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ang-set

(n.)
Grammar
ang-set, es; m ? ang-seta, an; m ?

A disease with eruptions ⬩ a carbuncle ⬩ pimple ⬩ pustule ⬩ an eruption ⬩ St. Anthony's fire ⬩ carbunculus

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A disease with eruptions, a carbuncle, pimple, pustule, an eruption, St. Anthony's fire; carbunculus Angset vel spring carbunculus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 57, 9; Wrt. Voc. 19, 19. Angseta furunculus vel anthrax, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 69; Wrt. Voc. 20, 12

dolh-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
dolh-sealf, dolg-sealf,e ; f. [sealf a salve, poultice]

A wound-salve, poultice for a wound ⬩ vulnĕrārium emplastrum

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A wound-salve, poultice for a wound; vulnĕrārium emplastrum Dolhsealf; genim wegbrǽdan sǽd, getrifula smale, scead on ða wunde, sóna biþ sélre a wound-salve; take seed of waybroad, bray it small, put [shed] it on the wound, soon it will be better, L.

Linked entry: dolg-sealf

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Add Þú gesége crevisti, geseah crevit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 54, 55. to have the faculty of vision, to exercise that faculty. literal Ne gesyhþ sé nǽfre he will remain blind for ever. Bl. H. 153, 22. Hé sóna geseh he at once recovered his sight, 15, 27.

ǽrend-secg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-secg, es; m.

An errand-deliverer ⬩ a messenger ⬩ legatus ⬩ nuntius

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An errand-deliverer, a messenger; legatus, nuntius Ic, on his gearwan, geseó ðæt he is ǽrend-secg uncres Hearran I, by his habit, see that he is the messenger of our Lord, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 17; Gen. 658

burh-séta

(n.)
Grammar
burh-séta, an; m.
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A city-dweller, townsman, citizen; civis, oppidanus, Wrt. Voc. 18, 36

Linked entry: burh-sǽta

hring-seta

(n.)

circenses ludi

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circenses ludi, Cot. 43, Lye

hring-sete

(n.)

circus

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circus, Cot. 183, Lye

ge-setu

(n.)

seats

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seats, Th. 76, 16

segl-gerǽde

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gerǽde, es ; n.
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Sail-furniture, tackle Hé becwæð his láford his beste scip and ða segelgerǽda ðártó domino suo meliorem suarum navium unam cum sibi pertinentibus armamentis contulit, Chart. Th. 549, 18

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

segl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
segl-rád, e ; f.
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The sail-road, the sea Síð on seglráde, Beo. Th. 2863 ; B. 1429

segl-ród

(n.)
Grammar
segl-ród, e ; f.
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A sail-yard, Cd. Th. 182, 29 ; Exod. 83. (v. segl, <b>Ia.</b>) [O. H. Ger. segal-ruota antenna. ] Cf. segel-gird

ang-seta

(n.)
Grammar
ang-seta, m.
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Angseta pustula. Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 51: cronculus, i. 45, 33. Ongseta, ii. 22, 68. Frunculus, quasi ferunculus, id est ongseta, Graece antrax, ab igne39, 16. Add: —

cot-setla

(n.)
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See Andrews&#39; Old English Manor, s. v

fót-setla

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setla, an; m.
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One who sits on a footstool(?), an inferior member of a company Gif cniht binnan stig sitte, gylde ánne syster huniges: and gif hwá fótsetlan haebbe, do ꝥ ylce, Cht. Th. 612, 34. Cf. fót; I. ¶

segl-gird

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In l. 7 after 'antemnas' insert Wrt. Voc. ii. and add Segelgyrdum antemnis. An. Ox. 38, 1

ofer-segl

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-segl, es; m.

A top-sail

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A top-sail Oversegl artemon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 76

Linked entry: segl

segl-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
segl-bósm, es ; m.
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The swelling out of a sail, sail swelled out by the wind Seglbósm carbasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 57 : 103, 28 : carbasus, tumor veli, 128, 53. Seglbósmas carbasa, vela navium, 54 : carbasa, 88, 24

Linked entry: bósum

segl-gird

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gird, es ; m.
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: e ; f. a sail-yard, yard of a ship Segl*-*gærd antemna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 30. Segelgyrd antenna, i. 48, 17 : antenna vel temo, 56, 39. Mæst sceal on ceóle, segelgyrd ( Grein takes this == sail-girt, and as applying to the mast ) seomian, Menol. Fox

Linked entry: segl

wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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A dweller in a wilderness, a hermit, an anchorite Wéstensetla eremita Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 28: 72, 2. Wéstensetla (printed -seda) eremita, anachoreta Hpt. Gl. 465, 24. Sum wéstensettla on ðæm eálande ðe Liparus is nemned, Shrn. 85, 27. Wé willaþ wrítan be

ancor-setla

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setla, an; m.
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An anchorite, a hermit Hé him cytan árǽrde on sumere dígelnesse, swylce hé ancersetla eáðe beón mihte, Hml. S. 31, 1070. Ancersetlena drohtnung, Hml. Th. i. 544, 26: 546, 1. [The two following are doubtful Ancersetlan anachoreseos, Hpt. Gl. 465, 48.

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