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hype-seax

Grammar
hype-seax, hup-seax, es; n.

a dagger

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A knife hanging at the hip, a dagger, short sword Lytel sweord vel hypesex pugio vel clunabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 65, 50; Wrt. Voc. 35, 37. Helm oððe hupseax, Exon. 79 a; Th. 297, 6; Crä. 64. Helmas and hupseax, Judth. 12; Th. 26, 15; Jud. 328

Linked entry: hup-seax

a-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sécan, -sécean; p. -sóhte; pp. -sóht [a, sécan to seek] .

to search or seek outto seek forto requiredemandeligererequirerepetere aliquid ab aliquoto seekgo toexploreadireexplorare

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to search or seek out, to seek for, to require, demand ; eligere, requirere, petere aliquid ab aliquo Asécean ða sélestan to seek out the best, Elen. Kmbl. 2035; El. 1019 : 813; El. 407. Mid swá mycle fóreseónysse wæs ðæs líchoman clǽnnesse asóht tanta

Linked entry: a-sóht

ge-seáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-seáw, adj. [seáw juice]

Juicysūci plēnus

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Juicy; sūci plēnus Geseáwe pýsan juicy peas, L. M. 2, 43; Lchdm. ii. 254. 15

wís-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
wís-sefa, an; m.
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A wise-minded person Him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, gif hé bið módes gleáw, Salm. Kmbl. 877; Sal. 438

cwild-seten

Grammar
cwild-seten, v. cwyld-seten
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in Dict., but substitute for citations Cwylsetene (cwylseten conticinium, Hpt. Gl. 495, 6) conticinio, An. Ox. 3771. Cwyldsetene, 2, 250: 8, 198. Cwuldsetene, 7, 273. Cwyldsetene ( conticinio, gallicantu, Hpt. Gl. 514, 17), 4658: 2, 363: 8, 271. v. next

á-séngan

Grammar
á-séngan, l. (?) á-secgan.

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gist-sele

Grammar
gist-sele, v. gest-sele, gyst-sele
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in Dict

see

Linked entries: mamorian middan-geard

seðe

Grammar
seðe, Cd. Th. 92, 7; Gen. 1525: seðel.

Similar entry: sécan

ge-sele

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sele, es; m. [sele]

A tabernacletăbernācŭlum

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A tabernacle; tăbernācŭlum On gesele ðínum in tăbernācŭlo tuo, Ps. Spl. T. 14, 1

ǽder-seax

Grammar
ǽder-seax, ǽdder-seax.
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Flebotomum blódseax oððe ǽdderseax. Græce namque fleps vena, tomum vero incisio nominatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 22. Add:

á-secgan

to speak oututter a wordto tellnarrateto offer

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Add Ásægde edidit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 30. Ásaecgan edissere, 106, 80. Ásæcgan effarier, dicere, 142, 42. Ásecgan, 94, 53: edissere, i. exponere, 29, 6 effari, i. edicere, An. Ox. 3449. absolute, to speak out,utter a word Hí ne meahton ásecgan for þæs

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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[apoetical word with much the same meaning as mod, e.g. Swá bióþ ánra gehwæs monna módsefan áwegede of hiora stede, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 47; Met. 7, 24 = swá ðæt mennisce mód biþ áweged of his stede, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17: and Gif heora módsefa meahte weorþan

be-sengan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sengan, p. -sengde; pp. -senged, -sengd

To singe, scorch, burnustulare, urere, æstuare

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To singe, scorch, burn; ustulare, urere, æstuare Beren ear beseng singe a barley ear, L. M. 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 18. Óðra wéron forberned oððe besenged [MS. besenced] alia æstuaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 6. Hí besáwon on ða besengdan burh and on ða

Linked entry: sengan

serð

Similar entry: seorðan

séðan

(v.)
Grammar
séðan, p. de
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To declare true, affirm, attest, prove Ic séðe testificor, Ælfc. Gr. 25 ; Zup. 146, 3. Ealle hálige gewritu sóðlíce séðaþ, ðæt se is Hǽlend Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 9. Hé árás on ðam þriddan dæge, swá swá gewritu séðaþ, 598, 4. Sum óðer séðde and cwæþ

eorþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-sele, es ; m. [sele a hall]

An earth-hall, cavesubterrānea aula, antrum

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An earth-hall, cave; subterrānea aula, antrum Eald is ðes eorþsele this earth-hall is old, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 12; Kl. 29. Mec se mánsceáða of eorþsele út geséceþ the atrocious spotter will seek me out fram his earth-hall, Beo. Th. 5023; B. 2515. He

blód-seax

(n.)
Grammar
blód-seax, blód-sex, es; n.

A blood-knife, a lancetphlebotomus

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A blood-knife, a lancet; phlebotomus = φλεβoτόμoν, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 91; Wrt. Voc. 22, 9

Linked entry: blód-æx

cwyld-seten

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
cwyld-seten, cwyl-seten,e; f. [cwyld, cwyl = cweald, pp. of cwellan to kill: Icel. kweld, n. evening: as if the night quelled or killed daylight]

A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night conticinium

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A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ; conticinium Cwylseten conticinium, Mone B. 3747. Cwylsetene conticinio, 3748. Cwyldsetene galli cantu, 4677

Linked entry: cwyld

ge-sete

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sete, pl. -setu, -seotu; n.

A seat, habitation, housesedes, domicilium, habitatiohabitatio, sedes, domicilium

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A seat, habitation, house; sedes, domicilium, habitatio Ofer eall beorht gesetu over all bright habitations, Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 7; Dóm. 117: 121 b; Th. 466, 3; Hö. 115. Sun-beorht gesetu dwellings bright with the sun, 59 b; Th. 217, 10;Ph. 278: 62

Linked entry: ge-setu