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.

Sexte, sixth; see Sixte.

Sexteyn, sb. sacristan, sexton, C2; see Sacristane.

Seych, sb. sigh, S3; see Syke.

Seyed, pp. passed, lit. swayed, S2; see Sweyen.

Seyen, v. to say; see Seggen.

Seyl, sb. sail, Prompt., S, C; seil, S; seiies, pl., S2; seales, S3.—­AS. segl.

Seylen, v. to sail, Prompt.; sayle, C2; saland, pr. p., S3.—­AS. (ge)_seglian_.

Seyn, pp. seen; see Seon.

Seynen, v. to make a sign, esp. the sign of the cross, PP; saine, to bless, HD; seyned, pt. s., P; sanyt, S2.—­OF. seigner (Bartsch); Lat. signare.

Seynd, pp. singed, C; see Sengin.

Seynt, sb. girdle, C; see Ceinte.

Se3*en, v. to say, S; see Seggen.

Sh-.  For many words beginning with these letters, see Sch-.

Shadde, pt. s. shed, poured, C2; see Scheden.

ShA|d, sb. discretion, S.—­AS. (ge)_scA(C)ad_.  See Scheden.

ShA|fess, pl. sheaves, S; see Scheef.

ShA|wen, v. to shew, S; see Schewen.

Sheeuering, pr. p. shivering, S3; see Chiueren.

Sheo, pron. dem., def. art., pron. pers. f., illa, that, the, she, PP; scheo, SD; scho, S3, PP; sho, S, H; sco, S2; seo, S; sche, C, PP; che, S2; si, S; scA|, S. Comb.:  zi A3/4et, she that, SD (s.v. se).—­AS. sA(C)o; cp.  OHG. siu (Tatian).

Sherch, v. to search, S3; see Cerchen.

Sho, she, S; see Sheo.

Shode; see under Scheden.

Shriues, pl. sheriffs, S2; see under Schyre.

Si, she, S; see Sheo.

Si, let there be, S; see Sinden.

Sibbe, sb. and adj. peace, relationship, affinis, related, SD, S, P; sybbe, Prompt.; sib, S; syb, P. Comb.:  sib-man, ‘affinis,’ HD; sib-nesse, affinity, SD; sib-reden, relationship, SD; sibrede, HD; sybrede, banns of matrimony, Prompt.; cybrede, Prompt.; sib-sum, peaceable, SD; sib-*sumnesse, friendship, SD.—­AS. sib(b), peace, relationship:  Goth, sibja; cp.  OHG. sibba, peace (Tatian), relationship (Otfrid).  See Sievers, 257.

Sic, adj. sick, S; see Sek.

Sicer, sb. strong drink, C2; siser, C2 (n); ciser, C2 (n), MD.—­Low Lat. sicera (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  sikera] (LXX); Heb. she*kar (Deut. 29. 6).  Cf. Sidir.

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