Sergeant, sb. servant, serjeant, C, C2, C3; seriaunt, P; sergan3*, pl., S; seriauntes, S2; seriauntz, P; seriauns, S2, PP.—­AF. serjant; Lat. seruientem; see BH, ASec. 162.

Serk, sb. sark, shirt, PP, S, S3, G; sark, S3; serke, P.—­Icel. serkr.

Sermone, v. to preach, speak, C3.

Sermonyng, sb. preaching, C.

Sermoun, sb. sermon, writing, C2; sarmoun, P.—­AF. sermoun; Lat. sermonem.

Sertes, adv. certainly, S2; see Certes.

Seruage, sb. servitude, thraldrom, S2, C, C2, C3, W, Prompt.—­OF. servage.

Seruin, v. to serve, to deserve, S, S2; sarui, S; serue, H, PP; serwis, 2 pr. s., S3; serwit, pt. s., S3; y-served, pp., C, P; i-serued, S.—­AF. servir; Lat. seruire.

Seruisable, adj. serviceable, C3.

Seruise, sb. service, S; seruyse, C2.—­OF. servise; Lat. seruitium; see BH, ASec. 129.

Seruitute, sb. servitude, C2.—­OF. servitute; Lat. seruitutem; see Constans.

Serwe, sb. sorrow, S; see Sorwe.

Serwish, adj. imperiosus, Manip.

Serye, sb. series, C, CM.—­Lat. seriem.

Seryows, adj. ‘sad and feythefulle,’ Prompt.; seriouse, seriosus, Manip.; seryouse, earnest, Palsg.—­Late Lat. seriosus; from Lat. serius, grave, earnest.

Seryowsly, adv. seriously; ceriously, minutely, with full details, S2, C3.—­Late Lat. seriose, ‘fuse, minutatim’ (Ducange).

Sese, v. to seize; see Seise.

Sesoun, sb. season, C3; cesoun, W2.—­AF. seson, OF. saison; Lat. sationem, a sowing.

Set, pt. s. sat, S; see Sitten.

Sete, sb. seat, Cath., S, C2, PP; seet, G.—­AS. seto, seotu (OET).

Sete, adj. suitable, H (p. xxv).—­Icel. sA|tt, endurable, from sitja, to sit.

Setel, sb. seat, SD; seotel, S; settle, S. Comb.:  setel-gang, sunset, S2.—­AS. setl; cp.  Goth, sitls.

Seterday, Saturday, P; see Satern.

SeA deg., sb. seed, S; see Sed.

Sethen, v. to seethe, Prompt.; seeth, pt. s., seethed, boiled, C2; y-sode, pp., S2.—­AS. sA(C)oA deg.an, pt. s., sA(C)aA deg., pp. soden.  Cf. SwiA deg.en.

SeA deg.A deg.en, afterwards, since, S, S2, G; seA deg.en, S, S2; seA3/4A3/4e, S2; see SiA deg.A deg.en.