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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

heáh-seld

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Add: [seld = setl, Sievers, Gram. 196, 2] a throne Satanus wolde on heofonum héhseld wyrcan (cf. hú hé him stólgeworhte on heofonum, Gen. 273), Sat. 372. Stondað hæleð ymb héhseld, 47. an elevated platform For heáhseldum pro rostris, An. Ox. 2322. Héhseldum

lungen-sealf

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

múþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-sealf, e ; f.
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A mouth-salve Gif mannes múð sár sié . . . Tó múðsealfe, Lch. ii. 48, 28

seld-cúþ

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Add: strange Uppon Sc̃e Michaeles mæssan ætýwde án selcúð steorra on ǽfen scýnende and sóna tó setle gangende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 27. various, different, not of one kind Hé forgeaf ǽlcum ðǽra wyrhtena seltcúð gereord, and heora nán ne cúðe óðres sprǽce

seld-lic

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Linked entry: syl-líc

sceáde-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáde-sealf, e; f.

A salve that may be shed on a place , a medicinal powder

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A salve that may be shed on a place a medicinal powder Sceádesealf tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 300, 6. Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd tó duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22

weaxhláf-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
weaxhláf-sealf, ; f.

A salve consisting of a cake of wax

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A salve consisting of a cake of wax Wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, Lchdm. ii. 246, 9

weax-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-sealf, e; f.

A salve made of wax

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A salve made of wax Wexsealf cerotum, unguentum de cera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 41. Weaxsealf wiþ wyrme; weaxsealf; butere, pipor, hwít sealt, meng tósomne, smire mid, Lchdm. ii. 124, 11

Linked entry: weaxhláf-sealf

heáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sele, es; m.

A high halla high hall

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A high hall Tó ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647

bán-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sealf, e; f.

A bone-salvea salve for pains in the limbs

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A bone-salve, a salve for pains in the limbs Tó gódre bán-sealfe þe mæg wið heáfodece and wið ealra lyma týddernysse, Lch. iii. 12, 23

wen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
wen-sealf, e; f.

A salve for wens

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A salve for wens Wensealf Lchdm. ii. 128, 13, 19. Ðás wyrta sceolon tó wensealfe i. 382, 15 : ii. 128, 6:12, 19

beáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sele, es; m.

Idem

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Idem, Beo. Th. 2358; B. 1177

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwellingthe bodyossium aulacorpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102