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lǽce-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-sealf, e; f.

a plastermalagma

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A medicinal salve or ointment, a plaster; malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 77

medu-seld

(n.)
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medu-seld, es; n.

Mead-househouse in which feasting takes place

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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

bisceop-seld

(n.)

a bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see

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a bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see

seld-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
seld-cyme, es ; m.
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A rare visit Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, ðíne seldcymas, Exon. Th. 380, 27 ; Rä. 1, 14

sele-ful

(n.)
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sele-ful, [<b>sele-full</b>], es ; n.
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A cup used in a hall Hé geþah symbel and seleful Beo. Th. 1242 ; B. 619

sele-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gescot, -gesceot, es ; n.
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A tabernacle In selegescote ðínum in tabernaculo tuo, Ps. Surt. 14, 1. Selegesceote, Ps. Th. 60, 3. Ðeáh ðe ic on mínes húses hyld gegange oððe selegesceot si introiero in tabernaculum domus meae, 131, 3, 5, 7. Ðæt selegescot, hús tó wynne ( the body

sele-gist

(n.)
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sele-gist, es ; m.
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst ( Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 3094 ; B. 1545

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
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sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317 ; An. 659. Men ne cunnon secgan tó sóðe, selerǽdende (-rǽdenne, MS.), hæleþ under

sele-þegn

(n.)
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sele-þegn, es; m.
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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him ( Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed ], Beo. Th. 3592 ; B. 1794

sele-weard

(n.)
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sele-weard, es; m.
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A hall-warder, guard of a hall Hæfde hé Grendle tógeanes seleweard áseted, Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667

sealf-lǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
sealf-lǽcung, , e; f.
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Pharmacy; pharmacia, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. v. preceding word

Linked entry: lǽcung

þrym-seld

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-seld, es; n.

A throne

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A throne Ofer ðrymseld super thronum, Ps. Surt. 9, 5: 88, 30. Þrymseld thronos, Lchdm. i. lxxiii, 22

wyrm-sele

(n.)
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wyrm-sele, es; m.
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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

beór-sele

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Hearpe and pípe drémað eów on beórsele, Wlfst.46 17. Add

cú-sealf

(n.)
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cú-sealf, e; f.
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Suet, fat Cúself arvina, pinguedo, Germ. 392, 9

ciper-sealf

Similar entry: cyper-sealf

eár-sealf

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Add: Lch. ii. 2, 14

ele-sealf

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Þǽre getreówan elesealfe nardi pistici, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 41. Elesealfe ambrosia, 2, 34: nardo, 74, 67: 60, 54: Hpt. Gl. 405, 48. Add

heáfod-sealf

(n.)
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heáfod-sealf, e; f.
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A salve for the head Tó heáfodsealfe, aluwan gegníd in eced, smyre þæt heáfod mid, Lch. iii. 2, 14

lungen-sealf

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Add: — Wyrc lungensealfe, nim cost . . . . Lch. iii. 70, l