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ge-sincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sincan, p. -sanc, -sonc, pl. -suncon; pp. -suncen

To sink;delābi

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To sink; delābi Him in gesonc flacor flánþracu the flickering arrow's force sank into him, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 22; Gú. 1115. Ðá ne meahton hí on ðæm wætere gesincan then they could not sink in the water, Shrn. 103, 19

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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A church-song; ecclesiasticum carmen He ða cyricsangas lǽrde, ðe hí ǽr ne cúðan quæ illi non noverant, carmina ecclesiastica doceret, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 8. He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522

æt-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen; v. a. n. [æt, sacan to charge, accuse]

To denydisownabjurenegaredetestariabjurare

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To deny, disown, abjure: negare, detestari, abjurare Ðá ætsacaþ ðæs ærýstes qui negant esse resurrectionem, Lk. Bos. 20, 27: L. Ath. i. 4;Th. i. 202, 2: i. 6; Th. i. 202, 12, 13. Ðá ætsóc he at ille negavit, Mk. Bos. 14, 68: Lk. Bos. 22, 57. Ðá ætsóc

Linked entry: sacan

-sum

(suffix)
Grammar
-sum, an adjective suffix as in glad-some, win-some.

bí-sǽce

(n.)

A visitation

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Grammar bí-sǽce, bí-sǽc ( = soec, -séc), e; f. Substitute: A visitation Stód seó stów ídel and ǽmen, bád bísǽce betran hyrdes, Gú. 188

cweden

Grammar
cweden, v. bufan-, sóþ-cweden.

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for-súcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-súcan, p. -seác; pp. -socen
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To suck up, devour [Þæt se] wemmend mid deórenum ceaflum wǽre forsocen (forgnegen) [ ut] scortator ferinis rictibus suggillaretur (i. rapietur ), An. Ox. 3343

-sagol

(suffix)
Grammar
-sagol, v. leas-, sóþ-, unsóþ-, wǽr-sagol.

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sápe

(n.)
Grammar
sápe, an; f.

Soap, salve

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Soap, salve Sápe sapo (sopo, MS.), Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 12: lumentum, ii. 54, 4. Hé biþ ðonne áþwogen fram his synnum þurh ða untrumnysse, swá swá horig hrægl þurh sápan, Homl. Th. i. 472, 6. Monie of þas wimmen smurieð heom mid blanchet, þet is þes deofles

Linked entry: sáp

bogen

(n.)
Grammar
bogen, the name of some plant.
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Bogen and redic and hwíte clǽfran, Lch. ii. 64, 3: 134, 17: 322, 21. [In 310, 17 bogenes is corrected to boþenes.] Add

hwíte-cylle

(n.)
Grammar
hwíte-cylle, some kind of bag or
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vessel Hwítecylle folle bubulum, i. vos piceum (cf. culleum, folle bubulum, Corpl. Gl. H. 39, 956: culleum uas pice oblitum, 926 : in culleum, in follem bobulinum, et aliter machina contenta et bitumine lita, 67, 224), Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 14

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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a rope, cord, line, bond Licgaþ mé ymbe írenbendas, rídeþ racentan sál, Cd. Th. 24, 3; Gen. 378. Ðá wæs be mæste segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3816; B. 1906. (cf.O. H. Ger. segil-seil rudens ) Sálum nexibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 74. a rein Sálas [h] abenas,

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

slífe-scóh

(n.)

a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper

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a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper Socc, slébescóh soccus Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 69

Linked entry: slébe-scóh

dryht-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-leóþ, es; n. [leóþ a song]

A lordly songnōbĭle carmen

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A lordly song; nōbĭle carmen Be ðam David cyningdryhtleóþ agól king David sang a lordly song of him, Elen. Kmbl. 684; El, 342

giscian

(v.)
Grammar
giscian, to sob.
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Ic nú wépende and gisciende misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Add

súcan

(v.)
Grammar
súcan, p. seác, pl. sucon; pp. socen
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To suck Ic súce sugo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 4. Heó ( the air ) sýcþ ǽlcne wǽtan up tó hire, Lchdm. iii. 278, 7. Of ðæra cilda múðe ðe meolc súcaþ, Ps. Th. 8, 2. Ða breóst ðe ðú suce ( suxisti ), Lk. Skt. 11, 27: Homl. Skt. i. 8, 125. Sucun ( suxerunt

Linked entries: a-súcan socian

be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewaildeplorare

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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13. Ge sceolon weán

sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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Whether, or (cf. swá. . . swá= whether . . . or) Sara hi þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ ðeáh. Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 92, 29. Samwé willan, samwé nyllan, 34,12 ; Fox 154, 7: 40, 1; Fox 234, 34. Hý gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer fætels biþ oferfroren sam hit sý sumor,

Linked entries: ge-sam som

dwol-lic

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Se biscop þá dwollican sócne (v. sócn, ) ádwǽscte, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 5

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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A messenger, envoy Ðá wæs Lýfing ƀ mid ðám kincge . . . Ðá com Xp̃es cyrc̃ sand tó ðám ƀ and hé forð (fór ?) ðá tó ðám kincge bishop Lyfing was then with the king. . . Then came a messenger (or message? ) from Christchurch to the bishop, and he (the

Linked entries: sand sond