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(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Sea . The word is found in the following glosses Sǽ mare vel aequor, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 62 : 70,13 . Brym, sǽ aequor, 53, 50. Sǽ latex (latex?), ii. 53, 17, Ðæs ýþiendan sǽs fluctivagi ponti, 149, 61. And sǽ et salis, 32, 28. Mid sǽ cum pelago, 21, 27.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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with dat. generally with the idea of rest; above, over Wæs hálig leáht ofer wéstenne, Cd. Th. 8, 16; Gen. 125. Beheóld ofer leódwerum byrnende beám, 184, 20; Exod. 110. Mæst hlifade ofer Hróþgáres hordgestreónum, Beo. Th. 3802; B. 1899. Wígláf siteþ

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

an edge, border, marginthe land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,

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an edge, border, margin Óbr mango, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 45. Ófor, 55, 6. Ófer, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 51. On ðære lifre ófrum, Lchdm. ii. 204, 24. Smire ða ófras ðǽr hit reádige, the borders of a cancer 108, 20. the land bordering on water, a river-bank,

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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2. Add Saga mé hú fela

ófer

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Þá fuglas ymbsǽton eallne þone ófer þæs meres aues totam stagni compleuere ripam, Nar. 16, 17. On stæþena ófrum riparum marginibus, An. Ox. 4798. Cf. (?) ýfer. Add

sǽ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-hete, (or sǽ hete), es; m.

Raging of the sea

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Raging of the sea Mid ðý wé wið ðam winde and wið ðam sǽ (sǽhete, MS. Ca.) campodan cum vento pelagoque certantes, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 27

ofer

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Add Þú woldest mé laðian þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan; ac wite þú þæt sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, þæt sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 29-32.

sǽ-cocc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cocc, es; m.

A cockle

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A cockle Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Crabban muslan sǽcoccas cancros, musculos, neptigallos, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11. a farthing-worth of muscles were a feste for suche folke, oþer so fele Cockes (cokkys, MS. G. : cokeles, MS. I.), Piers P. C text x. 95

sǽ-burh

(n.)

a maritime town

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a maritime town Hé gewunade in *Capharnaum ðæt is sǽ-burug(-caestrae, Rush.) habitavit in Capharnaum maritima (*note on Capharnaum : In ðær byrig Capharnaum is genemned and maritimam cuoeð, forðon ðyú burg is on sǽ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 13

Linked entry: sǽ-ceaster

Sǽ-Geátas

(n.)
Grammar
Sǽ-Geátas, pl.

The seafaring(?) Geats

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The seafaring(?) Geats Ða Sǽ-Geátas sélran næbben tó geceósenne cyning ǽnigne, Beo. Th. 3704; B. 1850. Sǽ-Geáta ( Beowulf and his companions ) síðas, 3976; B. 1986

Linked entry: Sǽ-Dene

Sǽ-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Sǽ-Dene, pl.

The sea-Danes

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The sea-Danes, Danes of the islands (?), or Danes skilled in sea-faring(?) Sigehere lengest Sǽ-Denum weóld, Exon. Th. 320, 13; Víd. 31. Similar entries Cf. Sǽ-Geátas

Linked entry: Sǽ-Geátas

sǽ-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-wérig, adj.

Weary with being on the sea

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Weary with being on the sea Sǽwérige slǽp ofer*-*eode, Andr. Kmbl. 1651; An. 817: 1723; An. 864. [We beoþ sæ-werie men. Laym. 4619.]

sǽ-líðende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líðende, adj.

Seafaring

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Seafaring Se mǽra wæs háten sǽlíðende weal*-*lende Wulf, Salm. Kmbl. 422; Sal. 211. [Sæ-liðende men, Laym. 7821.]

sǽ-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wilm, es; m.

A billow

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A billow Gé him syndon ofer sǽwylmas hider wilcuman, Beo. Th. 792; B. 393

sǽ-wícing

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wícing, es; m.

A viking

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A viking Randas bǽron sǽwícingas (the tribe of Reuben ) ofer sealtne mersc, Cd. Th. 199, 3; Exod. 333

sǽ-grund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-grund, (or sǽ grund), es;m.

The depth of the sea,

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The depth of the sea, the bottom of the sea Ne mé forswelge sǽgrundes deóp neque obsorbeat me profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Paulus áwrát be him sylfum, ðæt hé ǽnne dæg and áne niht on sǽgrunde ádruge, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 14. Sǽgrunde neáh (cf. ðis fis (the

sǽ-ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-ǽl, es; m.

A sea-eel

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A sea-eel Sǽǽl murenula (cf. hec murenula a lamprun, i. 222, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 74

Linked entry: ǽl

sǽ-cir

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cir, sǽ-cirr

the retreat of the sea

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the retreat of the sea (when the waves drew back and left a passage for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196,13 ; Exod. 291

sǽ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cyning, es; m.

A sea-king

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A sea-king, a king who was powerful on the sea Helm Scylfinga, ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swióríce sinc brytnade, Beo. Th. 4754; B. 2382

sǽ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-draca, an; m.

A sea-dragon, sea-serpent

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A sea-dragon, sea-serpent Sǽdracan leviathan .i. serpens aquaticus, Hpt. Gl. 424, 55. Gesáwon æfter wætere wyrmcynnes fela, sellíce sǽdracan, sund cunnian, Beo. Th. 2856; B. 1426