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sǽd-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-cynn, es; n.

A kind of seed

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A kind of seed Ǽghwilc sǽdcyn omne genus seminarum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 30. Sǽdere gebyreþ ðæt hé hæbbe ǽlces sǽdcynnes ǽnne leáp fulne, ðonne hé ǽlc sǽd wel gesáwen hæbbe ofer geáres fyrst, L. R. S. 11; Th. i. 438, 9

sǽd-leáp

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-leáp, es; m.

a seed-leap(Essex), seed-lip (Oxford)seed-lopa seed lepesatorium, saticulumsedlepesaticulum

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A basket or other vessel of wood carried on one arm of the husbandman, to bear the seed which he sows with the other, a seed-leap(Essex), seed-lip (Oxford) . v. E. D. S. Pub. B. 18; also seed-lop, v. Old Country and Farming words, iii. Hopur or a seed

Linked entry: leáp

sǽd-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-tíma, an; m.

Seed-time

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Seed-time, time for sowing Sǽdtíma and hærfest, sumor and winter ne geswícaþ nǽfre, Hexam. 7; Norm. 12, 28

Linked entry: sǽd

sand-ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
sand-ceosol, es; m.

Sand, gravel

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Sand, gravel Sandceosel arena, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 64. Sandcesel, 54, 32. Sandceosol on sǽ arenam in litore maris, Gen. 22, 17. Sandceosol on sǽstrande, Jos. 11, 4. Sandceosol on sǽlícum strande, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 9. Sandcysel, Wulfst. 198, 22. Hé getimbrode

sand-gewyrpe

(n.)
Grammar
sand-gewyrpe, es; n.

A sand-heap

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A sand-heap Tó sandgewyrpe, of sandgewyrpe út an Temese, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 228, 25

Linked entry: sand-geweorp

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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An ecclesiastical due, to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them in his behalf. It was to be paid before the funeral rites were completed, though the regulation

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

sáwel-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-þearf, e; f.
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What is necessary or beneficial for the soul Ic wes smeágende ymb míne sáulþearfe, Chart. Th. 474, 18

stór-sæp

(n.)
Grammar
stór-sæp, es ; n.
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Resin Stórsæpes resinae, Hpt. Gl. 501, 1

Linked entry: sæp

æt-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-samne, adv.

In a sumtogether

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In a sum, together Begen æt-samne both together, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 18, col. l; Æðelst. 58. Ealle ætsamne all together, Ps. Th. 148, 18

Linked entry: -samne

sǽl-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽl-lic, sǽl-líce.

sam

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Add: sam . . . sam Sam (tam) gebróþrum, sam (quam) eallum geleáffullum, Angl. xiii. 414, 706. Sam gé etan, sam gé drincan, sam gé áht elles gedón siue manducatis, siue bibitis, siue aliud quid facietis, Scint. 169, 12. sam þe . . . sam þe Sam þe þeów

sár

Grammar
sár, n.
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2. Add Saarum doloribus, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 447, 12

sám-

(prefix)
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half-; the prefix denotes imperfection

Linked entry: sǽmra

sang-pípe

(n.)
Grammar
sang-pípe, an; f.

A musical pipe

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A musical pipe Sangpípe camena, Germ. 389, 26

Linked entry: pípe

fore-saga

(n.)
Grammar
fore-saga, (?)

a prologueprefacetranslation

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a prologue, preface Forerím ł [fore]tal ł [fore]-saga [ = -sagu?) prologus, Mt. p. 1, 1. In foresaga in prochemio, Jn. p. 187, 12. Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6

Linked entry: saga

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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a music-book, a book with the notes marked for singing Nota ðæt is mearcung. Ðæra mearcunga sind manega and mislíce gesceapene, ǽgðer ge on sangbócum ge on leóþcræfte, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 15; Som. 51, 20. one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles

sǽl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl-wang, es; m.

A fertile plainplain

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A fertile plain, plain Hé be wealle geseah wundrum fæste under sǽlwange sweras unlytle by the wall he saw huge pillars with their bases wondrous fast underground. Andr. Kmbl. 2984; An. 1495. Hwílum mec mín freá fæste genearwaþ, sendeþ ðonne under sǽlwonge

Linked entry: sál-wang

sand-geweorp

(n.)
Grammar
sand-geweorp, es; n.

A sand-bank, quicksand

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A sand-bank, quicksand Sandgewurp syrtis, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 72. On sandgeweorp in sirtim, ii.45,66

Linked entry: ge-weorp

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, musican art of singingthe art of composing poetry

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the art of singing, music (vocal or instrumental) Sangcræft musica (in a list of the arts), Hpt. Gl. 479, 46. Wæs hé swýðest on cyricean sangcræft getýd Rómánisce þeáwe maxime modulandi in ecclesia more Romanorum peritum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 19. On sangcræft

Linked entry: sang

lác-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lác-sang, es; m.
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A song made when offering(?) Lácsang (MS. lane sang) offertorium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 62; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41

Linked entry: lane-sang