. i.206, 15. good, worthy, having excellent qualities or properties Sancte Iohannes wæs mára and sélra eallum óðrum mannum, Blickl. Homl. 163, 20. Sýlra, 161,

Linked entry: sélost

seó

(pronoun.)
Grammar
seó, (pron.

seó

(v.)
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verb) (

seám

(n.)
Grammar
seám, es; m.
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a seam, a load, burden [a seam of corn is a quarter, eight bushels; a seam of wood is a horse-load; a seam of dung 3 cwts. (Devon), v. E. D. S. Pub. Reprinted Glossaries, and Farming Words 1, 3, 7..] Seám vel berþen sarcina, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 27: Ælfc

sex

Similar entry: seax

scl-

(prefix)

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scom-

(prefix)

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sió-

(prefix)
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See generally seó-

sió

(v.)
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be) (