wyrm-sele
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A serpent-hall [cf. the hall, thick swarming now, With ... scorpion, and asp ... Cerastes horned, hydrus, and elops drear, And dipsas, Par. Lost 10, 522 sqq.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hé hopian ðæt hé þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele
Linked entry: wyrm-geard
wræc-setl
An exile-abode
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An exile-abode Wídis ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, earclas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, Exon. Th. 120, 6; Gú. 267
án-setl
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A hermitage Hí ánsetles wununge geceósaþ solitarii sedere desiderant, R. Ben. 135, 9
ang-seta
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Angseta pustula. Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 51: cronculus, i. 45, 33. Ongseta, ii. 22, 68. Frunculus, quasi ferunculus, id est ongseta, Graece antrax, ab igne39, 16. Add: —
beór-sele
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Hearpe and pípe drémað eów on beórsele, Wlfst.46 17. Add
ge-setl
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Add: a seated assembly Ætforan gesetle (ge-sytle. Hpt. Gl. 447, 65) ante consessum, An. Ox. 1753
hring-seta
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Substitute: <b>hring-set,</b> es; n. A circus Hringsete circio (accipit in circo victor serta, Ald. 141, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 45. Hringseta circentium (gymnicorum exempla . . . praeconia circensium (cf. circenses circus, Migne) adipiscuntur
on-setl
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A sitting on. Cf. setl; Hê þæt hors mid his onsetle him sylfum tô æ̂hte æ̂r gehâlgode equum juri suo sedendo dedicaverat Gr. D. 183, 16. Cf. on-sǽte
sére-mónaþ
Similar entry: Seár-mónaþ
steór-setl
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Steórsetl pupim. An. Ox. 43, 11. Add
weard-setl
A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard
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A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard On weardsetl; of weardsetle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 48, 11. Andlang herpaðes tó weardsetle, 284, 23. On weardsetl, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 682, 24. Seofon weardsetl wacodon ofer ðone cásere. ... Ðá férde
heáh-sele
A high hall ⬩ a high hall
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A high hall Tó ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647
wind-sele
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
winter-setl
A place to stop in for the winter ⬩ winter-quarters
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A place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters Se consul wénde ðæt hé búton sorge mehte on ðæm wintersetle gewunian ðe hé ðá on wæs, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 5. Hié ðǽr sceoldon wintersetl habban, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 11. Hié wintersetl (-setle,v. l.) námon
horn-sele
A building having pinnacles,
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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821
áncer-setl
An anchoret's cell ⬩ hermitage ⬩ anachoretæ sedes
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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10
ancor-setl
An anchor-seat ⬩ the fore-castle of a ship ⬩ the prow ⬩ prora
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An anchor-seat, the fore-castle of a ship, the prow; prora, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11
beáh-sele
Idem
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Idem, Beo. Th. 2358; B. 1177
bán-sele
A bone-house or dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium aula ⬩ corpus
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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102