A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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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
