A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Selkouth, v. to make wonderful, H.

Selle, sb. cell, C, P; see Celle.

Sellen, v. to give, sell, Prompt., C; sullen, S, S2; sylle, S2; selde, pt. s., W; seelde, W; sald, S2; seeld, pp., W, W2; seld, W; sald, S2.—­AS. sellan (syllan):  OS. sellian:  Goth, saljan.

Seller, sb. seller, dealer, PP; suller, S2; siller, W2.

Seller, sb. cellar, G; seler, W2; see Celer.

Sellich, adj. wonderful, illustrious, S; sellic, S; seollich, S; sulliche, adv., S; selli, S2.—­AS. sellic:  OS. seldlik; cp.  Goth, sildalciks.

SelA deg.e, sb. happiness, advantage, HD; selhA deg.e, S.—­AS. (ge)sA|*lA deg..  See Sel.

Selure, sb. canopy, ceiling, S3; seloure, HD; selour, EETS (78); celure, EETS (78); silour, EETS (78); sylure, celatura, Prompt.; silloure, WA; syllure, MD.—­OF. celeA1/4re_; Late Lat. _caelatura_ (Ducange).

Seluer sb. silver, S, S2; see Siluer

Sely, adj. happy, blessed, simple, humble, S2, S3, C, C2, C3; seely, S3; seilye, S3; seli, S.—­AS. sA|*lig:  OHG. sAilig (Tatian).

Selyn, v. to line the inner roof of a room, Prompt.  See Ceelen.

Semblable, adj. like, S3, PP.—­OF. semblable.

Semblably, adv. similarly, S3.

Semblance, sb. appearance, S2.—­AF. semblance.

Sembland, adj. like, PP.

Semblant, sb. appearance, countenance, S, S2, C2; semblaunt, S, W, PP; sembland, S2.—­AF. semblant.

Semble, v. to seem; sembeles, pr. s., S2.—­OF. sembler; Lat. simulare.

Semble, v. to assemble, PP; sembled, pt. s., S2; semblyt, S3; semblyde, pl., S3.—­OF. asembler; Late Lat. assimulare.

Semble, sb. assembly, S2, PP; semblee, S2.—­AF. assemble, assemblee.

Seme, sb. load, S, P; seem, Prompt., P.—­AS. sA(C)am:  Low Lat. sauma (salma), sagma; Gr. [Greek:  sagma], a pack-saddle; see ZRP (2. 537), cp.  Kluge (s.v. saum).

Semen, v. to load, to be a weight, S.—­AS. sA(C)man, from sA(C)am; see above.

Semen, v. to make two parties the same, to conciliate, hence to suit, to appear suitable or seemly, later, to seem, S; seme, S2; seme, to reconcile, S; semet, pr. s., seems fitting, S. Phr.:  to my seminge. as it appears to me, C2.—­AS. sA(C)man, gesA(C)man.  See Some.

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