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heáh-setl

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Add: a seat of honour 'Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum scræfum þonne ðú on healle heálic biscop sitte.' Ðá cwæð hé þæt hé wurðe nǽre ðæs heáhsetles, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 30. an official seat, of a king, a throne On héghseðel Godes in throno Dei, Mt. L. 23,

hring-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-setl, es; n.
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535

láreów-setl

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Láréwsetle pulpito An. Ox. 7. 206. Add

setl-hrægl

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Hé geann Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw. 23, 15. Add

þrym-setl

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Þrymsetl thronus, Ps. L. 88, 38. Þremsetl. 30. Add

gang-setl

A stool

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Add: A stool (of a privy) Þás úplendiscan wíf wyllað oft drincan and furþon etan fúllíce on gangsetlum . . . hit is bysmor þæt ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mid mettum áfylle, and on óðerne ende him gange þæt meox út fram, and drince þonne ǽgðer ge þæt

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justice Ðín heáhsetl thronum, Ps. Th. 88, 26. Forðon héhseðil godes is quia thronus Dei est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 34. Ðonne crist siteþ on his cynestóle on heáhsetle when Christ sitteth on his royal

Linked entry: heáh-seld

hilde-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-setl, es; m.

A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse

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A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse, Beo. Th. 2082; B. 1039

toll-setl

(n.)
Grammar
toll-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth,custom-house

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A toll-booth, custom-house Tolsetl teloneum, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 36. Ðá geseah hé sittan sumne mannan æt tollsetle (in teloneo; in a tolbothe, Wick. Mt. 9, 9), Homl. Th. ii. 468, 9. Matheus nǽfre æfter his gecyrrednysse æt tollsetle ne sæt, 288, 18

Linked entry: toll-sceamol

níþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sele, es; m.

A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe

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A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe [Grein reads niþ-sele a hall low down, beneath the water. ] Hé [in] níþsele náthwylcum wæs, ðǽr him nǽnig wæter wihte ne sceþede, Beo. Th. 3030; B. 1513

Linked entry: niþ

ferhþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-sefa, ferþ-sefa, firhþ-sefa, fyrhþ-sefa, an; m.

The mind's senseintellectmens

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The mind's sense, intellect; mens Cwén gefeah on ferhþsefan the queen rejoiced in her mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1696; El. 850: 1787; El. 895

for-seón

(v.)
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for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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To overlook, despise, contemn, scorn, be ashamed of, neglect, reject, renounce; despĭcĕre, temnĕre, contemnĕre, spernĕre, erŭbescĕre, neglĭgĕre, posthăbēre, rejĭcĕre We á sculon ídle lustas forseón we should ever despise idle lusts, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47

Linked entry: for-sión

cot-setla

(n.)
Grammar
cot-setla, cote-setla, an; m. [MS. kot-setla, kote-setla]

A cottager casārius

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A cottager; casārius Cotsetlan [MS. kotsetlan] riht a cottager's right L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 15. Cotesetlan [MS. kotesetlan] riht, be ðam ðe on lande stent. On sumon he sceal ǽlce Móndæge ofer geáres fyrst his láforde wyrcan, óðð iii dagas ǽlcre wucan

geond-seón

(v.)
Grammar
geond-seón, p. -seáh

To see beyond or throughperspicere, in conspectu habere,

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To see beyond or through; perspicere, in conspectu habere, Beo. Th. 6166; B. 3087

hring-seta

(n.)
Grammar
hring-seta, hring-sete.
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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

ge-segen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-segen, -sægen, -segn, e; f.

A saying, telling, conversation, relation, traditiondictum, narratio, relatio, traditio

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A saying, telling, conversation, relation, tradition; dictum, narratio, relatio, traditio Mid gesegenum unrím geleáffulra witena by the sayings of innumerable faithful witnesses, Bd. pref; S. 472, note 25: Nar. 2, 6. Þurh gesegene ðæs árwurþan biscopes

Linked entries: ge-sægen ge-segn

beáh-sel

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sel, es ; n.

Hall of braceletsdomus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur

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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659

Linked entries: hring-sele sæl

sel-líc

(adj.)

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dryht-sele

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-sele, driht-sele,es ; m. [sele a dwelling, hall]

A princely dwelling, hall aula

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A princely dwelling, hall; aula Draca hord eft gesceát,dryhtsele dyrnne the dragon darted back to his hoard, his secret hall, Beo. Th. 4629; B. 2320 : 1538; B. 767. Wæs drihtsele dreórfáh the princely hall was stained with blood, 974; B. 485

Linked entry: driht-sele

beór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
beór-sele, biór-sele, es; m.

A beer-hallfeasting-hallhallmansionpalacecerevisiæ aulaconvivis recipiendis locusaulamansiopalatium

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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, hall, mansion, palace; cerevisiæ aula, convivis recipiendis locus, aula, mansio, palatium In [on] beórsele in the beer-hall Beo. Th. 968; B. 482 : 988; B. 492 : Runic pm. 14; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 342, 5. Gesittaþ beórselas

Linked entries: beór-tún biór-sele