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seolfor

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor, siolufr, silofr, sylfor (-er, -ur), es; n.
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Wénst ðú ðæt wé ðínes hláfordes seolfor stǽlon, Gen. 44, 8. Sealde him tó bóte gangende feoh and glæd seolfor, Cd. Th. 164, 24; Gen. 2719

Linked entries: silofor sylfor

cwic-seolfor

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-seolfor, gen.-seolfres ; dat. -seolfre ; n.

QUICKSILVER ⬩ vivum argentum

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QUICKSILVER ; vivum argentum Wið magan wærce; rudan sǽd and cwicseolfor for pain of stomach; seed of rue and quicksilver, L. M. 3, 69; Lchdm. ii. 356, 19. Cwicseolfor argentum vivum, Cot. 16

Linked entry: seolfor

seolfor-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-gewiht, es; m.
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14

seolfor-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hilt, adj.
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Silver-hilted Ic geann mínon bréðer ánes seolfer-hiltes swurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 10. Ðæs sealferhiltan swurdes ðe Ulfcytel áhte, 559, 13

seolfor-hilted

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hilted, adj.
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Silver-hilted Twá seolforhilted sweord, Chart. Th. 544, 4

seolfor-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-smiþ, es; m.
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A silver-smith, worker in silver Seolforsmiþ argenlarius , Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 31. Seolfersmiþ, 47, 13. Ic hæbbe smiþas . . . seolforsmiþ habeo fabros . . . argentarium, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 35

seolfor-hilt

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Add: -hilte. Cf. fealo-hilte

seolfor-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-stycce, es; m.
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3

seolfor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel of silver Seolforfatum argenteis vasis, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 21

seolfor-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hammen, adj.
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Silver-coated Ǽnne seolforhammenne blǽd*-*horn. Chart. Th. 559, 24

cwic-seolfor

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For Cot. 16 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 54, and add Cwicseolfor vel mæstling electrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 77

seolfor-hammen

Similar entry: -hammen

cwic-seolfor

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Gyf þý .viii. dæge sunne scýneð, ðonne byð cwicseolfor eáðbegeáte, Lch. iii. 166, 10. Add

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Seven, as adjective Mid ús wǽron seofun (-on, MS. A.) gebróðru, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða seofon gódan geár, Gen. 41, 53. His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 10. Seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694. On ðám seofon wæstmbǽron

Linked entries: seofan sibun

seofon

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Add: when used without an immediately following noun the nominative is seofon or seofone. .vii. fiscas sélaes fyllu, sifu sélas hronaes fyllu, sifu hronas hualaes fyllu, An. Ox. 54, 1. Þǽra eádigra seofon slǽpera ðrowung, Hml. S. 23, 1. Ne secge ic þé

seolf

(pronoun.)

Similar entry: self

seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon-feald, adj.
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Sevenfold Seofonfeald wracu biþ sealde for Cain and hundseofontig seofonfeald for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24. Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15. Him ofer wacedon syfanfealde

seofon-leáfe

(n.)
Grammar
seofon-leáfe, an; f.
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Seven-leaves, setfoil; potentilla tormentilla Seofenleáfe. Ðeós wyrt ðe man eplafilon and óðrum naman septifolium nemneþ and eác sume men seofenleáfe. Lchdm. i. 232, 1-3

seofon-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
seofon-wintre, adj.
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Seven years old Mid ðý ic wæs seofonwintre cum essem annorum septem, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 21. Ic wæs syfanwintre, Beo. Th. 4847; B. 2428. Ðá ðá hé syfonwintre wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 5

seofon-nihte

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Add: lasting seven days Mid seofonnihte fæstenne, Hml. S. 31, 1284

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