A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - Part 189
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+Seolke+, _sb._ silk, S; see +Selke+.

+Seollich+, _adj._ wonderful, S; see +Sellich+.

+Seoluer+, _sb._ silver, S; see +Siluer+.

+Seon+, _v._ to see, S, PP; +seo+, S, S2; +seen+, S; +sen+, S; +se+, S2, W2; _imp. s._, S; _pl._, W; +see+, may (G.o.d) see, S2; +sest+, _2 pr.

s._, S; +sist+, S, S2; +sixt+, S2; +se+, _pr. s._, S; +seo+, _pl._, S2; +se+, S2, P; +sei+, _2 pt. s._, S2; +saeh+, _pt. s._, S; +seh+, S, S2; +sih+, S2; +si?+, S2, W; +sy?+, S2; +sye+, S3; +sy+, C3; +se?+, S, S2; +sey+, S2, C2, G; +sei?+, S2, S3; +seigh+, C; +seih+, G; +seyh+, G; +sag+, S; +sagh+, S2; +saugh+, S3, C, G; +sa?+, S; +sau?+, S; +sawh+, S2; +say+, S2, S3, C, W, G; +say?+, S2; +saye+, W; +saie+, W; +sai?+, W; +saw?+, W; +sihen+, _pl._, S2; +sy?en+, S2; +seien+, W; +sei?en+, W; +seen+, W; +si?en+, W; +sien+, W; +syen+, W; +saien+, W; +sayn+, W; +saye+, W; +seye+, S2; +seand+, _pr. p._, S3; +seynge+, W2; +seyn+, _pp._, S2, C, W; +se?en+, S2; +sein+, S2; +sen+, S; +seie+, S2; +sien+, W2; +si?+, W; +say+, W; +y-sei?en+, PP; +y-sein+, PP; +seen+, _ger._, S3; +zyenne+, S2.--AS. _seon_, pt. _seah_ (pl. _sawon_, _s?gon_), pp.

_sewen_ (_sawen_), also _ge-segen_. AS. _seon_ (for *_sehwon_): Goth.

_saihwan_; cp. Lat. _sequ-or_, I follow; see Brugmann, -- 419.

+Seo+, are, S; see +Sinden+.

+Seouen+, seven, S; see +Seuen+.

+Seowen+, _v._ to sew, S; see +Sewen+.

+Sep+, _pl._ sheep, S; see +Scheep+.

+Septemtrioun+, _sb._ the North, C2.--OF. _septentrion_; Late Lat.

_septentrionem_ (Voc.); from Lat. _septemtriones_, a name for the constellation of the Great Bear.

+Sepulture+, _sb._ tomb, S3, C3; +sepultures+, _pl._, burials, S3.--AF.

_sepulture_; Lat. _sepultura_.

+Ser+, _adj._ separate, several, different, various, S2, B; +sere+, S2, H, WA; +seir+, S3, B. _Der._: +sernes+, variety, H; +sernessis+, _pl._, H; +sernesis+, H; +serelepy+, separate, WA; +serelepes+, separately, PP.--Cp. usages of Icel. _ser_, to himself, used in many compounds, as _ser-liga_, apart, particularly.

+Sercle+, _sb._ circle, W2; see +Cercle+.

+Serewe+, _sb._ sorrow, S; see +Sorwe+.

+Serge+, _sb._ a taper, Cath.; see +Cerge+.

+Sergeant+, _sb._ servant, serjeant, C, C2, C3; +seriaunt+, P; +sergan?+, _pl._, S; +seriauntes+, S2; +seriauntz+, P; +seriauns+, S2, PP.--AF. _serjant_; Lat. _seruientem_; see BH, -- 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, -- 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. _saett_, endurable, from _sitja_, to sit.

+Setel+, _sb._ seat, SD; +seotel+, S; +settle+, S. _Comb._: +setel-gang+, sunset, S2.--AS. _setl_; cp. Goth. _sitls_.

+Seterday+, Sat.u.r.day, P; see +Satern+.

+Se+, _sb._ seed, S; see +Sed+.

+Sethen+, _v._ to seethe, Prompt.; +seeth+, _pt. s._, seethed, boiled, C2; +y-sode+, _pp._, S2.--AS. _seoan_, pt. s., _sea_, pp. _soden_. Cf.

+Swien+.

+Seen+, afterwards, since, S, S2, G; +seen+, S, S2; +see+, S2; see +Sien+.

+Setlen+, _v._ to cause to rest, also to sink to rest, subside, settle, SkD; +sattel+, S2, S3, SkD; +satelyn+, Prompt.; +sa?tled+, _pt. s._, S2 [see SkD s.v. _settle_].--AS. _setlan_, to fix, settle (Grein).

+Setnesse+, _sb._ an appointed order, inst.i.tute, SD.--AS. _(ge)setnis_.

Cf. +Asetnesse+.

+Sette+, _sb._ a young plant, a shoot; +settys+, _pl._, S3.

+Setten+, _v._ to set, place, appoint, S; +sett+, to set, watch game, S2; +setis+, _pr. s._, S; +settes+, _2 pr. s._, S2; +sette+, _pt. s._, S, S2, S3; +zette+, S2; +saette+, S; +set+, _2 pt. s._, S2; +settide+, _pt. s._, W; +settiden+, _pl._, W; +sette+, G; +settand+, _pr. p._, S2; +set+, _pp._, S; +i-set+, S, S2; +i-sett+, S; +i-sette+, S; +y-set+, S2, S3, C2, C3.--AS. _settan_: Goth. _satjan_, to cause to sit; see Douse, p. 113. See +Sitten+.

+Seurte+, _sb._ surety, C; see +Surety+.