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þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.
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Yet Pápa on Róme swá þeána gesette papa Romanus tamen statuit, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 36. Lífe ne gielpeþ hláfordes gifum, hýreþ swá þeána þeódne sínum, Exon. Th. 440, 6; Rä. 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81.

sǽ-strand

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-strand, es; m.

Sea-shore

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Swá mænigfealde swá swá sandceosol on sǽstrande, Jos. 11, 4: Wulfst. 198, 22. Beraþ ða stánas tó sǽstrande, Homl. Th. i. 68, 29. Heo stepen up a sæstrond, Laym. 9235

Linked entry: strand

sǽ-beorh

(n.)

>a sea-hill

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Ic ðínne ofspring gemenigfylde swá swá steorran on heofenum and swá swá sandceosol on sǽ,Gen. 22, 17), Cd. Th. 205, 25; Exod. 441. Hú gewearð ðé ðæt ðú sǽbeorgas sécan woldes, merestreáma gemet, ofer cald cleofu ceóles neósan, Andr.

swǽr-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-mód, (swár-); adj.
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D. v. swǽr, V. and next word

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, v. swǽr, <b>V b</b> Wé feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce wé on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239

Linked entry: swárlíce

sam-hwilc

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sam-hwilc, pron.

Some

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Swá hwæt swá ús God sylle máre ðonne wé néde brúcan sceolan . . . ne sylþ hé hit ús tó ðon ðæt wé hit hýdon, oððe tó gylpe syllan samhwylcum mannum ðe náht swíðe God ne lufiaþ, Blickl. Homl. 53, 17

Linked entry: sam-hwilc

sár-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
sár-wracu, gen. -wræce; f.

Sore tribulation

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Swá ðæt éce líf eádigra gehwylc æfter sárwræce sylf geceóseþ, 224, 27; Ph. 382: 274, 2; Jul. 527

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Swá mycel ungeþwǽrnys and unsibb árás ingravescentibus causis dissensionum, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 35.

seám-penig

(n.)
Grammar
seám-penig, -pending, es; m.
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A toll of a penny on a load (of salt) Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cyninges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 20.

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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Hé cwæð mid sárlícre stemne, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 205. Sárlíc leóþ tragoediam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109. Næs heo næuere swa sarlic, ꝥ wes Wenhauer þa quene, sarȝest wimmone, Laym. 28457

ge-seáw

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Add: Full of moisture, soaked Nim þæs eceddrences swá mycel swá þé þince, dó rædic on ꝥ seáw þæs drinces, lǽt beón nihterne on, syle on morgenne . . . þæne rædic swá geseáwne tó þicganne, Lch. ii. 286, 12

sǽ-clif

(n.)

a cliff by the sea

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a cliff by the sea Swá fela welena swá ðara sondcorna beóþ be ðisum sǽclifum, Bt. 7,4 ; Fox 22, 27

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

mete-seax

(n.)
Grammar
mete-seax, es; n.

A meat-knifeknife used in cutting fooddagger

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A meat-knife, knife used in cutting food, dagger Hiene mid heora metseacsum ofsticedon, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 18

Linked entry: met-seax

sǽ-waroþ

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Sǽwaroþa (swá waroþa, MS. but cf. Dan. 323) sond, Az. 39. Add

nægel-seax

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Add: a razor Swá swá næglseax ( nouacula ) scearp þú dydest fácn, Ps. L. 51, 4.

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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Swá hraðe swá ðæt wolcn styrode, swá síðode samtinges eal seó fyrd after ðám wolcne, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 11. Ðá nolde hé hí sæmtinges ácwellan ac lét him fyrst he would not kill them immediately, but allowed them time, 424, 14.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

sám-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-wís, adj.

Dull, foolish

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Ða sámwísan (hebetes) sint tó manianne ðæt hié wilnien tó wiotonne ðæt ðæt hié nyton, Past. 30, l ; Swt. 201, 7

Linked entry: sár-wís

scear-seax

(n.)
Grammar
scear-seax, es; n.

A razor

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MS.) sacerdotes caput suum non radent, Past. 18, 7; Swt. 138, 14

Linked entries: scir-seax scyr-seax

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Swá bióþ ánra gehwæs monna módsefan áwegede of hiora stede, Bt. Met.