A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 112

Seed, _sb._ Pol. S. 152. AS. sed

Seek, _v. a._ [siche]. 60 B.; [i-seche]. O. and N. 74; part. 'iso?t.' 68 B. AS. secan.

Seem, _v. n._ == appear. Wright's L. P. p. 23. AS. seman

Seem, _v. a._ == become, beseem. Wright's L. P. p. 44

Seemly, _adj._ Wright's L. P. p. 26; sup. 'seemlokest,' ibid. p. 27

Seeth, _v. a._ RG. 404, 408; part. 'ysode.' RG. 446. AS. seoan

Segge, _sb._ == cuttlefish. HD. 896. Fr. seche

Seignours, _sb._ == lord, master. Alys. 1458

Seisin, _sb._ RG. 314, 382; [sesyng]. Alys. 8014

Seize, _v. a._ RG. 436

---- == (in law) to give a person possession of a thing. HD. 2513

Selcouth, _adj._ == strange. HD. 124. AS. seld-cu

---- _sb._ == a marvel. HD. 1059

---- _v. a._ == show wonderfully. Ps. xv. 3

Selcouthly, _adv._ Ps. xliv. 5

Seldom, _adv._ [seld]. RG. 416. The dat. pl. of the AS. adj. 'seld'

Sele, _adj._ == glad, content. Alys. 7430. AS. s?l

Sele, _sb._ == a short time. O. and N. 951. AS. s?l

Self [sulve], _adj._ == same. RG. 373, 263

_Himself._ RG. 377; [him silve]. 274 B.; [him sulfne]. M. Ode, st. 7

_Myself_ [my sulf]. RG. 405

_Thyself._ Wright's L. P. p. 26

Selfw.i.l.l.y, _adv._ == without a cause. Ps. cviii. 3; cxviii. 161

Selike, _sb._ == willow. Ps. cx.x.xvi. 2. Fr. saulx. Lat. salix

Sell, _v. a._ RG. 223, 397; pret, 'solde.' 530 ; part. 'isold.' St Lucy, 77

Selthe, _sb._ == advantage. HD. 1338. AS. sel

Semblant, _sb._ == countenance, appearance. RG. 157

Semble, _sb._ == a.s.sembly. RG. 125

Seme, _sb._ == burden. O. and N. 773. AS. seam

Seme, _v. a._ == arbitrate, judge. O. and N. 187. AS. seman

Semee, _adj._ == seemly. 116 B.

Senator, _sb._ RG. 193, 219

Send, _v. a._ RG. 383; part. 'ysend.' RG. 398

Sendal, _sb._ == a fine silk stuff. Body and Soul, 15. Fr. cendal. See Roq. _s. v._

Sene, _sb._ == sight, power of vision. O. and N. 368. AS. sn

Sengellic, _adj._ == eternal. Creed of St Athan. 41. AS. singallic

Sentence, _sb._ 924 B.

Seollic, _adj._ == marvellous. O. and N. 1297. AS. sellic

Sepulture, _sb._ RG. 186

Seraph, _sb._ Marg. 75

Sere, _v. a._ == dry, burn. Alys. 796; [serie]. K. Horn, 1435. AS. searian

Serfborow, _sb._ == surety. HD. 1667

Sergeant, _sb._ HD. 1929. 681 B.

Serie. See Sere

Serk, _sb._ == a s.h.i.+rt. HD. 603. AS. syrce

Sermon, _sb._ Rel. S. vii. 4

Serne, _sb._ == equipment. Ps. xliv. 10. AS. searo

Serpent, _sb._ c.o.k. 31

Servage, _sb._ RG. 11, 284

Serve, _v. a._ RG. 390, 404