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lyge-searu

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-searu, wes; n.

artificewilesnare

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A false trick, artifice, wile, snare, lying art Hý ligesearwum áhófun hearmstafas with lying arts they stirred up mischiefs, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 34; Gú. 199: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Lygesearwum, Exon.19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776

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

met-seax

Similar entry: mete-seax

plúm-seáw

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-seáw, es ; n.
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Plum-juice Nim plúmséwes ánes scyllinges gewyht, Lchdm. iii. 114, 21

scyr-seax

Similar entry: scear-seax

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. Cf. statio sive inoneratio plaustrorum mentioned in connection with salis coctiones, 125

seám-sadol

(n.)
Grammar
seám-sadol, es; m.
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A pack-saddle; sagma, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 12

Linked entry: sadol

searu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-bend, m. f.
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A cunning, curious clasp or fastening Glóf searobendum fæst, sió wæs orþoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum, Beo. Th. 4179; B. 2086. Cf. orþanc-bend

searu-cǽg

(n.)
Grammar
searu-cǽg, e; f.
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An insidious key Flánþracu feorh onleác searocǽgum gesóht ( of the insidious attacks of disease), Exon. Th. 170, 27; Gú. 1118

searu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-cræftig, adj.
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skilful, skilled in (with gen.), cunning (in a good sense) Snottor, searocræftig sáwle rǽdes, Frag. Kmbl. 80; Leás. 42. Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma, Exon. Th. 296, 29; Crä. 58. wily, cunning (in a bad sense), 416, 7; Rä. 34, 7

searu-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-fáh, adj.
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Curiously, cunningly coloured (cf. gold-fáh) Herebyrne síd and searofáh, Beo. Th. 2892; B. 1444

searu-geþræc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-geþræc, es; n.
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A store of things in which art is displayed Seón and sécean searogeþræc (the dragon's hoard), wundur under wealle, Beo. Th. 6196; B. 3102 [cf. geþræce apparatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 72]

Linked entry: ge-þræc

searu-hæbbend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-hæbbend, searu-hæbbende, [one]
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having armour, armed Slǽpe tóbrugdon searuhæbbende the warriors started from sleep, Andr. Kmbl. 3054; An. 1350. Searohæbbendra, 2934; An. 1470: Beo. Th. 480; B. 237: Exon. Th. 468, 12; Phar. 6

searu-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-líc, adj.
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Ingenious, cunning, clever, displaying art or skill Ðæt ( writing being able to convey a message ) is wundres dǽl, on sefan searolíc ðam ðe swylc ne conn, Exon. Th. 472, 4; Rá. 61, 11. Sum hafaþ searolíc gomen gleódǽda, 298, 9; Crä. 82. v. next word

searu-net

(n.)
Grammar
searu-net, searu-nett, es; n.
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an armour-net, or a net ingeniously wrought, a coat of mail On him byrne scán, searonet seowed smiþes orþancum, Beo. Th. 816; B. 406. a net of treachery or guile, a net (metaph.), a snare, wile Mé elþeódige inwitwrásne, searonet seóþaþ, Andr. Kmbl

searu-rún

(n.)
Grammar
searu-rún, e; f.
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A cunning mystery Searorúna gespon, Exon. Th. 347, 20; Sch. 15

seax-ben

Grammar
seax-ben, seax-benn,

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scir-seax

Similar entry: scear-seax

be-seah

(v.; part.)

looked about

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looked about, Gen. 24, 63; Similar entries p.of be-seón

writ-seax

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

A pen

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A pen Mið pinn ł writtseax calamo, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17