A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students
Chapter 53
slege (æ) m. _beating, blow, stroke_, Æ: _slaying, slaughter, murder_, Æ, AO, CP: _crash, impact, clap (of thunder)_: _destruction, defeat_, AO: (_weaver’s_) ‘_slay_,’ _WW_ 188^5. [slēan]
slegebȳtl m. _beetle, hammer_, #Lcd# 122b.
slegefǣge _doomed to perish_, #Jud# 247.
slegel m. _plectrum_, WW 466^28.
slegen pp. of slēan.
sleghrȳðer (slægr-) n. _cattle for slaughter_, NC 321.
slegnēat n. _cattle for slaughter_, TC 105^4.
slēgu = slǣgu
sleh = sleah imperat. of slēan.
sleht = slieht
slehð = sliehð pres. 3 sg. of slēan.
slēow = slīw
slēp I. (M) = slǣp. II. pret. 3 sg. of slǣpan.
slēp- = slǣp-
slēpan = (1) slǣpan; (2) slȳpan
sleð (#VPs#) = sliehð pres. 3 sg. of slēan.
slēwð = slǣwð
slī (#Gl#) = slīw
slic (ī?) n. _beater, mallet, hammer_, LL 455^15; WW 75^16.
-slīcod (ȳ) v. nīg-s. [[under “nīgslȳcod”]]
slīdan^1 _to ‘slide,’ glide, slip, fall, fall down_, _Guth_: _fail, err_: _pass away, be transitory or unstable_, _MH, Lcd_.
sliddor = slidor
slide m. _sliding, slip, fall_, Æ, CP.
sliderian = slidrian
slidor I. _slippery_, _Ps, Run_. [‘_slidder_’] II. n? _slippery place_, WW.
slidornes f. _slippery place, slipperiness_, _Ps_. [‘_slidderness_’]
slidrian _to slip, slide_, _CP, PPs_. [‘_sliddern_’]
slīefe (ī) f. ‘_sleeve_,’ _LL_.
slīeflēas ‘_sleeveless_,’ _RB_ (y), _WW_ (e).
slieht (æ, ea, e, i, y) m. _stroke, slaughter, murder, death_, _AO_ (i): _animals for slaughter_: (+) †_battle_. [‘_sleight_’; slēan]
sliehtswȳn (y^1) n. _pig for killing_, LL.
sliehð pres. 3 sg. of slēan.
slīf, slīfe = slīefe
-slīfan v. tō-s.
slifer _slippery_, #HGl# 405.
sliht (_AO, Æ_) = slieht
-slihtes v. eorð-s.
slihð pres. 3 sg. of slēan.
slīm n. ‘_slime_,’ _CPs, WW_.
slincan^3 _to slink, creep, crawl_.
slincend mn. _reptile_, Æ.
slingan^3 _to worm, twist oneself_. [_Ger._ schlingen]
slipa = slypa
slipeg, slipig _slimy_.
slipor _slippery, filthy_, _Sc_: _shifty_, _Æ_. [‘_slipper_’]
slipornes f. _filthiness_, _DHy_ 36^8. [‘_slipperness_’]
+slit n. _rending, biting_, Æ: _something to be torn or rent_: _backbiting, calumny_.
±slītan^1 _to slit, tear, split, shiver, rend to pieces, divide_: _bite, sting, wound_, CP: _backbite_, CP. [_Ger._ schleissen]
slitcwealm m. _death by rending_, LL (166^24).
slite I. m. _slit, rent, tear, bite_. II. f? _cyclamen_.
sliten m. _schismatic, heretic_, MtL p8^9.
slītendlic _gorging_, WW 437^5.
slītere m. _gorger, glutton_, WW: _destroyer_, W 235^24.
+slitglīw n. _raillery_, WW 372^32.
slitnes f. _desolation, destruction, tearing up_.
slitol _biting, pungent_, GPH 394.
slītung f. _tearing, biting_, Æ.
slīðan^1 _to injure, wound_, #GnE# 202.
slīðe † I. adj. _savage, fierce, dire, cruel, hard, hurtful, perilous_. II. adv. _savagely_.
slīðelic _graven_, #EPs# 105^19.
slīðen _cruel, hard, evil_.
slīðheard (e^2) _cruel, severe, savage_.
slīðnes f. _graven image_, #EPs# 105^36.
slīw m. _a fish, tench, mullet_, #Gl#.
slōg I. pret. 3 sg. of slēan. II. = slōh I.
slōh I. mfn., gs. slō(ge)s, slō; das. slō(h) _‘slough,’ mire_, _BH, W_. II. pret. 3 sg. of slēan.
-slop v. ofer-s.
slopen pp. of slūpan.
slota m. _morsel_, #Sc# 153^12.
slūma m. _slumber_, _DD, Gu_. [‘_sloom_’]
slūmere m. _sleeper_, NC 322.
sluncon pret. pl. of slincan.
slūpan^2 _to slip, glide, move softly_.
slȳf == slīef [[variant of “slīefe”?]]
slyht == slieht
slyhð = sliehð pres. 3 sg. of slēan.
slypa m. _slime, paste, pulp_, _Lcd_. [‘_slip_’]
slȳpan (ē) _to slip, put on or off_.
slȳpescōh m. _slipper_, WW 277^29.
slyppe f. _paste_, #Lcd# 163a.
slypræsn n. ? ‘_ferna_,’ WW 237^1. [ræsn]
slȳpð pres. 3 sg. of slūpan.
±smacian _to coax, flatter, allure, seduce_, #HGl# 476; OEG 3005.
smæc m. _‘smack,’ taste_, _WW_: _scent, odour_, _WW_.
±smæccan _to taste_, _ÆGr_. [‘_smatch_’]
smæl I. (often smal- in obl. cases) sup. smalost, smælst ‘_small_,’ _Bo, Cp, Lcd_: _thin, slender, narrow_, _AO, OET_: _fine_, _BH, CP, Lcd, WW_. II. v. hēafodsmæl.
smæle = smale
smæleðerm (A 13·323) = smælðearme
smæll m. _slap, smack_, _JnL_. [‘_small_’]
smælðearmas (y^2) mp. _small intestines_.
smælðearme n. _lower abdomen_, CP.
smǣr (smǣre?) m. _lip_, #Gl, Lcd#.
smære- = smeoru-
smǣte _pure, refined_, _Cp, MH_; Æ. [‘_smeat_’]
smǣtegold n. _pure gold_, WW.
smǣtegylden adj. _of pure gold_, WW.
smal- v. smæl.
smale _finely, into small pieces_, _Bo_: _softly (not loudly)_. [‘_small_’]
smalian _to become thin_, #Lcd# 2a (Harl.).
smalung f. _reducing (of flesh)_, #Lcd#.
smāt pret. 3 sg. of smītan.
smēac pret. 3 sg. of smēocan.
smēade pret. 3 sg. of smēagan.
smēag- v. smēah.
±smēagan, smēan (ē) _to think, think out, reflect, meditate on, deliberate_, Æ, CP: _examine, penetrate, scrutinize, look closely into_, Æ: _suppose_: _seek (opportunity)_.
smēagelegen (? v. OEG 4142n.) f. _syllogism_.
smēagendlic _meditative_, #ÆGr# 211^6.
smēagung = smēaung
smēah I. adj. (smēag- in obl. cases) _sagacious, acute, subtle_: _penetrating_. II. pret. 3 sg. of smūgan.
+smēah n. _intrigue_, #Chr# 1094.
smēalic _searching, exhaustive, careful_, CP: _exquisite_. adv. -līce _closely, thoroughly, carefully, exhaustively, accurately_, Æ, CP.
smēalicnes f. _subtlety_, NC 322.
smēamettas mp. _delicacies_.
smēan = smēagan
smēang = smēaung
smearcian (e) _to smile_, _Bo_; Æ. [‘_smirk_’]
smeart _smarting, painful_, _W_ 295^10. [‘_smart_’]
smeartung (e) f. _tickling_, A 8·451.
smēað I. f. _meditation_, #SPs# 118^77. II. pres. 3 sg. of smēagan.
smēaðanclīce adv. _in detail_, A 8·309.
smēa-ðancol, -ðancollic _subtle_. adv. -līce _exactly, thoroughly, exhaustively, studiously_, Æ.
smēaðancolnes f. _exactness, strictness_, ÆH 2·80^34.
±smēaung (ē) f. _reflection, thought_, CP: _inquiry, search_: _intention, effort_: _intrigue_.
smēawung = smēaung
smēawyrhta m. _skilled artisan_, A 9·263.
smēawyrm m. _intestinal worm_, #Lcd#.
smec == smæc
smēc == smīc
smedma (eo) m. _fine flour, pollen meal_, _Lcd_; Æ. [‘_smeddum_’]
smedmen adj. _of fine flour_, #Sc# 154^1.
smēgan = smēagan
smēgawyrm = smēawyrm
smēh (ÆL 31^952) = smēah II.
smēhwrenc (= smēa-) m. _cunning device_, TC 339.
smelt I. (y) m. _sardine, ‘smelt,’_ _Cp_. II. = smolt
smelting (i, y) f. _amber_, Æ.
smēocan^2 _to emit smoke_, _Æ, Lcd, WW_: _fumigate_, _Lcd_. [‘_smeek_’]
smeoduma = smedma
smēoh = smēah
smeolt = smolt
smeortan^3 _to ‘smart,’_ _AO_ 36^30 (or? fȳrsmeortende = _smarting like fire_).
smeoru (e), smeoruw n. _ointment, fat, grease, lard, tallow, suet_. [_Ger._ schmeer]
smeorumangestre (smere-) f. _butter-woman_, LL.
smeorusealf (e^1, a^2) f. _unguent_, #Lcd# 55b.
smeoruðearm (æ^1, e^1) m. _entrail_.
smeoruwig (smere-) _rich, fat_, #Lcd# 79a.
smeoruwyrt f. ‘_smearwort_,’ _Cp, Lcd_.
smeoðian = smiðian
smer- = smear-, smeor-, smir-, smier-
smēr = smǣr
smera = smeoru
smere- = smeoru-
smerian _to laugh to scorn_, MtL 9^24.
smeringwyrt f. _name of a plant_, ‘_crispa, victoriola_,’ WW 135^1. [cp. smeoruwyrt]
smeruwan = smierwan
smerwung = smirung
smēte- = smǣte-
±smēðan _to smooth, soften, polish_, _CP_: _appease, soothe_, CP.
smeðe (_RB_) = smiððe
smēðe _smooth, polished, soft_, _Lk_; Æ, AO, CP: _suave, agreeable_, CP: _lenitive_. [‘_smeeth_’]
±smēðian _to smoothen_, _Lcd, OEG_: _become smooth_. [‘_smeeth_’]
smēðnes f. _smoothness, smooth place_, _Æ, WW_. [‘_smeethness_’]
smēung = smēaung
smīc (ē, ȳ) m. _vapour, smoke_, _Æ, AO, Bo, PPs, VHy_. [‘_smeech_’; ‘_smitch_’]
smīcan (ē) _to smoke, fumigate_. [smēocan]
smicer _beauteous, elegant, fair, tasteful_, _Cp, Shr, TC_. [‘_smicker_’] adv. -ere, CP.
smicernes f. _smartness_, WW 416^31.
+smicerod _well-fashioned_, WW 406^21.
smicor = smicer
smidema = smedma
smīec = smīc
±smierwan (e, i, y) _to ‘smear,’ anoint, salve_, _Bl, G, VPs_ (smirian); CP. [smeoru]
smilte = smylte
smilting = smelting
smirenes (e, y) f. _ointment, unguent_.
smirewan, smirian = smierwan
smiringele m. _anointing oil_, Æ.
smirung (e, y) f. _ointment, unguent_, _Lcd_: _unction_. [smeoru]
smirwan = smierwan
smītan^1 _to daub, smear, soil, pollute, defile_, _Æ, Cp, Lcd_. [‘_smite_’]
smitte f? _smudge, smut, blot_, _OEG, RB_. [‘_smit_’]
±smittian _to befoul, pollute_, _WW_: _infect_, _OEG_. [‘_smit_’]
smið m. _handicraftsman_, _‘smith,’ blacksmith, armourer, carpenter_, _Æ, B, Mt_.
smiðbylg m. _smith’s bellows_, NC 322.
smiðcræft m. _manual art_, BH 442^16.
smiðcræftega m. _skilled workman_, #Gen# 1084.
smiðian (eo) _to forge, fabricate_, _Æ, OEG_. [‘_smith_’]
smiðlīce adv. _dexterously_, WW.
smiððe (smeðe) f. _smithy, forge_, _Æ, BH_. [‘_smithe_’]
smoc m. _‘smock,’ shift_, _WW_.
smoca m. ‘_smoke_,’ _LPs, Nar_ (cc).
smocen pp. of smēocan.
smocian _to emit ‘smoke,’_ _Æ, LPs_: _fumigate_, _Lcd_.
-smogu v. ǣ-s.
-smoh v. in-s.
smolt I. (e, eo) _mild, peaceful, still, gentle_, _MtL_. [‘_smolt_’] II. _lard, fat_, _CM, NC_. [‘_smolt_’]
smolte = smylte
smoltlīce adv. _gently_, ES 8·477.
smorian _to strangle, choke, suffocate_, _Cp, MtR_. [‘_smore_’]
smōð _‘smooth,’ serene, calm_, _Sc_.
smucon pret. pl. of smēorcan. [[error for “smēocan”?]]
smūgan^2 _to creep_, Æ. [_Ger._ schmiegen]
smūgendlic _creeping_, #LPs# 68^35.
smȳc = smīc
smȳcð pres. 3 sg. of smēocan.
smygel, smygels m. _retreat, burrow_, #Gl#.
smyllan _to crack (a whip)_, GPH 388.
smylt = smelt
+smyltan _to appease_, BH 386^12.
smylte I. _mild, tranquil, peaceable, calm_, CP: _cheerful, prosperous_. II. adv. _softly_. [smolt]
smyltelic = smyltlic
smylting (Æ) = smelting
smyltlic _tranquil, serene_.
smyltnes f. _tranquillity, peace, quiet, silence_, CP: _gentleness, smoothness, mildness, composure, placidity_, CP: _evening calm_.
smyr- = smier-, smir-
smyrels m. _ointment, unguent, unction_, _Æ, LL_. [‘_smerles_’; smeoru]
smytta = smitta [[headword spelled “smitte”]]
snā = snāw
snaca m. _‘snake,’ serpent_, _Lk, W_.
snacc m. _a small vessel, war-ship_, _Chr_. [‘_snack_’; _Dan._ snekke]
snād = snǣd II.
-snæcce v. twi-s.
snǣd I. m. _handle of a scythe_, _ÆH_ 2·162. [‘_snead_’] II. (ā) m. _a clearing in a wood_, Ct (Mdf). III. f. _piece, morsel, slice, portion of food_, _Æ, Lcd_. [‘_snede_’; snīdan]
snǣdan I. (ē) _to cut, slice, lop off, hew_, _Ln, CP, Mt_. [‘_sned_’; snīðan] II. _to eat, take a meal_, #Chr# 1048.
snǣdel (#Gl#) = snǣdelðearm
snǣdelðearm m. _great gut_, #Gl, Lcd#.
snǣding f. _meal, snack_, CM, RBL.
snǣdinghūs n. _cook’s shop_, WW 185^1.
snǣdingscēap n. _sheep for slaughter_, #PPs# 43^23.
snǣdmǣlum adv. _bit by bit_, #Lcd# 127a.
snægl (e), snægel m. ‘_snail_,’ _Cp, Lcd, WW_.
snǣl = snægl
snǣs = snās
snǣsan (or? onsnǣsan) _to run through, pierce, spit_, LL 69[36]. [snās]
snǣðfeld m. _a defined tract of pasture or woodland_ (v. Mdf). [snǣd]
snās (ǣ) f. _spit, skewer_, WW 237^17 and #n#.
snāð I. pret. 3 sg. of snīðan. II. (?) n? _killing_ (v. OEG 3070).
snāw m. ‘_snow_,’ _Bl, Chr, Met, VPs_: _snowstorm_, _Bo_.
snāwceald _icy-cold_, #Met# 29^8.
snāwgebland n. _snow-storm_, AO 186^34.
snāwhwīt _snow-white_, Æ.
snāwig ‘_snowy_,’ _Lcd_.
snāwīt = snāhwīt [[headword spelled “snāwhwīt”]]
snāwlic _snowy_.
sneare, snearh f. ‘_snare_,’ _OEG_.
snēdan = snǣdan
snēl, sneg(e)l = snægl
snell _smart, ready, rapid, keen, fresh, brisk, active, strong, bold_, _An, B, Cr, Ph_; AO. [‘_snell_’]
snellic _smart, ready, quick, rapid, bold_. adv. -līce, _Wy_. [‘_snelly_’]
snellscipe m. _quickness, boldness_, #Chr# 1057#d#.
snelnes f. _agility_, #ApT# 13^7.
snēome † adv. _quickly, speedily, swiftly_: _immediately, at once_.
+sneorcan^3 (e) _to shrivel, dry up_, #VPs# 30^13.
snēowan^7 (ō) † _to hasten, go_.
snēr f. _harpstring_. [cp. _Ger._ schnur]
+snerc pret. of sneorcan.
snīcan^1 _to sneak along, creep, crawl_, _CP, Lcd_. [‘_snike_’]
snid I. n. _slice_: (+) _slaughter_. [_Ger._ schnitt] II. m. _saw_, CP.
snide I. m. _incision_: _slaughter_. II. = snid II.
sniden pp., snidon pret. pl. of snīðan.
snidīsen n. _lancet_, #Lcd# 78a.
snirian = snyrian
snīte f. ‘_snipe_,’ _Cp, WW_. [‘_snite_’]
±snīðan^1 _to cut, lance_, CP: _cut off, amputate_, _CP_: _hew down, slay, kill_, _Æ_; CP: _mow, reap_. [‘_snithe_’; _Ger._ schneiden]
snīðstrēo _carline thistle_? (BT) _chopped straw_? (JGPh 1·328), Cp 358#s#.
snīðung f. _incision, wound_: _slaughter_.
snīwan _to snow_, _BH, Cp, Nar_; Æ. [‘_snew_’]
snōca m. _nook_? _inlet_, BC 3·141´ (v. Mdf).
snōd f. _hood, head-dress, fillet_, Æ.
snoffa m. ‘_nausea_,’ CM 50.
snofl _phlegm, mucus_, #Lcd# 9a.
snoflig _full of phlegm_, A 8·299.
snofol = snofl
snoru f. _daughter-in-law_, Æ, AO. [_Ger._ schnur]
+snot n. _mucus_, #Lcd# 20b.
snotor, snoter _clever, prudent, intelligent, discerning_, _MtL_; Æ, CP. [‘_snoter_’]
snotorlic (e^2) _philosophic, wise_. adv. -līce.
snotornes f. _wisdom, prudence_, Æ.
snotorscipe m. _cleverness in argument, dialectics_, OEG 3215; 2^172.
-snotorung (e^2) v. word-s. [[under “wordsnoterung”]]
snotorwyrde _wise of speech, plausible_, W 107^1.
snotter, snottor, snottra (wk.) = snotor
snōwan = snēowan
snūd I. adj. _quickly approaching_, #Cr# 842. II. n? _speed_, #An# 267.
snūde adv. _quickly, at once_.
snyflung f. _mucus from the nose_, _NC_ 322. [‘_snivelling_’]
snyrian † _to hasten, hurry_.
snyring _sharp rock_, WW 371^22.
snȳtan _to blow the nose_, _NC_ 322. [‘_snite_’]
snyteru = snyttru
snȳting f. _blowing of nose_, _WW_ 162. [‘_sniting_’]
snytre _clever, wise_, #Gen# 2808.
snytrian _to be clever, wise_.
snytro, snytru == snyttru
±snyttru f. (often in pl.) _wisdom, cleverness, prudence, sagacity, intelligence_, AO, CP.
snyttrucræft † m. _wisdom, sagacity_.
snyttruhūs n. _house of wisdom_, #PPs# 77^60.
snyttrum adv. _cunningly_.
snyðian _to go nose or beak forwards (of a plough)_, #Rd# 22^6.
-snyðian, -snyððan v. be-s.
soc I. (±) n. _sucking_, _Æ_. [‘_sock_’] II. m. _soakings_, Mdf.
sōc I. pret. 3 sg. of sacan. II. = sōcn
socc m. _‘sock,’ light shoe, slipper_, _Cp, RB_. [_L._ soccus]
socian ‘_to soak_,’ _Lcd_. [sūcan]
sōcn f. _seeking, question, inquiry, case, cause_: _visit, resort_, _Æ, W_: _attack_, _B_ 1777: _refuge, asylum, sanctuary_, Æ: _the exercise of judicial power, jurisdiction, right of inquisition, right of taking fines, revenue_ (v. sacu), _KC, LL_ (v. 2·454): _district in which a_ ‘socn’ _was exercised_ (Eng. Hist. Rev. 27·20). [‘_soken_’]
sōcnes = sēcnes
+sod n. _cooking, boiling_, CP.
soden pp. of sēoðan.
sōfte I. (= sēfte) adj. _‘soft,’ mild, gentle_, _Æ_: _quiet, calm, tranquil, undisturbed_, Æ: _luxurious_: _agreeable_, A 9·28. II. adv. _Gen, Lcd, Met_.
sōftnes f. _ease, comfort_: _‘softness,’ luxury_, _Æ_.
sogeða (o^2) m. _hiccough, eructation_.
sōht pp., sōhte pret. 3 sg. of sēcan.
sol n. _mud, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough_, CP.
sōl n. _sun_, #PPs# 120^6.
solar = solor
sōlate f. _sunflower, heliotrope_, #Lcd#.
sole f. _shoe, sandal_, WW 125^25. [_L._]
solere = solor
solian _to soil, become defiled_, _Rim_ 67. [‘_sole_’]
sōlmerca m. _sundial_, NC 350.
sōlmōnað m. _February_.
solor m. _loft, upper room_, _CP, Ph_: _‘palatium’ hall, dwelling_, GD 248^14. [‘_sollar_’; _L._ solarium]
solsece (æ^2) f. _heliotrope_. [_L._ solsequia]
som == sam
sōm- = sām-
sōm f. _arbitration, agreement, reconciliation_, _Æ, LL_. [‘_some_’]
+sōm _unanimous, peaceable, friendly_, Æ.
somn- = samn-
somod == samod
sōmrǣden f. _wedlock_, CP 19^18.
somw- = samw-
sōn m. _sound, music_, CP. [_L._ sonus]
sōna adv. _directly, forthwith, immediately, at once_, _Bl, Chr, CP, MtL, Sat_. s. swā _as ‘soon’ as, when_, _Bl, CP_.
sonc = sanc pret. of sincan.
sōncræft m. _music_, A 13·38^306.
sond == sand
song I. = sang pret. 3 sg. of singan. II. sb. _bed_, NG. [_ON._ sæng] III. _grape_, EHy 6^32.
sonwald (NG) = sinewealt
sopa m. ‘_sup_,’ _Lcd_. [‘_sope_’]
sopcuppe f. _sop-cup_, Ct.
sopp ‘_offula_,’ ‘_sop_,’ _OEG_ 61^10.
soppian _to soak, ‘sop,’_ _Lcd_ 86a.
sore _mote_, MtL 7^3.
sorg f. (occl. gs. in -es) _‘sorrow,’ pain, grief, trouble, care, distress, anxiety_, _B, Bl, Bo_; CP.
sorgbyrðen f. _load of sorrow_, #An# 1534.
sorgcearig † _anxious, sorrowful_.
sorgcearu f. _sorrow, anxiety_, #Gu# 939.
sorgful _‘sorrowful,’ sad, anxious, careful_, _Æ, B_; CP: _distressing, doleful_, _B, Ph_.
sorgian (pres. ptc. sorgende) _to ‘sorrow,’ care, grieve, be sorry for, be anxious about_, _B, Bl, Bo_; CP.
sorglēas _free from sorrow or care_.
sorglēast (h) f. _security_, #Lcd#.
sorglēoð † (h) _dirge_.
sorglic _wretched, miserable_. adv. -līce. [‘_sorrowly_’]
sorglufu f. _sad love_, #Deor# 16.
sorgstafas, mp. _anxiety, care_, #Jul# 660.
sorgung f. ‘_sorrowing_,’ #w# 114^4.
sorgwīte (h) n. _grievous torment_, W 187^2.
sorgword (h) m. _lamentation_, #Gen# 789.
sorgwylm (æ^2) † m. _wave of sorrow_.
sorh == sorg
sorig _sorry_, CP 227^8.
sot = sott
sōt n. (_what settles down_), ‘_soot_,’ _Cp, Lcd_.
sotel, sotl, sotol = setl
+sotig _dirty, grimy_.
sotman m. _foolish man_, NC 350.
sotscipe m. _dulness, folly_, WW 171^33. [‘_sotship_’]
sott I. adj. _foolish, dull, stupid_. II. m. _dullard, fool_, _A_. open sott _downright fool_, _Æ_. [‘_sot_’]
sōð I. n. _truth, justice, righteousness, rectitude_, _B, CP, Cr, Sol_: _reality, certainty_. tō sōðe, tō sōðum _in truth, truly, truthfully, accurately_. tō sōðan, ðurh sōð _verily, in truth_. II. adj. _true, genuine, real_, _Bo, Bl_; AO, CP: _just, righteous_. [‘_sooth_’] III. == _L._ pro- in compounds, in DR and NG.
sōðbora m. _soothsayer, astrologer_, #Chr# 975#a# (reading doubtful).
sōð-cwed, -cweden _veracious_, NG.
sōðcwide m. _true speech, truth, just saying_: _proverb_, NG.
Sōðcyning † m. _King of truth, God_.
sōðe adv. _truly, really, accurately, rightly_, _B, PPs_. [‘_sooth_’]
sōðes adv. _verily_, _Mt_. [v. ‘_sooth_’]
Sōðfæder m. _Father of truth, God_, #Cr# 103.
sōðfæst (e^2) _true, trustworthy, honest_, _Bl, Chr, Cr, VPs_: _just, righteous_, _JnL, PPs_. [‘_soothfast_’]
±sōðfæstian _to justify_, NG.
sōðfæstlic (e) _true, sincere_, #An# 876. adv. -līce _truly, honestly_, OET 452. [‘_soothfastly_’]
sōðfæstnes f. _truth, truthfulness, fairness, fidelity_, _Bl, Bo, CP, VPs_: _justice_. [‘_soothfastness_’]
sōðfest == sōðfæst
sōðfylgan ‘_prosequi_,’ DR 29^18.
sōðgid (ie^2) † n. _true report_.
sōðhweðere conj. _nevertheless_, NG.
±sōðian _to prove true, bear witness to_, _LL, NG_. [‘_soothe_’; ‘_i-sothe_’]
sōðlic adj. _true, truthful, real, genuine, right_, _Bo_. -līce adv. _truly, indeed, really, certainly_, _Bl, El, VPs_. conj. _for, now, then, but_, CP. [‘_soothly_’]
sōðsagol _truthful_.
sōðsagu f. _truth_, _W_: _true story_, _MtL_. [‘_soothsaw_’]
sōðsecgan _to speak the truth_.
sōðsecgendlīce _truly, genuinely_, GD 185^17.
sōðsegen f. _true statement_, Æ.
sōðspǣce _truthful_, W 72^16#e#.
sōðspell n. _true story, history_, MtL p7^2.
sōðsprǣc f. _true saying_, DR 171^18.
sōðtācen n. _prodigy_, DR 43^16.
soðða (_JnL, LkL_) = siðða
sōðword † n. _true word_.
spāca m. _‘spoke’ (of wheel, etc.)_, _Bo, WW_.
spade = spadu
spādl = spātl
spadu (æ) f. ‘_spade_,’ _Æ_. [_L._ spatha]
spæc I. pret. 3 sg. of specan. II. mn? _small branch, tendril_, WW.
spǣc = sprǣc
spǣclēas ‘_speechless_,’ _GPH_ 398^72.
spænð pres. 3 sg. of spanan.
spær _sparing_, #Sc# 52^6.
spær- = spear-
spæren adj. _of plaster_, #Gl#.
spærhende (y^2) _sparing_, #ÆGr#.
spærian (N) = sparian
spærlic (e) adj. _sparing_. adv. -līce.
spærlīra (e, ea, eo) m. _calf of leg_, Æ (ea). [‘_sparlire_’]
spærlīred _with a thick calf_, WW 161^27.
spærnes f. _frugality, nearness_.
spærstān m. _gypsum, chalk_, _WW_. [‘_spar-stone_’]
spǣtan _to ‘spit,’ spew_, _Mk, Jn_; Æ, CP.
spǣtl = spātl
spǣtlan, spǣtlian _to spit, foam at the mouth_.
spǣtung f. _spitting_, #Lcd# 65a.
spala m. _substitute_, LL 484[2,1].
spāld (_El_) = spātl. [‘_spold_’]
spaldur _balsam_, #Gl# (v. ES 37·186).
span = spann
+span n. _persuasion, allurement_, CP.
±spanan^7 _to draw on, allure, seduce, mislead, persuade, instigate_, Æ, AO, CP.
span-e, -u, pl. -a, -an f. _teat_.
spanere (o) m. _seducer, enticer_, WW.
±spang fn. _clasp, buckle_. [_Ger._ spange]
spann I. f. _‘span’ (measure)_, _BH, WW_. II. pret. 3 sg. of spinnan.
+spann n. _fastening, band, buckle_, CP.
±spannan^7 _to join, link, clasp, fasten, attach_, CP.
spannung f. _span_, WW.
-spanung (i^2) v. for-, lēas-s. [[headword spelled “lēassponung”]]
sparcian = spearcian
±sparian _to ‘spare,’ be indulgent or merciful to, save_, _BH, CP, VPs_: _use sparingly, not to use_, _Æ_: _forbear, abstain from_, _Æ_.
+sparrian _to shut, bar_, MtL 6^6.
sparwa = spearwa
spātl (ǣ) n. _spittle, saliva_, _CP, Lcd, NG_. [‘_spattle_’]
spātlian _to spit out_, _WW_ 162. [‘_spattle_’]
spātlung f. _what is spit out, spittle_, _WW_ 162. [‘_spattling_’]
spāðl = spātl
spāw pret. 3 sg. of spīwan.
speaft (MkL 8^23) = speoft
speara = spearwa
spearca (æ, e) m. ‘_spark_,’ _Bo, BH_; CP.
spearcian _to throw out sparks, sparkle_, #Sat# 78? (v. OEG 4029).
spearewa = spearwa
spearhafoc m. _sparrow-hawk_, _WW_. [‘_spar-hawk_’]
spearlīr- = spærlīr-
spearn pret. 3 sg. of spurnan.
spearnes = spærnes
spearnlian _to spurn, kick, sprawl_, Æ.
spearwa I. m. ‘_sparrow_,’ _BH, Chr, Cp, VPs_. II. m. _calf (of the leg)_, #Gl#.
spec = spic
spēc = spǣc, sprǣc
specan = sprecan
specca m. _‘speck,’ spot_, _Cp, Lcd, WW_.
specfāh _spotted, blotched_, Cp 22.
sped _‘glaucoma,’ sticky moisture, phlegm_, _Cp, OEG_. [‘_spade_’]
spēd f. _luck, success, prosperity_, _El, PPs_: _riches, wealth, abundance_, _Cr, Gen_; AO: _opportunity, power, faculty_, _Bl_. †_Ps_: (only in dp. spēdum) _‘speed,’ quickness_, _Gen_. on s. _fluently, skilfully_: _offspring_? #PPs# 103^16. [spōwan]
±spēdan w. d. _to prosper, succeed_, _Ma_. [‘_speed_’]
spēddropa m. _useful drop (ink)_, #Rd# 27^8.
spediende _suffering from_ ‘sped,’ WW.
spēdig _lucky, prosperous, rich_, AO: _plenteous, abundant_: _powerful_.
+spēdiglīce adv. _prosperously_, #LPs# 44^5.
spēdignes f. _opulence_, OEG 3605.
spēdlīce adv. _effectually, effectively_, #PPs#.
+spēdsumian _to prosper_, OEG 3630.
spēdum v. sped.
spel == spell
spelc m? _splint_, _Lcd_. [‘_spelk_’]
spelcan _to fasten with splints_, _Lcd_. [‘_spelk_’]
speld n., nap. speld, speldru _ember, torch_, _OEG, WW_. [‘_speld_’]
+spelia m. _substitute, representation, deputy_.
spelian _to be substitute for, represent_, _Æ, RB_. [‘_spele_’]
speliend m. _substitute, representative_, Æ.
speling f. _deputyship_, RB 10^12.
spell n. _narrative, history, story, fable_, _Æ, B, Bo, Da_; AO, CP: _speech, discourse, homily_, _B, Bo, Lcd_; CP: _message, news_: _statement, observation_. [‘_spell_’ and v. Mdf]
spellbōc f. _book of sermons_, TC 430^21.
spellboda m. _messenger, ambassador, angel_: _speaker_: _prophet_. [beodan]
spellcwide m. _historical narrative_, AO 100^12.
±spellian _to speak, discourse, talk_, _Bo, Lcd, LkL_; Æ: _announce, relate, proclaim_, #Bl#: _conspire_, GD 106^1. [‘_spell_’]
spellung f. _speech, conversation, narrative, discourse_, Æ.
spelt I. m. _‘spelt,’ corn_, WW. [L.] II. _‘planca,’ board of a book_, _WW_ 164. [‘_spelt_’]
spelter (#Lcd# 3·136) = spaldur
spēn? m. _fibre_, WW 403^17.
-spendan v. ā-, for-s.
spendung f. ‘_spending_’, _ÆH_ 556^29.
spēnn (= spēonn) pret. 3 sg. of spannan.
spennels m. _clasp_, WW 238^34.
spenst pres. 2 sg., spenð pres. 3 sg. of spanan.
speoft (MkR 8^23; MtL 27^30) redupl. pret. of *spatan? _to spit_. [v. ES 38·28f.]
+speoftian _to spit upon_, LkL 18^32. [ES 38·34]
spēon pret. 3 sg. of spanan, spannan.
speoru (#Gl#) nap. of spere.
speorulīra = spærlīra
spēow pret. 3 sg. of spōwan.
spēow- = spīw-
sper- = spær-, spear-, spyr-
spere n., nap. spe(o)ru _‘spear,’ javelin, lance_, _Æ, AO, CP, Cp_: _stitcking pain_, #Lcd# 175a.
sperebrōga m. _terror at spears_, #Rd# 18^4.
sperehand f. _male line (of descent)_, BC 3·340^19.
sperehealf f. _male line of descent_, TC 491^20.
sperelēas _without a (spear)-head_, WW 143^7.
sperenīð n. _battle_, #Gen# 2059.
speresceaft (æ^3) m. ‘_spear-shaft_’, _GD_ 14^27.
sperewyrt (speru-) f. _‘spearwort,’ elecampane_, _Lcd, WW_.